5 October 2015 | Euronews
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USA BP finally agrees record breaking Deepwater Horizon settlement US Attorney General Loretta Lynch has announced BP is to pay over $20 billion arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of -
Mexico Mexico's Colima volcano erupts Mexico’s Colima volcano has erupted spewing smoke up to 2,500 metres into the air. Sometimes called the “Fire Volcano” it lies in the south west of -
Poland Polish miners stage strike over fears of pit closures Polish coal miners have gone on strike over fears the owners of the EU’s largest mining company are running out of cash. Kompania Weglowa has 40,000 -
Afghanistan Calm in Kunduz following air strike, but MSF demands answers Kunduz has seen a return to calmer times after an air strike on a hospital in the northern Afghan city killed at least 22 people. Reports suggest the -
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Russia NATO warns Russia over air strikes The Russian air strikes over Syria have sparked controversy beyond the conflict zone and led to a warning from NATO. It comes after Russian fighter -
Vatican Homosexuality, divorce & remarriage up for discussion at Vatican synod Pope Francis has urged bishops to put aside personal prejudices and has called for frankness, courage and humility within the Catholic church. His -
Europe News EU asks Turkey's Erdogan for help with refugee influx Having been caught wrong-footed by the influx of refugees from Syria, the EU is asking Turkey for help. Brussels has previously been particularly -
Economy Historic and controversial, Trans-Pacific free trade deal is struck The United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries have agreed what is described as a historic but also controversial deal to free up trade and -
My Europe Series UN recognition for Afghan refugee who spends her life educating girls in Pakistan Afghan refugee Aqeela Asifi has dedicated her life to bringing education to refugee girls in Pakistan. Now her efforts have been recognised by the -
Sport Sochi 2015: Russia's expensive Olympic village falling into ruin Eighteen months after Russia hosted the most expensive winter Olympics ever in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, the complex built to accommodate -
World News EU officials 'hiding meetings' with tobacco industry lobbyists EU officials have been concealing meetings with tobacco industry lobbyists, a watchdog has found. European Ombudsman Emma O’Reilly told the European -
Israel Israeli army shoots two Palestinian teenagers dead Tension is mounting in Jerusalem and the West Bank as clashes continue between Palestinians and the Israeli army. Violence at the weekend cost the -
Malta High speed crash in Malta leaves 26 injured A high speed crash at a charity event in Malta has been captured on video. Twenty six people were injured including a six-year-old girl and four are -
USA At least eight dead in floods in South and North Carolina At least eight people have died after torrential rainfall triggered floods in South and North Carolina. The storm dumped more than 45 centimetres of -
Indonesia Indonesia authorities say missing plane found Authorities in Indonesia say wreckage of a missing airplane has been found. The Aviastar Twin Otter turboprop went missing last week over Sulawesi -
World The start of a Third Intifada? Hasni Abidi discusses the West Bank With tensions high in Jerusalem and the West Bank, euronews journalist Faizah Garah spoke to political analyst Hasni Abidi. Could the escalating -
Economy Air France bosses' shirts ripped off over jobs loss plan Confirmation by Air France that it plans to cut 2,900 jobs prompted a violent reaction from part of the workforce. A meeting of the works council -
Sport Blistering Bayern, faltering Real Madrid and Arsenal defy the critics, all in the latest edition of The Corner On The Corner this week. It was a weekend full of football emotion in Germany, Spain and England. We look at the ups and downs of the last seven days -
Cinema Spielberg's 'Bridge of Spies' co-written by Coen brothers Based on the novel of the same name, Steven Spielberg’s latest movie ‘Bridge of Spies’ stars Tom Hanks as an American lawyer recruited by the -
Culture news Rihanna pretty in pink at Paris Fashion Week Dior show The face of Dior, pop singer Rihanna, appeared pretty in pink in a beautiful oversized coat-dress at the opening of the French fashion brand’s 2016 -
Germany German media demands the 'real' numbers for the refugee influx Quoting what they call an anonymous source within the German government one media outlet said on Monday Chancellor Angela Merkel had got her sums -
Portugal After austerity and election win, Portugal's Coelho faces biggest challenge yet Winning an election after introducing the toughest austerity measures in decades turned out to be just the first challenge facing Portuguese prime -
Economy Russia 'ready to meet' other oil producers over market trouble The price of oil rose on Monday after Russia – one of the world’s top three producers – said it was ready to meet others to discuss the market. Brent -
Economy Annual inflation in Turkey up to almost eight percent Inflation in Turkey rose in September to an annual rate of almost eight percent, reinforcing concerns about the economic outlook. The consumer price -
Syria Moscow says violation of Turkish air space a "mistake" Air strikes by Russian fighter jets over Syria have sparked a row with with Turkey. Ankara summoned Russia’s ambassador to protest over the violation -
Economy World Bank cuts growth forecast for East Asia and Pacific The World Bank has cut its growth forecasts for this year and next in the developing East Asia and Pacific, due to the risk of a sharp slowdown in -
World News Extreme poverty likely to drop below 10% - World Bank The World Bank revised its benchmark for measuring extreme poverty and said the number of people under the mark is likely to fall below 10% of the world's population. -
Economy Air France directors physically attacked after jobs loss plan confirmed Confirmation by Air France that it plans to cut 2,900 jobs prompted a violent reaction from part of the workforce. A meeting of the works council -
Europe News OECD aims to rewrite global tax rulebook OECD has unveiled further proposals that aim to crack down on companies that avoid tax. The package of 15 proposed reforms will be presented to G20 -
Sweden Nobel prize for medicine goes to parasite power trio The first of this year’s Nobel prizes has been awarded, for medicine, and it has gone to a trio of researchers for work against parasitic diseases -
Sweden The Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell creator of Inspector Kurt Wallander has died The Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell has died of cancer at the age of 67. The author revealed he had the illness in a newspaper column last year -
Culture news 'Samurai guitarist' Miyavi seduces London crowds Takamasa Ishihara, better known by his stage name Miyavi, is one of Japan’s most remarkable musical exports. Best known globally for his debut acting -
Culture news US painting duo seeks inspiration in Cuba US artists Kurtis Ceppetelli and Matthew Malone are a creative duo who have been painting together since 2009. They recently travelled to Cuba to -
Portugal Passos Coelho wins re-election in Portugal, says ready to "compromise" It is a win, but not with an overall majority for the Portuguese centre-right, which looks set to win about 38.5% of the vote to the Socialists 32% -
Gaza Israel launches airstrikes on targets in Gaza Israeli fighter jets have launched airstrikes on targets in Gaza overnight, in response to what they say was rocket fire from the coastal enclave. -
China Typhoon Mujigae rips through Southern China At least four have been killed after the tropical storm made landfall, and sixteen others were reported missing. -
Syria Palmyra's sites could disappear within 3-4 months, says antiquities director Syria's antiquities director says Arch of Triumph has been blown up by ISIL militants, and warns that the Roman-era city faces total destruction. -
Serbia Refugees tell of ISIL brutality which forced them to leave Syria Thousands of migrants continue to cross from Serbia into Croatia. Most of them are Syrian and Iraqi escaping conflict back home. Many have fled -
Guatemala Death toll rises in Guatemala landslide Authorities in Guatemala say there is little hope of finding any more survivors from last Thursday’s landslide which swept down on to a town near the -
Portugal Austerity campaign pays off as Portugal's centre-right edges into new term Portugal’s centre-right coalition government under Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho has won another four-year term. In what was seen as a test of -
France French Riviera declared 'disaster zone' after deadly flash floods A major stretch of the French Riviera has been declared a natural disaster zone after torential rain caused catastrophic flooding. Towns such as