2015-07-17

Greece

Residents flee as strong winds fuel spread of Greece wildfires

Residents of the Athens suburbs of Kareas and Koropi on Mount Hymettus were sent fleeing as forest fires broke out around the Greek capital. Police

17/07/2015

Iran

Italy: angry locals refuse to accept migrants in their communities

A mattress burns in the middle of the street. Residents of Quinto, a neighbourhood of Treviso in the north of Italy are angry that migrants are being

17/07/2015

Sport

Italy crowned men's World Fencing champions

Italy have won the men’s team event at the World Fencing Championships in Moscow on Friday by beating Russia 45 to 36. Led by the 2004 Olympic winner

17/07/2015

Somalia

US drone attack in Somalia takes out Al-Shabaab leaders

17/07/2015

Gaza

Eid begins, but not necessarily with a celebratory atmosphere

Breaking the fast: Muslims around the world mark the end of Ramadan with the start of the Eid-al-Fitr festival.

17/07/2015

Russia

MH17: The view from Moscow

People lay flowers at the Dutch embassy in Moscow on Friday to mark the anniversary of the downing of Malaysian airlines flight MH17. As inquiries

17/07/2015

Sport

Tour de France: Van Avermaet wins Stage 13

Greg van Avermaet pipped Slovakia’s Peter Sagan to the post to become the winner of Stage 13 of the Tour de France between Muret and Rodez. The

17/07/2015

Yemen

Aden: city "liberated" from Houthi rebel forces

The southern Yemeni city of Aden has been liberated from Houthi rebel forces, according to reports. The declaration has come from Yemen’s vice

17/07/2015

Ukraine

When MH17's passengers and crew joined Ukraine's war dead

“Ukraine has been remembering the victims of the Malaysian plane shot out of the sky in Donbass one year ago. Like then, Ukrainians have brought

17/07/2015

Sport

Japan pulls plug on new Olympic stadium plans

Japan’s new National Stadium has been scrapped as the main venue of the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Prime Minister Shinzo

17/07/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria: at least nine die in Damaturu attack

At least nine people have died in two bomb attacks in the city of Damaturu in north-eastern Nigeria. Twin explosion rocks Eid prayer ground in

17/07/2015

Sudan

Five of the world's most-wanted for crimes against humanity

17/07/2015

Japan

Thousands evacuated as typhoon Nangka makes landfall in Japan

Authorities urged 350,000 people to evacuate their homes as Typhoon Nangka made landfall.

17/07/2015

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso's ex-president charged with treason

Burkina Faso’s transitional council has indicted former president Blaise Compaore and several senior members of his government for high treason. The

17/07/2015

Brazil

Brazil opens probe against former president Lula da Silva

Brazilian prosecutors have opened a formal investigation into allegations of influence-peddling by former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The

17/07/2015

Sport

Uruguayan legend, Alcides Ghiggia, dies aged 88

Alcides Ghiggia, who scored the winning goal for Uruguay in the final of the 1950 World Cup, has died aged 88. The Uruguayan achieved legendary

17/07/2015

Sport

All Blacks open Rugby Championship with win over Argentina

New Zealand’s World Cup preparations appear to be going to plan with the side securing a 39 to 18 win over Argentina in their Rugby Championship

17/07/2015

World

Greece's reform vortex

Late during Wednesday night, the parliament in Athens approved the eurozone and ECB’s conditions for a new financial rescue. These include selling

17/07/2015

Italy

Rome promises a sustainable Olympics if chosen as 2024 host

17/07/2015

World News

And also... stories from around the world you may have missed

Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the

17/07/2015

Cinema

'Self/less' a provocative psychological science fiction thriller

Self/less is ultimately a film about ethics. An extremely wealthy man (Ben Kingsley) is dying from cancer, he undergoes a radical medical procedure

17/07/2015

United Arab Emirates

Dubai charity provides Ramadan feast for construction workers

Construction workers in Dubai queue up to receive an evening meal to break their Ramadan fast. It comes courtesy of a local charity initiative called

17/07/2015

Ukraine

MH17 new footage: rebels discover debris is from a civilian aircraft

New footage has been made public of the immediate aftermath of the crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17. The aircraft was shot down over Eastern

17/07/2015

Greece

Huge wildfire breaks out east of Athens

A huge blaze has spread rapidly to the east of Athens. The fire on Mount Hymettus, which lies about 15km to the east of the Greek capital, started at

17/07/2015

Economy

Europe Weekly: key deals for Greece and Iran

In this edition of Europe Weekly we look back at the two deals that have dominated the news over the last seven days. Greece’s parliament approved a

17/07/2015

Ukraine

[WATCH] Discovering the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17

17/07/2015

World

Education on the move: boosting learning in isolated communities

When it comes to schooling, children can fall behind if they live in isolated or nomadic communities. This edition of Learning World looks at mobile

17/07/2015

Cinema

'Comme un avion' a tender and amusing comedy

In this week’s Cinema Box is ‘Comme un avion’ (‘Like a Plane’). A comedy by French director Bruno Podalydès, the film is an ode to freedom and

17/07/2015

Economy

German Parliament approves talks for third Greek bailout

German MPs voted by 439 in favour to 119 against, with 40 abstentions.

17/07/2015

Saudi Arabia

Eid al-Fitr 2015: Muslims mark the end of Ramadan around the world

Lasting several days the festival began with the start of the lunar month of Shawwal which differs every year.

17/07/2015