3 August 2015 | Euronews
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Spain Spain heading for constitutional tension as Catalonia calls an early election Spain could be heading for constitutional tension after Catalonian President, Artur Mas, signed a decree on Monday clearing the way for elections on -
USA Obama unveils US plan to cut carbon emissions US President Barack Obama has unveiled a ramped-up plan to cut carbon emissions from power plants. Speaking in Washington, he declared climate change -
World News Fatal floods batter India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Vietnam and Nepal Parts of South East Asia have been battered by fatal floods. The Indian state of Manipur has been under incessant monsoon rains for several weeks -
Sport IAAF boss Diack defends organization amid doping allegations President of world athletics’ governing body IAAF, Lamine Diack has defended his organization’s anti-doping record amid recent allegations of -
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France Air crash investigators meet in Paris to plot MH370 probe French air crash investigators have met with Malaysian officials to co-ordinate the probe into missing flight MH370. The fresh impetus is a result of -
France UK landlords face crackdown over illegal migrant tenants UK landlords are being warned they will face severe penalties in the future if they rent out properties to illegal migrants. The British government -
Spain Madrid apartment building collapses A four-storey apartment building in Madrid has collapsed just hours after firefighters evacuated residents. Occupants heard creaking at 4am and -
Netherlands Netherlands cranes collapse on houses, dozens injured At least twenty people have been injured, some seriously, when two cranes fell onto a row of houses in the western Dutch city of Alphen aan den Rijn -
Italy Italy arrests Mafia suspects after cracking Cosa Nostra's secret code words Italian police have arrested 11 suspects linked to the fugitive mafia boss of Sicily’s Cosa Nostra, after cracking a secret sheep-farming code for -
Iran Does Ahmadinejad plan a shock return to frontline politics? As Tehran’s political maneuverings begin in earnest ahead of February’s parliamentary elections. A group of ex-cabinet ministers and allies of former -
Spain Catalan officials seek fresh elections Catalans are set to go to the polls next month. Once again, independence for the autonomous region is on the agenda. The region is one of 17 in Spain -
Spain Moroccan man found dead in suitcase at Spanish ferry port A Moroccan man is said to have suffocated after stowing away in a suitcase for a ferry crossing to Almeria in Spain. The 27-year-old was found in the -
Sport FIFA President Blatter relinquishes IOC membership -
France Five solutions to the Calais migrant crisis -
France Saudi King cuts short French holidays after beach row Saudi King Salman cuts short planned three-week holiday after just eight days. It comes after some 150,000 residents of the French riviera town of Vallauris signed a petition over the closure of a pub -
Brazil Rio police 'trigger happy' says Amnesty as Olympics loom Amnesty International claim that Brazil’s military police have been responsible for the deaths of over 1,000 people in Rio de Janeiro between 2010 -
USA Obama seeks new energy deal ahead of UN climate talks US President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan is set to be the most ambitious climate change policy ever to be taken up by an American president. The -
United Kingdom UK police investigated over alleged child sex abuse cover-up involving former Prime Minister Police in the United Kingdom are being investigated over claims they tried to cover up allegations of child sex abuse against former Prime MInister -
Russia Kremlin spokesman in post‐wedding fuss over uber luxury watch -
Iraq One year after ISIL bloodshed Iraq's Yazidis still suffering It is one-year to the day that ISIL militants attacked Iraq’s Yazidi minority in Sinjar Province. The violence prompted 40,000 Yazidi to seek -
Malaysia 'Ultimate Frisbee' scores Olympic accreditation -
Syria Syrian warplane crashes in rebel-held town, casualties reported At least 27 people have been killed and dozens injured after a Syrian army fighter jet crashed into a busy marketplace in the northwestern town on Ariha. -
France Britain announces new measures to clampdown on migrants More than 1,700 attempts to cross the Eurotunnel to Britain were stopped overnight on Sunday, according to French police. It comes as the -
Russia Russian media could outlaw 'gay emojis' -
China China launches inquiry over claims brewers added Viagra to alcohol -
Greece Newly-opened Athens stock market plunges after five-week shutdown Greece’s stock exchange has plunged by nearly 23 percent after opening for the first time in five weeks. It is the market’s biggest fall on record -
China Man loses leg in China's third escalator accident in a week -
France MH370: Investigators to meet in Paris to coordinate work Unravelling the mystery of missing flight MH370, investigators are to meet in Paris to coordinate their work as authorities confirm flaperon found on Reunion island is from a Boeing 777. -
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USA Climate Change: Obama to unveil 'biggest, most important step' taken by the US President Barack Obama is releasing the final version of America’s Clean Power Plan on Monday. In a video posted online by the White House, he calls -
Greece Greece's stock market re-opens almost 23% down after five-week suspension Greece’s stock market fell sharply on Monday after being shut down for five weeks under capital controls imposed by the government in Athens to stop -
World News Rosetta comet’s closest approach to the Sun -
Nigeria Nigeria: Army says it has freed 178 Boko Haram captives Nigeria’s army says it has rescued 178 people held by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. It said the captives – more than 100 of them children – -
France Barnacles could provide clue to location of MH370 crash
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Mexico Journalists in Mexico rally over press intimidation after photographer murder Media workers, activists and supporters held a rally in Mexico City protesting over the murder of press photographer Ruben Espinosa. Many carried -
Japan Company hails breakthrough in Fukushima nuclear clear-up The company that operates the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, says it has managed to remove a 20-ton fuel handling machine from one of the -
Ukraine Ukrainians protest against a planned "buffer zone" Hundreds of people gathered in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Sunday in protest at plans to create a demilitarised buffer zone between Kiev -
Central African Republic UN peacekeeper killed in CAR violence At least one United Nations peacekeeper was killed on Sunday in clashes with armed insurgents in the Central African Republic. It happened early in -
USA Firefighter killed in California blazes One firefighter has died and hundreds of people have been forced to flee their homes as wildfires continue to burn across Northern California. Up to -
Costa Rica Costa Rica pilgrims walk on their knees to shrine Crowds of devout Catholics in Costa Rica have been making the annual pilgrimage to pay homage to the Virgin of Los Angeles in Cartago near the -
Germany Hamburg "baptises" world's largest container ship In the German port of Hamburg the world’s largest container ship has been baptised. “MSC Zoe” is 395 metres long and can carry a cargo of over 19000