27 August 2015 | Euronews
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World News Welcome to Europe: The Long Journey, part 5 In part five of euronews’ special reports, James Franey travels to the Serbia-Hungary border, where a fence is being built in an attempt to deter the -
Austria More than 70 suspected immigrants dead in Austria truck More than 70 bodies have been recovered from a lorry found abandoned near the border with Hungary, officials have said. The refrigerated, air-tight -
Greece Greece's first female PM sworn in Greece has its first female prime minister, albeit for three weeks. Vassiliki Thanou is the country’s top Supreme Court judge and will lead the -
Sport Messi named Europe's best player To no great surprise Lionel Messi was named UEFA’s best player in Europe for a second time following a dazzling campaign with Barcelona last season -
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Sport Champions League group stage draw: Man Utd avoid heavyweights on return The draw for this season’s Champions League group stage took place in Monaco on Thursday. 32 of Europe’s finest clubs entered the draw and were split -
Greece Greece's first female PM is top judge Vassiliki Thanou Greece has its first female prime minister. Vassiliki Thanou is the country’s top Supreme Court judge and will lead the country to elections -
USA US shootings: colleagues remember A day after their news crew was shot dead live on air, presenters at a US local TV station were back on screen with memories, tears and a -
Turkey Several killed in Turkey as soldiers clash with Kurdish militants Up to six people, including at least four civilians, have been killed in clashes between Turkey’s armed forces and militants in the mainly Kurdish -
Markets European markets rally European markets on Thursday continued to rally, reflecting the gains on Wall Street, which saw its biggest single day rise for four years on -
Sport Vuelta a Espana: Chaves reclaims the overall race lead with stage six success A day after losing the overall race lead in the Vuelta, Colombian Esteban Chaves bounced back in style by winning stage six to don the leaders red -
Serbia War criminal Nikola Sainovic back in Serbia after 18 years in prison The former deputy prime minister of Yugoslavia Nikola Sainovic has returned to Serbia after serving two-thirds of his prison sentence. He had been -
Sport Trstenjak and Nagase win gold on day four of Judo World Championships Tina Trstenjak handed Slovenia it’s first world judo championship gold medal after reigning supreme in the women’s under 63 kilo class. The final, on -
Poland Polish court to rule in Roman Polanski child sex extradition case A court in Poland is due to rule on filmmaker Roman Polanski’s extradition to the US over a child sex crime conviction. In May, the court said it -
Economy Russia turns down Ukraine debt relief Russia has refused to accept the same terms as Ukraine’s private sector creditors who have agreed to write down a chunk of the government’s -
Syria ISIL militants capture key Syrian town A Syrian town earmarked as a potential “safe zone” has been captured by ISIL militants. US and Turkish authorities had been discussing for weeks a -
United Kingdom Which new words have made it into the latest English dictionary? -
World News Supreme Court judge Vassiliki Thanou will lead Greece to elections The head of Greece’s new caretaker government has been named as Vassiliki Thanou, the country’s top Supreme Court judge. The president’s office said -
Sport Bolt dominates 200m to complete the world championship sprint double Usain Bolt once again highlighted his status as the greatest sprinter of all time by winning the 200 metres gold at the World Championships in -
USA US gun control impasse defies litany of bloodshed “More than 11,000 Americans were killed by gun violence in 2013 alone. Every country has violent, hateful or mentally unstable people. What’s -
Austria EU leaders discuss migrant crisis in western Balkan summit EU leaders are gathering in the Austrian capital Vienna to discuss how to deal with the influx of migrants to the region. About 100,000 people, many -
Economy US growth revised upwards Latest figures from the Commerce Department the US economy growing faster than previously thought. Despite the the jitters over China this week and -
Culture news Larssen "Dragon Tattoo" sequel publishing event of the year The tattooed young hacker Lisbeth Salander is back in the sequel to Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium” trilogy” but with a twist – a new author – and a -
Culture news Tate Britain offers a full Sensorium experience Imagine being able to hear, touch, taste or even smell a famed piece of art – at London’s Tate Britain they’re doing just that. Cinema-goers may -
Europe News Ukraine asks Europe for more help to support Minsk accords With no sign improvement of the security situation in eastern Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko is continuing his diplomatic tour of Europe to call -
Venezuela 1000 Colombians deported as Venezuelan President Maduro keeps border closed A week into the border closure between Venezuela and Colombia and around a thousand Colombians have been deported as of Wednesday. Venezuelan -
Markets US and European stocks rally after Chinese shares halt their slide European stock markets on Thursday rallied off the back of gains in the US and a bounce back in China. By lunchtime Frankfurt and Paris were up by -
Hungary Record numbers of migrants arriving in Europe Records have again been broken for the number of migrants flooding into Europe. In Serbia more than 3,200 arrived from the Former Yugoslav Republic -
Austria Austria: dozens of migrants die locked in an air-tight truck Police examining a lorry abandoned in the lay-by of a motorway in Austria have made a grim discovery. The bodies of at least 20 immigrants have been -
Ukraine Deadly fighting surges in eastern Ukraine At least seven Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and up to 13 others hurt in fighting with pro-Russian separatists. It is the highest number of -
Economy Ukraine debt deal agreed with creditors After five months of talks with creditors Ukraine has agreed to a debt restructuring deal as it attempts to get the war-torn economy back on track -
USA Virginia killings: suspect a "powder keg" of anger Vigils have been held for the two television journalists shot dead during a live broadcast in Virginia. The reporters were killed as they interviewed -
India India's 'sister-daughter' murder case darkens as socialite held Mother-daughter killing suspicion over brother-sister 'relationship' -
Cinema Rap biopic rules Hollywood as NWA stay top for second week “Straight Outta Compton”, about the rise to fame of seminal hip-hop group N.W.A. went in with a bullet at No. 1 at the U.S. box office and stays -
Culture news Leona Lewis returns with "I Am" Eight years into her ‘X-Factor’-launched career now and Leona Lewis is back with a new sound, new album and record label. Now with Universal Music’s -
World News European stocks rise as Chinese concerns ease European shares rose this morning, lifted by gains on Asian and US markets. Germany’s DAX opened two to 2.8 percent higher while France’s CAC 40 was -
China China detains 12 over Tianjin blasts Twelve people have been “formally detained” in China after the massive explosions in Tianjin earlier this month. Among them are the chairman -
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USA How many civilian guns does a well regulated militia need? Why is it so difficult for America to come to terms with gun violence? Here are five key points, compiled by our Washington correspondent Stefan -
Next Series Rosetta mission: Crunch time for Philae The Rosetta mission has changed our vision of comets and given us a new outlook on the origin of life in the universe. In this edition of Space, we -
Next Series Astronaut Academy: keeping space crew health in check Floating around in space may sound like fun, but it can put all sort of stresses and strains on the human body. Volker Damann is Head of the Medicine -
USA 'Racist and homophobic abuse' behind live TV shootings in the US, claims killer A quiet morning TV broadcast in a small Virginia town turned to tragedy on Wednesday. Vester Flanagan, 41, who broadcast under the name Bryce -
Markets Asian markets steady their nerves. Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region got off to a solid start on Thursday morning after global markets started to regain their footing. A sharp rebound -
USA Colorado cinema gunman gets 12 life sentences plus 3,318 years The man who was convicted of killing 12 people and wounding 70 others inside a Colorado cinema has been formally sentenced to life in prison. James -
China China makes arrests after Tianjin blasts Chinese police have arrested 12 people suspected of involvement in this month’s massive explosions at the city of Tianjin. Among them are the -
Russia Typhoon Goni strikes Russia's east coast Russia’s far-eastern maritime territory has been hit by a super-powerful Typhoon Goni. Strong winds and lashing rain began pummeling the port city of -
Ukraine Ukraine and separatists agree next week as deadline for truce During a meeting of the Contact group on Ukraine its been agreed that in a gesture to shore up a tenuous ceasefire, there will be an end to all -
Syria Syria's warring parties agree local truce A two-day ceasefire beginning Thursday 6am local time was agreed last night between warring sides in three Syrian towns. A similar truce earlier -
South Sudan South Sudan's president finally signs delayed peace deal A reluctant President Kiir calls on the leaders from other African nations in the region to help implement a peace deal for South Sudan after expressing reservations about the agreement. -
World News Migrants: Hungary to reinforce border with Serbia Record numbers of migrants are crossing the border from Serbia into Hungary. They are adamant their ultimate destination is Germany. Budapest is