2015-07-24

Turkey

Turkey: a change of heart about IS?

The fighter jets continue to take off. It is clear Turkey plans to pursue its campaign against the self-titled group Islamic State. As well as

24/07/2015

Greece

The future on the menu as Greek leaders attend presidential lunch

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras joined leaders from other mainstream political parties at a lunch hosted by the President of the Hellenic

24/07/2015

Sport

Nibali solos to stage 19 success, Froome closes in on second Tour de France title

Vincenzo Nibali won a short but brutal mountainous stage 19 of the Tour de France on Friday making up for a disappointing first week in the saddle

24/07/2015

France

Unidentified remains of Germanwings crash victims buried in French Alps

The ceremony comes amid controversy over how Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, has dealt with the crash

24/07/2015

Sport

Bach arrives in Kuala Lumpur for IOC session

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach arrived in Malayia’s capital Kuala Lumpur on Friday ready for IOC’s 128th executive board

24/07/2015

Sport

Tokyo unveil 2020 Olympics emblems

The official emblems for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were unveiled in Japan’s capital exactly five years before the Games begin. The emblems represent

24/07/2015

Ukraine

Crimea: French deputies defy sanctions for visit

A group of French lawmakers pay their respects to soldiers from their country buried at a military cemetery dating back to the 19th century Crimean

24/07/2015

Europe News

Belgian dairy farmers call for emergency milk quotas

Following days of protests by farmers across the border in France, Belgian dairy producers launched their own demonstration on Thursday (July 24) at

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Syria

Westerners volunteer with Kurdish militia against ISIL

Westerners are also committed combatants against the Islamic State jihadist movement in Syria. They have been fighting at the side of the Kurdish

24/07/2015

USA

Louisiana killer planned escape before police closed in

Police have identified the gunman who killed two women and left nine others injured before shooting himself in a cinema in Lafayette, Louisiana

24/07/2015

Sport

US request extradition for disgraced former Fifa exec Leoz

Nicolas Leoz has become the latest disgraced former fifa official on the US department’s extradition hit list. Paraguay has officially received an

24/07/2015

Sport

Football's glamour man Pirlo presented in new York

New York City FC officially presented their new signing on Thursday – football’s glamour man Andrea Pirlo. The 36-year-old Italian midfielder joined

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Turkey

Why has Turkey only now joined the fight against ISIL?

24/07/2015

World

Pump up the volume: essence of Botero's sculptures revealed in Spoleto exhibition

He is one of Latin America’s most celebrated artists. Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero’s voluptuous figures are considered a

24/07/2015

Italy

Alitalia strike disrupts the holiday plans of hundreds

The 24-hour stoppage has forced the company to cancel many flights

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Ukraine

Ukraine: Communist parties banned from local elections

Ukraine’s Justice Ministry has banned three Communist groups from running in the upcoming local elections and filed a lawsuit banning them from

24/07/2015

Bulgaria

Bulgarian farmers clog access to petrol stations due to fuel row

Earlier this week it was the French, now farmers in Bulgaria are protesting. Producers are taking their heavy agricultural machinery for a “mass

24/07/2015

Italy

Pompeii: closed for union meeting ahead of holiday

Tourists were surprised to find the ancient archaeological site of Pompeii closed on Friday morning ahead of the holiday period. The gates were

24/07/2015

World News

Anger over 'slaughter of 250 pilot whales' in the Faroe Islands

Sickening new footage has emerged claiming to show pilot whales being killed in the Faroe Islands. Campaigners say around 250 were slaughtered on

24/07/2015

United Kingdom

EU must act over shock study on diesel fume deaths - campaigners

24/07/2015

World News

And also...alien embassies in Portugal, Spanish cop as Adrien Brody and Iran's TV star goes from shame to glory

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

24/07/2015

Cinema

John Turturro picks up Lifetime Award at Jerusalem Film Festival

The 32nd edition of the Jerusalem Film Festival kicked off with Hollywood glamour, as John Turturro attended the opening. The US actor, writer and

24/07/2015

Romania

Romania: former prison commandant given 20 years for crimes against humanity

The former commandant of one of the harshest prisons of Romania’s communist era has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity

24/07/2015

World

Migrants collect at Europe's gates, solidarity on hold

Seeing migrants wash up on Italy’s coasts has become extremely regular on news screens, but we don’t necessarily see where they end up — which is all

24/07/2015

Turkey

Turkish airstrikes in Syria could signal new role in fight against ISIL

Ankara has also dropped its earlier refusal to allow US warplanes to launch strikes from a Turkish base

24/07/2015

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Greece passes more reforms as banks reopen

In this edition of Europe Weekly, Greek lawmakers pass a second round of reforms, as banks finally reopen across the country. Meanwhile in Brussels

24/07/2015

Focus

Capitalising on Africa's mobile revolution

With more than 700 million mobile phone subscribers – a figure far greater than those of the US and Europe – Africa is going through a digitial

24/07/2015

World News

Green light for world's first malaria vaccine

The European Medicines Agency is recommending the drug be licensed for use in babies in Africa

24/07/2015

Business Planet

High flyers: how to succeed in the satellite navigation sector

The burgeoning world of navigation and satellite applications offers a wide and lucrative range of opportunities for SMEs. To help European

24/07/2015

Cinema

'Microbe and Gasoline', optimism and poetry by Michel Gondry

‘Microbe and Gasoline’ is a typical Michel Gondry movie: optimistic and poetic. Microbe and Gasoline are two teenage boys. Their nicknames bear

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