2 June 2015 | Euronews
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World News Blatter...with resignations timing is everything Sepp Blatter’s re-election has turned out to be a somewhat pyrhhic victory. For the man in power since 1998 to leave now means that something behind -
USA USA Freedom Act passed by Senate and signed by President Obama, limiting NSA surveillance The US Senate has passed the USA Freedom Act putting an end to the mass collection of Americans' telephone records by the National Security Agency. -
World News Large Hadron Collider poised to reach full speed and new discoveries -
Sport FIFA presidency: Who's next? With Switzerland’s Sepp Blatter announcing he will resign as the president of FIFA after 17 years in the role, attention will now turn to who will -
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World News 'Courageous' or 'good news?' World football reacts to Blatter's departure As Sepp Blatter permanently benches himself from the beautiful game, reactions to his sudden departure from FIFA have been flooding in. Michel -
United Kingdom Four seriously injured in UK rollercoaster crash Four teenagers have been seriously injured in a rollercoaster crash at the Alton Towers theme park in the UK. Sixteen people were riding in the -
Republic of North Macedonia FYROM 'to hold early elections' in effort to ease political tensions After eight hours of EU-brokered talks, political leaders in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) have come to an initial deal on early -
Iran Relatives of Americans held by Iran describe torture as lawmakers question nuclear deal -
Sport Wawrinka stuns Federer at Roland-Garros Switzerland’s Roger Federer crashed out of the French Open after he was beaten in straight sets by fellow countryman Stan Wawrinka on Tuesday. The -
Greece Eurogroup head dampens Greece's enthusiasm over debt deal The head of the Eurogroup is dampening Greece’s enthusiasm over striking a debt deal. Jeroen Dijsselbloem says an agreement to release aid is not -
Europe News Scotland's Sturgeon raises prospect of second independence referendum if UK quits EU Scotland’s First Minister has warned a UK exit from the EU could bring about a second independence referendum. Nicola Sturgeon was in Brussels to -
Egypt Muslim Brotherhood members to appeal death penalty if imposed, lawyer confirms Mohamed Mursi’s legal team will appeal the death penalty if it is imposed on the ousted Egyptian president and other members of the Muslim -
China Relatives wait anxious for news after China ferry capsizes The fate of those onboard a capsized cruise ship in China remains unclear, as rescuers race against time to save people believed to be trapped -
Switzerland US report claims FBI opens corruption inquiry into FIFA president Sepp Blatter FIFA chief Sepp Blatter has said that he is to step down just four days after being re-elected to a fifth term. -
Sport Contador to miss Vuelta a España Spain’s Alberto Contador told journalists on Monday that he would not be taking part in this season’s Vuelta a España following his second Giro -
Spain Spain's El Celler de Can Roca is named world's best restaurant Spanish restaurant El Celler de Can Roca has regained its title as the world’s best restaurant. It beat previous winner Noma, with which it has -
United Kingdom Former leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats Charles Kennedy dies Former leader of Britain’s Liberal Democrats, Charles Kennedy, has died aged 55. He led the party from 1999 to 2006 and lost his parliamentary seat -
Germany Germany: former Chancellor Helmut Kohl in intensive care Former Chancellor Helmut Kohl, the architect of German reunification, is intensive care at a clinic in southwestern Germany. The 85-year-old has had -
Spain Spanish airline Iberia resumes flights to Havana Spanish airline Iberia is resuming flights from Madrid to Havana. It grounded the Cuba link and other South America routes in 2013. Iberia believes a -
Iraq Iraq turns to psychology to win war against ISIL 'Psychological warfare is needed in the fight against jihadists,' Iraq tells an anti-ISIL coalition in Paris. -
World Turkey's Kurdish HDP needs ten percent of votes or won't have a voice Around 14 million Kurds live in Turkey, most of them in cities in the south-east, which are strongholds of the left-wing Peoples’ Democratic Party -
Nigeria Scores killed in Nigeria market bomb blast A bomb blast has hit a busy meat market in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri, killing as many as 50 people, according to eyewitnesses. So far -
Culture news Songhoy Blues play Music in Exile Songhoy Blues, a 4-piece band from Mali, have released their first album ‘Music in Exile’. The band formed when Islamic extremists banned music in -
Cinema Paper Towns feels very real Paper Towns, starring Halston Sage, Cara Delevingne and Nat Wolff, is a coming of age tale. Halston Sage explained the plot: “I play a girl named -
Europe News Football officials must clamp down on match-fixing, say gambling firms Football authorities must do more to clamp down on match-fixing, a group of online gambling firms have said. In a report to the European Parliament -
Switzerland Fifagate: Further pressure on Blatter as allegations of 10m dollar bribe emerge The UK Press Association (PA) says it has obtained evidence proving FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke was aware of a 10-million-dollar payment to -
World News Spain tops world's 50 best restaurants A Spanish eatery has topped the list of the world’s 50 best restaurants. El celler de Can Roca, which won the title in 2013, regained it at an awards -
Germany Former German leader Helmut Kohl in intensive care -
Greece Greece submits 'realistic' plan to creditors as it races to strike debt deal Greece says it has sent creditors a “comprehensive” and “realistic” package of reforms, as it races to reach a last minute debt deal. Prime Minister -
Russia The complete blacklist of EU officials banned from Russia -
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Culture news Festival of Roses in Lyon amazes crowds The Festival of Roses in Lyon, France was a chance for the city’s rose fanciers to get together and to admire some of the most beautiful flowers -
France French police clear 'migrant camp' in central Paris French police cleared out a so-called migrant camp on Tuesday morning (June 2) in central Paris. Around 300 migrants, mostly from east Africa, had -
Egypt Egypt: Mursi death sentence ruling postponed An Egyptian court has delayed issuing a final ruling over a death sentence recommendation for former Islamist president Mohamed Mursi. He and other -
Economy Greek debt crisis: 'no room for more compromises,' says Athens minister Greece says it cannot make any more concessions, as it races to clinch a last-minute debt deal with its creditors. “There is no room for more -
No Comment Arnold Schwarzenegger presents trophy to Egyptian bodybuilder -
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World News The long (and sometimes dangerous) walk to school [PHOTOS] For many children, walking to and from school is not such a simple task. In areas ravaged by conflict or disasters – both man-made and natural – the -
China Hundreds missing in China Yangtze River cruise ship disaster A cruise ship sank overnight on Monday (June 1) in China’s Yangtze River during a storm, leaving at least five people dead and nearly 450 people -
Business Series Crude crunch: OPEC expected to resist pressure to increase output All eyes are on Vienna for this week’s OPEC meeting amid a rift between members of the cartel and other major oil producing countries. The issue is -
Switzerland FIFA corruption probe: more arrests and suspensions US prosecutors investigating FIFA corruption believe Sepp Blatter’s top lieutenant made 10 million dollars in bank transactions central to the -
United Kingdom Charles Kennedy, former Lib Dem leader, dies -
China Chinese ferry sinks on Yangtze River with over 450 on board Rescuers have been working to bring over 450 people to safety after a passenger vessel sank on Monday in poor weather. -
Canada Canada: Three tobacco companies ordered to pay billions in damages for failure to inform of health dangers A court in Canada has ruled that three tobacco companies must pay 11 billion euros in damages to smokers and former smokers. They have said they will appeal the verdict. -
Egypt Egypt's top court to decide on death sentence for former president Mohamed Mursi Egypt's top court will make its final ruling on Tuesday over whether it should sentence the country's former president, Mohamed Mursi, to death over his role in a mass jail break in 2011. -
China Hundreds missing as ferry sinks on China's Yangtze River Over 450 people were on board a Chinese ferry that sank in a cyclone on Monday. Only a small number of people have been rescued, among them the ship's captain. -
Belgium Service held at Brussels Synagogue in memory of terror attack victims A memorial service has taken place to mark the anniversary of the terror attack on Belgium's Jewish Museum in which four people died. -
USA US Secretary of State travels home following bicycle accident The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, is set to receive medical treatment in Massachusetts for a broken leg.