2015-09-11

Saudi Arabia

Over 80 dead and scores injured in Mecca crane crash

A crane has collapsed in the Muslim holy city of Mecca killing at least 87 people, according to Saudi authorities. Some 183 more have been injured

11/09/2015

Sport

African Games Congo: Massamba hands home nation gold in artistic gymnastics

The flame continues to burn brightly in the Congolese capital Brazzaville for the 11th edition of the African Games. The Palais de Sport in Kintele

11/09/2015

Saudi Arabia

Scores dead after crane collapses on Mecca's Grand Mosque

A crane has collapsed in the Muslim holy city of Mecca killing at least 87 people, according to Saudi authorities. At least 65 killed in crane

11/09/2015

Spain

Huge crowds pack Barcelona for Catalonia Day

Huge crowds lined the boulevards of Barcelona on Friday for Catalonia’s National Day, which also marked the start of campaigning for the September 27

11/09/2015

Syria

Delegates debate Syrian regime at Yalta European Strategies conference

Debating the fate of Bashar al-Assad: Syria on the agenda at the Yalta European Strategies conference.

11/09/2015

Sport

Lorenzo sets record lap in practice for San Marino GP

Jorge Lorenzo set a lap record en route to the topping the timesheets in the second practice for the San Marino Grand Prix. The Spanish Yamaha rider

11/09/2015

Economy

Cost of English breakfast 'lowest for five years'

The low price of commodities does have some advantages, at least for consumers: the cost of an English breakfast is down to its lowest level in five

11/09/2015

Sport

California: Swatch Women's Pro at Lower Trestles

We end the sports bulletin with stunning images of the early heats at the Swatch Women’s Pro at Lower Trestles in California. The swell from

11/09/2015

Indonesia

Wildfires again make air in Indonesia unbreathable

Indonesia is sending 10,000 troops to try and extinguish raging wildfires in southern Sumatra as thousands of people are falling ill from smoke

11/09/2015

USA

Obama leads 14th commemoration of 9 -11

President Barack Obama and wife Michelle have led the 14th commemoration of the September 11 attacks on the White House lawn. Staff members joined

11/09/2015

United Kingdom

"Right to die" law rejected by British parliament

MPs have rejected plans for a right to die in England and Wales in their first vote on the issue in almost 20 years. In a free vote in the Commons

11/09/2015

World News

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11/09/2015

Russia

Berlusconi meets Putin in Crimea

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has visited Russian-occupied Crimea to lay flowers with President Putin at a memorial to Sardinian

11/09/2015

Hungary

Hungary: PM Orban praises 'excellent job' of police at migrant camp

As expected, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made a public statement in response to controversial images appearing to show chaos at a migrant

11/09/2015

Sport

Keeper De Gea signs new four-year deal with Man Utd

Spain goalkeeper David De Gea has signed a new four-year contract to stay with Manchester United only a week after his dream move to Real Madrid

11/09/2015

Economy

Russia holds interest rates after rouble's tumble

Russia’s Central Bank has left interest rates unchanged amid turmoil surrounding the rouble’s decline, falling oil prices and rising inflation. After

11/09/2015

World News

Pope calls for more co-operation to fight climate change

With worries that the December conference on climate change in Paris is heading towards a showdown and possible clash between rich and poor countries

11/09/2015

Economy

Goldman Sachs says oil prices could fall to $20 a barrel

The price of oil could tumble even further to a low of $20 (17.73 euros) a barrel – that’s the warning from Goldman Sachs in a report published on

11/09/2015

World News

And also...Trippy homeopathy in Germany, condemned to read in Iran, and a bloody pillow fight in the US

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

11/09/2015

Culture news

Lyon Contemporary Art Biennial addresses modernity

The Lyon contemporary art biennial, now a must-see event on the contemporary art scene, is open. For this 13th edition under the theme “La vie

11/09/2015

World

Refugee surge was only a matter of time

A surge of terrified civilians one day, now none. Mine fields along a border will do that. The Syrian civil war has cut off the towns of Jarabulus

11/09/2015

Spain

Catalan National Day may mark start of road to independence from Spain

Catalonia marks its national day and the start of election an campaign, which secessionists hope will open the door to independence from Spain.

11/09/2015

Economy

Swiss franc hits eight-month low

The Swiss franc has fallen sharply against the euro, hitting its lowest level since mid-January when the Swiss National Bank (SNB) stunned global

11/09/2015

Economy

TeliaSonera and Telenor call off Danish mobile merger

Two Norwegian telecoms companies have called off plans to merge their Danish units which would have created the biggest telecoms provider in Denmark

11/09/2015

Cuba

Cuba pardons 3,522 prisoners ahead of papal visit

With Pope Francis’s visit to Cuba fast approaching the Cuban authorities have addressed one of the outstanding issues cited by its critics. On Friday

11/09/2015

Hungary

Hungarian reporter who tripped migrants apologises for her actions

The Hungarian video journalist who was caught on camera tripping up and kicking migrants at a refugee shelter has written a letter of apology. Petra

11/09/2015

World News

Chaotic pictures from Hungarian refugee centre go viral

“Like Guantanamo in Europe” is just one reaction to the shocking pictures that have gone around the world of this refugee centre in Hungary. They

11/09/2015

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Juncker urges more action on refugees

In this week’s edition of Europe Weekly: Jean-Claude Juncker delivers his first-ever State of the Union speech with a call for EU member states to

11/09/2015

Cinema

Steve Jobs: documentary maker challenges the myth

‘Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine’ is a new documentary that takes a look at the Apple co-founder’s career and legacy. Alex Gibney, a prolific

11/09/2015

My Europe Series

Struggling to survive: Greek SMEs count the cost of reform

Greeks go to the polls once again this month over a bailout package that has deepened their country’s political turmoil. Prime Minister Alexis

11/09/2015