2 September 2015 | Euronews
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Hungary Stuck in Budapest: migrants bed down for second night outside railway station Hundreds of migrants, blocked from travelling to Germany by train, have bedded down for a second night outside Budapest’s main Keleti railway -
Yemen A bloody day in Yemen With a double bomb attack and the shooting of two aid workers, Wednesday was a bloody day in Yemen. The Yemeni branch of the group calling itself -
Iceland Iceland: thousands sign petition urging government to accept more refugees While Europe struggles to manage the largest wave of migration since the end of the Second World War, the tiny island nation of Iceland has stepped -
Sport Aru takes Vuelta lead as Froome's title hopes coming crashing down Astana rider Fabio Aru became new leader of the Vuelta on Wednesday following a gruelling 11th stage in the Pyrenees. It was a disastrous stage four -
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USA US judge rejects bid to drop charges against police officers over Freddie Gray death A judge in the US has rejected a defence bid to drop charges against six police officers, accused over the death of a black man, and ordered separate -
World Exclusive: Mediterranean deaths are changing attitudes to migration crisis, says EU commissioner An increasing number of migrants are making their way into Europe through the Western Balkans. What challenges does this pose for the transit -
USA US president tours Resurrection Bay to highlight Alaska climate change US President Barack Obama has toured Resurrection Bay in the US state of Alaska. Obama is counting on Alaska’s deteriorating landscape to elicit a -
Russia Exhausted animals rescued from flooded zoo in Ussuriysk, Russia Rescuers have evacuating exhausted and starving animals which became been trapped for days at a flooded zoo in the Russian city of Ussuriysk. So far -
Norway Heavy rain causes chaos in southern Norway Several parts of southern Norway have been flooded after heavy rainfall over the last couple of days. Several houses have had to be evacuated, roads -
World News Refugee awareness increasing in choice destinations The deaths of 71 refugees in a truck in Austria stoked greater awareness of the stakes involved, the risks people run, the desperation of the places -
Hungary Budapest migrant crisis: Q&A -
Business Line Europe's refugee crisis This week’s edition of Business Line is focused on the story that dominated the headlines over these past few weeks: migrants. According to the -
Syria Syria: enormous car bomb rocks Latakia An enormous car bomb has been detonated in a city in Northern Syria. At least ten people have been killed and dozens more injured in the explosion in -
Sport FIFA reform task force meet for first time Football’s scandal-hit world governing body FIFA convened the first meeting of a new reform committee on Wednesday in Berne. UEFA General Secretary -
Europe News EU plans new migration system The European Commission is planning a new permanent system to relocate refugees more fairly across Europe. The still-to-be-unveiled proposal will be -
Austria Austria: Afghan teenagers rescued from van which had doors welded shut Amid Europe’s migrant crisis, Austrian police say they have rescued 24 Afghan teenagers from a van which had its doors welded shut. The vehicle was -
Hungary Hungarian police block refugees and migrants outside Keleti train station Hundreds of migrants and refugees chanted “freedom!” and defiant slogans outside Budapest’s Keleti international railway station on Wednesday -
France French government employs nearly 50,000 non-taxed, report reveals -
Sport Durban to make history with 2022 Commonwealth Games Durban has been awarded the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In doing so it will become the first African city to host the Games since the multi-sport -
World News Refugees face legacy of hardship Abdullah Bakhshi, 24, was born a refugee, in Iran, but he has left it and is currently in Lesbos, Greece, hoping to move on to Germany and bring his -
Ukraine Ukraine: full military honours for national guard funeral There were full military honours for the funeral of a soldier killed in protests in Kiev on Monday. Ihor Hebrin was a conscript in Ukraine’s National -
USA Burning Man 2015: what we are missing, and how we can catch up No, we are not at Burning Man, and if you’re reading this then you probably aren’t either as there’s virtually no mobile network or Internet at Black -
France Suspect arrested after Paris fire kills 8 people including 2 children French police have arrested a man in his 30s who they say “might have been at the scene” of one of the deadliest fires in Paris. Eight people -
Economy Future forecasts vary as oil continues slide With even fewer signs that market oversupply is coming to an end, the price of oil continued to fall on Wednesday. To add to the furious pumping of -
Germany German donations pour in to help migrants caught in the crisis -
United Kingdom Is left-winger Jeremy Corbyn about to shake up British politics? He is the left-wing political underdog experts think could fatally split Britain’s opposition party. Jeremy Corbyn, a little-known backbench MP until -
Turkey Five children among a dozen migrants to drown off Turkish coast Among the latest tragic deaths of people trying to reach Europe are some one dozen Syrians who drowned after they set out in two boats from Bodrum, a -
Thailand Bangkok bombing: eighth arrest warrant issued Police in Thailand have issued an eighth arrest warrant in connection with last month’s deadly bomb attack at a popular Bangkok shrine. Turkish -
Markets ECB to prepare fresh hit of QE for Eurozone? The word is out that bearing in mind the shaky state of the Eurozone economy the ECB may be thinking about opening the money taps wider. Analysts -
Cinema Stars and gondolas, Venice Film Festivals opens on top of the world Everest opens the 72nd Venice Film Festival. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley, it is based on the 1996 climbers' disaster on the world's highest peak. -
World News St John of God religious order wins Princess of Asturias Concord Award The 2015 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord has gone to the Catholic religious order the Brothers Hospitallers of St John of God. The -
Iraq At least 17 Turks abducted in Habibiya, Iraq At least 17 Turkish workers have been abducted in Iraq. They were building a sports complex in the Baghdad suburb of Sadr City. Security officials -
Hungary Hungary reinforces border with Serbia at 'anti-migrant' fence On Hungary’s border with Serbia police are beefing up their presence near its controversial razor wire fence. The so-called anti-migrant barrier -
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World News Thousands stuck in Budapest as Hungary refuses to allow migrants to travel Around 3,000 migrants remain stranded outside Budapest’s main railway station as Hungarian authorities continue to refuse them to travel on to -
Iraq Turkish construction workers kidnapped in Iraq -
France Eight dead, including two children, in Paris apartment building fire Eight people, including two children, have been killed when one of the deadliest fires in Paris engulfed an apartment building. Firefighters put out -
Culture news Learning circus skills in a danger zone The Afghan Mobile Mini Circus for Children (MMCC) aims to entertain kids and adults alike, it also teaches circus skills to kids prphaned and traumatised by the war. -
Cinema Redford and Nolte take a hike in A Walk in the Woods Redford returns to acting with a buddy comedy about crossing the nearly 2,200 mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. -
France Eurostar suffers severe delays as migrants attempt to block Channel Tunnel Hundreds of Eurostar passengers endured travel chaos this morning as migrants blocked tracks leading to the tunnel under the English Channel and -
Kazakhstan Denmark's first astronaut heads to space Denmark’s first astronaut has blasted off into space on a Russian Soyuz rocket bound for the International Space Station. Andreas Mogensen is part of -
USA Titanic's last lunch menu to be auctioned More memorabilia from the Titanic is being auctioned. This time it’s the ship’s last lunch menu enjoyed by first class passengers on board the -
United Kingdom New coin issued to mark Queen's record reign Britain’s Royal Mint has unveiled a new 20 pound silver coin to commemorate a landmark event. On September 9 Queen Elizabeth is set to become the -
Guatemala Guatemalan congress votes to strip president of immunity The impeachment of Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina has moved a little closer after the country’s congress voted to strip him of his immunity -
Italy Venice film festival 2015 The world’s oldest surviving film festival is getting underway in Venice – the 72nd edition of what’s locally called La Mostra brings with it 11 -
Germany Migrants: thousands bed down for the night in Budapest Nightfall in Budapest has not dimmed the protests outside the city’s main railway station. Hundreds of migrants are stranded here. On Tuesday, the -
Turkey Turkish soldier missing on Syrian border after shootout with ISIL Two wounded Turkish soldiers have been rushed to hospital in Turkey’s southeastern province of Kilis after cross-border fire from ISIL extremists in