12 June 2015 | Euronews
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Greece Greece: new round of debt talks as default looms Denying that a debt default was discussed, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with his negotiating team before they headed to Brussels for -
France French plan to protect bees under scrutiny The decline in bee populations has been well documented for years. Now, following in the footsteps of the US, in Europe a recent move by France to -
Switzerland Interpol suspends 20 million euro partnership with Fifa Interpol, has suspended a joint programme on fighting corruption with Fifa. The international police agency is freezing the 20 million euros donated -
Ukraine Arrests made over Ukraine fuel depot fire Ukrainian authorities have detained two people as part of an inquiry into this week’s fatal fire at a fuel depot near Kyiv. They are said to be Yuriy -
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Kosovo Kosovo exhibition of dresses and skirts in Pristina to remember women who suffered sexual violence in wartime Over 5,000 skirts and dresses have been hung out on washing lines in Kosovo in the heart of a male preserve, Pristina’s main football stadium. Many -
Turkey Kurdish opposition leader: Turkey 'state figures' linked to attacks Selahattin Demirtaş, leader of the HDP party which entered parliament in the recent election depriving President Erdoğan's AK party of a majority, has pointed the finger at 'people within the state an -
World News France: former IMF chief Strauss-Kahn cleared of pimping charges Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been cleared of pimping charges in France. The trial hinged on sex parties that took place in the midst -
Greece Closer to a deal? Greece to re-start stalled debt talks As the clock ticks for Greece to strike a debt deal to avoid a default, Athens says it will restart stalled negotiations in Brussels on Saturday -
Libya Tunisian embassy staff kidnapped in Tripoli In the Libyan capital Tripoli 10 staff of the Tunisian embassy have been kidnapped after an armed group stormed the building according to the -
Indonesia Fresh blast from Mount Sinabung volcano in Indonesia A fresh powerful burst of searing gas has been thrown hundreds of metres into the air from a volcano in western Indonesia. The latest eruption on -
World News Children in jobs means even worse future, says ILO Almost 170 million children are condemned to work full-time jobs today, with no schooling and poor future prospects. The International Labour -
Nepal Landslides in Nepal leave over 50 dead Aid workers have been searching through the rubble for survivors after Thursday’s landslides struck the northeastern Nepalese region of Taplejung -
World Slow Education: less test-focused, personalised schooling Learning World discovers more about a movement that is trying to encourage more personal learning at school and put less focus on exams. -
Sport Xavi sets sights high at Al Sadd Qatar’s Al Sadd have unveiled their new signing – former Barcelona midfielder, Xavi Hernandez. It has been ess than a week since he left the Catalan -
Europe News Mexico, EU seek deeper trade ties The European Union and Mexico agreed on Friday to launch negotiations toward a new free-trade agreement, as Mexico seeks to avoid being sidelined by -
World News Five of Europe's most contentious anti-immigration posters -
Yemen UNESCO condemns bombing of Sanaa's Old City At least six people have been killed and buildings destroyed in Sanaa’s Old City after a Saudi led coalition air strike on the UNESCO World Heritage -
Greece Varoufakis: Greece will not sign up to new bailout programme As Greece hurtles towards a possible debt default, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says Athens will not sign up to a new bailout programme to -
Culture news 'Capa in Color' beautifies Budapest The colour work of famed photographer Robert Capa. is celebrated in a new book and exhibition in Budapest, the place of his birth in 1913. One of the -
Moldova Moldova's prime minister Gaburici resigns over 'fake diploma' inquiry The prime minister of Moldova has announced his resignation, after prosecutors he had accused of dragging their heels over a banking scandal said -
World Ukraine risks resurgence of fighting While fighting has started up again in eastern Ukraine, Sloviansk seems to have calmed down. Swiss RSI. In Donetsk, there has been new fighting in -
World News Photojournalist makes a call on the past with mobile phone -
Romania Romania's leftist government led by Prime Minister Victor Ponta survives a no-confidence vote Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta has secured political immunity in a criminal investigation after his leftist government survived a -
Cinema 'Son of Saul' Cannes Special Jury winner hits hard While most countries still have to wait for the pleasure of seeing Laszlo Nemez’s film ‘Son of Saul.’ The film, which won the Special Jury Prize at -
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Pakistan Save the Children Fund expelled from Pakistan The doors to the Save the Children Fund offices have been locked in Pakistan and the charity’s work stopped. Police took the action in Islamabad -
World News And also...an 'undead' volcano in Transylvania could come back to life; good news in Greece, for gays at least Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the -
Cinema 'Minions' met Scarlet Overkill and Herb in 'Despicable Me' prequel The Minions, co-stars of Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2 take centre stage in their very own movie. The film traces the development of the cute -
My Europe Series Europe Weekly: Greece on the brink....again In this episode of Europe Weekly, Greece angers EU and IMF officials as the government fails to convince them why they should release further bailout -
USA Rupert Murdoch to step down as 21st Century Fox chief executive Rupert Murdoch is reportedly stepping down as chief executive of entertainment company Twenty-First Century Fox and handing over the reigns to his -
Culture news Baku-born Russian crooner Emin on the hunt for global success Emin is already a big act in Russia and his native Azerbaijan and the crooner believes he has the recipe to widen his appeal: “I think I have -
My Europe Series Kumanovo bloodshed: Balkans tension or internal political intrigue? The spectre of inter-ethnic violence has been cast over the Balkans again following a recent clash between police and Albanian militants in the north -
World News 'Distractingly sexy' scientists hit back in lab chemistry polemic -
Business Planet Get connected: how SMEs can fast track growth with the Enterprise Europe Network The Enterprise Europe Network is described as the world’s biggest support network for SMEs. The network is made up of 600 support organisations -
South Korea South Korea: two hospitals sealed off amid MERS outbreak Two South Korean hospitals have been sealed off, in a bid to stop the spread of a deadly respiratory disease. MERS has infected 126 people in the -
Panama Engineers flood newly-expanded Panama Canal section Engineers have started to flood a newly enlarged section of the Panama Canal aimed at allowing larger ships to use the waterway. The work, which -
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World 11 ways commercial flights could change in the future -
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France Former IMF boss Strauss-Kahn cleared of sex crimes Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been acquitted of charges that he instigated sex parties with prostitutes. The French court verdict -
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe exchanges 250,000,000,000,000 local dollars for US$1 -
My Europe Series Refugee or migrant: what's the difference? “What is the difference between migrants and refugees?”, asks Panos in Athens. “Are all the European countries applying the same procedures to deal -
Spain Spain's King Felipe VI strips his sister of her title as Duchess of Palma over corruption charges Spain's Princess Cristina will no longer be Duchess of Palma after her brother, the king, issued a decree stripping her of her title. She and her husband are facing charges of tax evasion in a case th -
Greece Greece's public broadcaster returns after two-year shutdown Once described as a “haven of waste”, Greece’s public broadcaster relaunched on Thursday evening with a live concert by famous local musicians in -
Spain Spain approves citizenship path for expelled Jews Spain’s parliament has approved a law allowing Sephardic Jews to apply for Spanish citizenship. The vote will permit applications from descendants of -
USA Poor growth forces out Twitter CEO Wall Street’s lost faith in Twitter, causing CEO Dick Costolo to announce his resignation. Investors are worried about the social media giant’s slow -
Denmark Danish PM claims credit for economic recovery Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt says she can take credit for helping the country out of the financial crisis. Facing re-election next -
France Germanwings crash: France mulls manslaughter charges The chief prosecutor investigating the Germanwings plane crash says he is considering whether manslaughter charges can be brought. Brice Robin claims