16 September 2015 | Euronews
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Sport Champions League: Long-range wonder goal holds defending champs Barca to draw The first round of matches in the Champions League group stage came to a close on Wednesday night. Alessandro Florenzi scored a long-range cracker -
Syria Senator John McCain brands US military programme to train Syrian rebels an "abject failure" A US military programme which began in May to train Syrian rebels to combat Islamist militants in the country has been heavily criticised and on -
USA Study: United States weak on UN development goals -
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso: Presidential guard detains interim leaders Burkina Faso’s interim leaders have been detained by the powerful presidential guard in what looks like a coup d’etat. President Michel Kafando, his -
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Greece Riot police clash with migrants as tension rises in Lesbos There were ugly scenes on the Greek island of Lesbos on Wednesday, where authorities at a registration camp are struggling to contain hundreds of new -
Business Line Business Line: interest rates, the key to life It’s been all about the central banks interest rates over the last few weeks. Some have been cut, some raised, others – not changed at all. Why are -
United Kingdom Jeremy Corbyn makes his first appearance as Leader of the Labour Party at Prime Minister's Question Time Pure theatre. That’s how British Parliament’s weekly question-and-answer session is viewed with verbal jousting between the prime minister and the -
Yemen Yemen's exiled PM returns to Aden Yemeni Prime Minister Khaled Bahah has returned from exile to make a trip to the strategically-important city of Aden. Bahah, also the vice president -
Israel Palestinian hunger striker Mohammed Allan returned to Israeli prison Israeli authorities have returned Palestinian detainee Mohammed Allan to prison, following a stint in hospital. Allan was being treated for brain -
Afghanistan Afghan suicide bomb attack kills at least 4 At least four people have died and over 40 were injured in a truck bomb attack west of the Afghan capital, police report. A suicide bomber allegedly -
Turkey Turkey taking care stopping Aegean Sea refugees Near the tiny village of Behramkale, refugees from Syria leave the Turkish coast and cross the Aegean Sea, heading for the Greek island of Lesbos -
Sport African Games: Algeria claim men's volleyball gold Algeria celebrated another gold at the African Games in Brazzaville, when the men’s team won the volleyball. The North African’s beat hosts Congo -
Hungary Hungary border clashes: "Children were crying because of the gas, people retching" Wednesday’s scenes of chaos and clashes between migrants and Hungarian police at the border with Serbia were witnessed by Euronews correspondent -
Hungary Clashes provoke '30-day suspension' of Hungary-Serbia border crossing Budapest "orders a 30-day suspension" of the Roszke-Horgos border crossing after violent clashes break out on the Hungary-Serbia border. -
Europe News EU proposes 'trade court' to settle disputes It’s one of the most controversial free trade deals in recent history. Opponents of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment says it puts the interests -
Sport Chinese boat sets North East Passage record The sun rose on a new chapter of sailing history this week. On Tuesday Chinese skipper Guo Chuan and his four crew members from Russia, France and -
Sport Rugby World Cup: Lomu leads the line in street-side haka In the past the sight of Johna Lomu leading the line in a haka was one that put the fear into most, if not all, national rugby teams across the -
Lebanon Beirut: clashes between police and protesters ahead of political talks Riot police and protesters clashed in Beirut (September 16) ahead of a second “national dialogue” meeting aimed at resolving the political crisis -
Syria Assad blames Europe's refugee crisis on West's support for 'terrorists' Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has spoken out for the first time about Europe’s refugee crisis. In an interview with Russian media, he blamed -
World Greece's Meimarakis wants big coalition if victorious after election For years Vangelis Meimarakis has served in centre-right governments accused by the left of leading the country to the brink of financial crisis now -
Switzerland IOC will conduct own research to make sure each Olympic bid for 2024 Games is popular -
Economy Decision time on interest rates for US Federal Reserve The world is watching as the US Federal Reserve meets over two days on Wednesday and Thursday, to take the crucial decision on whether or not to -
Europe News Anti-Uber protest brings central Brussels to a standstill The Belgian capital of Brussels came to a standstill on Wednesday as some 300 taxi drivers protested against ride-hailing service Uber. Taxi drivers -
World News Which European countries offer the most social benefits to migrants? People seeking refugee status in European countries are generally entitled to food, or money to buy it, plus shelter and medical attention, schooling -
Economy AB InBev bids for SABMiller in beer industry's biggest merger move Moves are afoot to unite the world’s two biggest producers of beer. Anheuser-Busch InBev – which makes Budweiser and Stella Artois – says it -
Culture news 'Kinky Boots' hits London's West End Broadway hit ‘Kinky Boots’ has had its premiere in London to strong reviews. Already a huge success Stateside, it tells the story of Charlie Price -
Greece Closed borders and razor-wire fences fail to deter desperate refugees Desperate refugees waiting to leave the Greek island of Lesbos say they are determined to make their way to northern Europe, despite closed borders -
Economy Hewlett-Packard to cut up to 30,000 more jobs Hewlett-Packard says it expects to cut between 25,000 and 30,000 more jobs in its enterprise division, as it adjusts to falling demand. The latest -
Economy OECD says world economy set to grow less than estimated The outlook for the world economy is less bright than it was a few months ago, according to the OECD. The Paris-based Organisation for Economic -
Croatia Migrants begin to arrive in Croatia in new route to the Schengen Zone Some of the hundreds seeking an alternative route into the Schengen Zone have started to arrive in Croatia. Once registered, many are likely to head -
Culture news MoMA showcases Picasso the sculptor An entire floor of New York’s Museum of Modern Art is being devoted to the sculptures of Pablo Picasso in the first exhibition of its kind in nearly -
Cinema Matt Damon is Ridley Scott's 'The Martian' In ‘The Martian’, Damon plays an astronaut on a manned mission to Mars, who, after a fierce storm, is presumed dead and left behind by the rest of -
Syria Syria: child malnutrition now "serious" - UNICEF UNICEF says the level of acute malnutrition among displaced children in the Syrian cities of Aleppo, Hama and Deir-ez-Zor is now “serious”. The -
Spain Migrant tripped up in Hungary gets Spanish football job A Syrian refugee who was filmed being deliberately tripped up by a camerawoman as he fled police in Hungary with his young son has been offered a job -
World News Bottleneck on Serbian border as Hungary clamps down on illegal entry Tensions are rising on the Serbia-Hungary border, with migrants now blocking the main motorway separating the two countries. Despite Hungary’s -
No Comment On the frontline in the battle with ISIL in northern Iraq -
Egypt Egypt: Relatives of slain tourists arrive in Cairo Mexico’s Foreign Minister has arrived in Egpyt. Claudia Ruiz Massieu has travelled to Cairo with the relatives of eight Mexican tourists killed in -
USA US floods: At least 16 dead in Utah At least 16 people have died in flash floods in a rural community in the mid-western United States. One person is still missing in the town of -
USA US Republican presidential candidates slug it out in marathon debate Fort three and a half hours, the Republican presidential candidates squared off at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California, in what was called -
USA White House calls Moscow support for Assad "counterproductive" Russian support for Syria’s President Bashar al Assad has been criticised by the White House. It says Moscow’s pledge of military -technical -
Germany Merkel placates German regions over refugee numbers German Chancellor Angela Merkel has found herself under fire over allowing thousands of refugees into the country in recent weeks, only to do a -
USA Utah: flash flooding claims at least 15 lives A wall of water sweeps through Utah town of Hildale after torrential rain triggers deadly flash floods -
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Hungary Refugees seek alternative 'Balkan' route into EU Stranded refugees call for the border to be reopened after Hungary closes its frontier.