28 August 2015 | Euronews
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France France: journalists arrested for allegedly blackmailing the King of Morocco Two French journalists have been arrested in Paris for allegedly trying to blackmail King Mohammed the 6th of Morocco. It is claimed they were -
Lebanon Lebanon: government pledges to protect protesters at rubbish rally The Lebanese government pledges it will try to guarantee the safety of protesters as another rally against rubbish is planned in Beirut this weekend. -
Vatican Vatican: suspect dies before abuse trial The Vatican says a Catholic former archbishop accused of child sex offences has been found dead from natural causes a month after he was hospitalised -
South Korea Show of strength from South Korea and the US South Korean President Park Geun-hye attended a joint live fire drill between the South Korean and US militaries. The manoeuvres come at an uncertain -
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Iraq More protests across Iraq Thousands of people have gathered to protest across Iraq, calling for institutional reform, better services and an end to corruption. The weekly -
Sport Vuelta a Espana: Lindeman wins stage seven as Froome loses time on title rivals Bert-Jan Lindeman won the first mountain test in this year’s Vuelta. The Dutchman survived from an early break to cross the line first in La -
Haiti Tropical Storm Erika threatens Haiti and Dominican Republic with mud slides Tropical Storm Erika swirling across the Caribbean on Friday threatening Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The biggest risk over the weekend is -
Sport Judo World Championships: Emane claims third career world title Veteran French judoka Gevrise Emane couldn’t stop the tears as she sang her national anthem after winning her third world title. The 33-year-old -
Turkey Turkey: President approves interim cabinet Turkey’s President has approved an interim government to run the country until elections in November. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu revealed details -
Italy Suspected people traffickers accused of murder - a first in Italian legal history Ten suspected people traffickers have been arrested in Sicily. They are accused of cramming dozens of migrants into the airless hold of a boat where -
Poland Poland 'has located' buried Nazi treasure train Could Ksiaz Castle and its surroundings in Poland soon reveal the mysterious secret of a long-lost train full of Nazi treasure? The Polish government -
USA Hurricane Katrina: Bush goes back to New Orleans George W Bush has returned to New Orleans – the scene, ten years ago, of one of the lowest points of his presidency. When Hurricane Katrina struck in -
Markets Stocks end the week relatively stable after roller-coaster ride It’s been a truly roller-coaster week on the world’s stock markets. The panic selling that took hold in China and elsewhere earlier in the week -
Sport Bartoletta wins second world long jump gold as Schippers sprints to 200m title Dafne Schippers continued her remarkable ascent in the world of sprinting. The Dutchwomen produced a stunning late burst to win the 200 metres gold -
Greece Greek caretaker government sworn in ahead of early elections The new Greek caretaker government has been sworn in as the country prepares for early elections next month: the third time it has gone to the polls -
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Hungary Fortress Hungary: The Long Journey Part 6 Hungary is exacerbating the problem of people-smuggling with its barrier aimed at preventing the flow of migrants and refugees into the country, the -
Germany Berlin processing asylum seekers with difficulty Central Berlin has been transformed by a crush of asylum seekers since the start of August, in a heatwave. Berlin expects 45,000 asylum arrivals by -
Europe News Record number of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean The number of refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe this year has been more than 300,00 – up from 219,000 for the whole of 2014 -
Economy Facebook claims a billion users a day A billion people. That’s how many users social networking site Facebook claimed accessed its site on Monday. To put it into context that is one in -
Germany Migration: Merkel holds off on emergency EU summit Angela Merkel has held off on calling an emergency EU summit on migration. The issue was top of the agenda during talks with Danish Prime Minister -
World Top EU migration official insists policy revision imperative With Europe facing a migration crisis, we talk to Dimitris Avramopoulos, Greece’s European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship -
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Economy Greek economy defies expectations Despite the debt and political crisis in Greece the country’s economy is defying expectations The government may be in crisis with new elections on -
World News Australian Border Force scores 'own goal' over mass visa checks in Melbourne Protesters celebrate the cancellation of mass visa checks in the Australian city of Melbourne. The Australian Border Force abandoned the -
France European court upholds Italy law against embryo research Thursday (August 27) saw the European Court of Human Rights uphold an Italian law against the donation of human embryos for scientific research. By -
Culture news Argentina's World Tango Championships bigger than ever The World Tango Festival and Championship is held annually in the Argentine capital from the 14th -27th August. Couples swirl and sweep across the -
World News And also...Star Wars 'religion' warning, Edward Snowden as you have never seen him before and deaf and blind drivers Every Friday, journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond, which may or may not have made -
Economy UK economy grew by 0.7 percent in second quarter In the UK economic growth remained steady at 0.7 percent for the second quarter according to official figures. Analysts had been expecting such a -
Economy Japanese consumers still not spending enough Consumer spending in Japan unexpectedly fell in July, threatening the country’s gradual recovery. The development puts more pressure on policymakers -
Economy iPhone 7 to premier on September 9 Apple has confirmed that it will unveil the iPhone 7 on September the 9th, just eleven months after the launch of the original iPhone 6 and 6 Plus -
Italy 1,500 people rescued amid latest migrant tragedy in Mediterranean Sea Nearly 1,500 people were rescued by the Italian Coast Guard and European Navy ships on Thursday. Two rubber dinghies packed with 269 people were -
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United Kingdom Rugby World Cup 2015: Burgess named in England squad as Cipriani left out -
Europe News Austria tops the migrant league A migrant reception centre in Traiskirchen, Austria is now housing 4,300 asylum seekers, despite its official capacity of 2,300. It is symptomatic of -
Culture news UN says let there be light as "Until the Sun Comes Up" opens campaign year It is the International Year of Light, the latest annual UN push to highlight primary outstanding global problems. “Until The Sun Comes Up” is -
Cinema "The 33" digs into 2010 Chilean mining rescue and media circus Trapped for 69 days under a collapsed mine before being rescued alive. It was being spoken of as a movie even as the last of the Chilean miners was -
World Germany wants camps in Italy, Greece, Turkey to sort through migrants seeking asylum Germany's Interior Minister says the EU could fund a large refugee camp in Turkey that would sort through migrants and decide who can seek asylum in Europe. He warns Germany will turn away asylum seek -
My Europe Series Can walls stop migrants from reaching Europe? This week on Utalk, a question from Laura in Lyon, France: “To prevent the influx of migrants, countries like Hungary are erecting walls. Is this -
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Hungary Hungary: Razor wire fence fails to halt migrant and refugee influx into EU A relentless flow of desperate migrants continued to cross into Hungary on Friday morning, crawling underneath a razor wire fence on the border with -
Germany Exclusive: EU should create immigrant processing centre in Turkey, says German minister The European Union should set up a refugee camp in Turkey where immigration requests could be processed, Germany’s interior minister has said. In an -
Austria Arrests made over Austria migrant lorry tragedy Authorities have confirmed that arrests have been made in connection to the lorry tragedy. -
World News Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser released on Instagram -
Dominica Florida braces for hurricane after deadly Tropical Storm Erika hits Dominica Tropical Storm Erika has dumped torrential rain on the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica. At least four people are reported dead and 20 missing -
Chile Chile: Truckers clash with indigenous Mapuche people over lorry fires Riot police intervened in Chile’s capital Santiago on Thursday amid clashes between lorry drivers and indigenous people. The truckers were -
Brazil Slum eviction sparks clashes in Brazil Violence flared in Brazil’s biggest city, Sao Paulo, on Thursday, as police moved in to evict dozens of families from a slum district. Angry locals -
North Korea Dozens dead in North Korea floods It has emerged that heavy rain in North Korea killed 40 people, stranded thousands in flash floods and caused “massive” damage at the weekend -
China Usain Bolt felled by cameraman on segway -
USA Shooting sparks campus lockdown at US university A US university campus went into lockdown amid reports of gunfire on Thursday. Local media reports say one person was taken to hospital after being -
Austria 'It's called the route of death': up to 200 migrants feared dead off Libyan coast Hundreds of migrants are feared perished as shocking images show a tragic end to what is being labelled the 'route of death.' -
Ukraine Kyiv-Donetsk prisoner exchange appears to go smoothly A prisoner exchange has taken place between government forces and pro-Russia rebel fighters in Ukraine. An agreement was reached to release 12 -
Libya Hundreds feared dead as migrant boats capsize off Libyan coast Reports suggest hundreds are feared dead after two boats capsized off the Libyan coast. Local residents and officials say one boat had up to 50 -
USA From natural to 'man-made disaster': Obama remembers Hurricane Katrina US President Barack Obama visits New Orleans to view the work done to rebuild areas destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. -
Austria Migrants: Vienna summit given added impetus The discovery of a lorry containing the corpses of dead refugees on an Austrian motorway gave added impetus to a key summit on migration in Vienna