16 October 2015 | Euronews
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Italy Scanning history in Pompeii What was life like in Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago? Using CAT scan technology, experts are now able to uncover tantalising insights into how people -
Sport Platini payment abided by the law - Blatter Embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter spoke to the media on Friday for the first time since his 90-day suspension. Blatter, who has spent 18 years in -
Poland Backlash for Polish author who questioned the national narrative of tolerance A Polish author who has won one of the country’s most prestigious literary awards says she has been called a traitor and received death threats for -
Turkey EU 'too late' for Turkey with its 'political bribery' The European Union has offered candidate country Turkey “re-energised” talks on joining the bloc, if it helps stem the migrant flow to Europe -
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Portugal Portugal lifts house-arrest for ex-PM Jose Socrates A court in Portugal has lifted the house arrest for the country’s former socialist prime minister Jose Socrates. He is now allowed to leave his -
Hungary Hungary to seal off border with Croatia Hungary plans to seal off its border with Croatia from midnight. The thousands arriving daily on trains from Serbia will be greeted by razor wire -
Syria Syrian bid to retake Aleppo from rebels begins on southern outskirts The Syrian regular army says it has begun a fresh offensive in a bid to retake the country’s second city and former economic powerhouse Aleppo -
Sport English FA suspends support for Platini's FIFA candidacy The English Football Association has suspended its support of UEFA chief Michel Platini in his bid to become the next FIFA president. The FA made the -
World News INTERPOL creates specialist network to combat people smuggling INTERPOL and Europol, two major transnational law enforcement agencies, have outlined fresh measures to break up the organised criminal networks -
Sport Former Real forward Raul to retire in November Former Real Madrid star Raul is to retire from football next month following a glittering career that has spanned 21 years. The 38-year-old, who is -
Business Planet Enhancing access to finance with COSME In the latest edition of Business Planet, we visit Frankfurt to find out how you can obtain financing as this is obviously the question being asked -
Economy China to build Indonesia's first high-speed railway Indonesia has granted a Chinese-led consortium the right to build the country’s first high-speed railway line – angering Japan which had launched a -
Turkey Ankara bombing 'AK Party game' says suspect Three suspects of last week’s Ankara bombings have appeared in court. The official line from Turkey’s ruling AK party is that ISIL was likely behind -
United Kingdom UBER: avoids being declared illegal in the UK The controversial private taxi service UBER has avoided being declared illegal in the UK. A judge has decided that the app used by drivers to -
France DSK: at centre of fraud inquiry in France Dominique Strauss-Kahn is at the centre of a fraud investigation, according to French media. Lawyers for the former IMF boss say he had no -
China China: joint exercises planned for South China Sea China says it is willing to hold joint exercises with other Southeast Asian countries in the disputed South China Sea. Regional relations have been -
Europe News Greece opens first 'hotspot' centre for refugees Greece has opened its first reception centre on the island of Lesbos. Known as ‘hotspots’, the centre will separate new arrivals between bona fide -
World News EU urged to tighten air pollution limits in light of VW scandal The EU must seize the first opportunity since the Volkswagen scandal to tighten air pollution limits, say campaigners. MEPs are set to vote on -
World Israeli Palestinian violence as reported from global news organisations The rise in Israeli Palestinian violence as seen from global news organisations in ‘Perspectives.’ -
West Bank Clashes escalate in Gaza and the West Bank as Israel mobilises soldiers to help police At least five Palestinians were killed by Israeli security forces on Friday, two on the border with Gaza and another three on the West Bank. One of -
World STEM - opening access to science, technology, engineering and maths Science, technology, engineering and maths – STEM – are increasingly important in today’s high-skilled, hi-tech job market. Yet, while there’s a -
Economy Egypt devalues pound for third time this year Egypt’s Central Bank has devalued the pound for the third time this year. It came after the country’s foreign reserves tumbled and the currency fell -
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Afghanistan Former Soviet nations to crackdown on ISIL fighters Leaders of ten former Soviet republics have agreed to create a joint task force to defend their borders in the event of a crisis. Russian president -
World News And also...Dancing tampons, stripping teachers and the ex-boxing champ who is 'no sausage' Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond, which did not reach the -
Turkey Turkey shoots down unidentified drone on Syrian border Turkey says it has shot down an unidentified drone two kilometres inside its border with Syria. The army says three warnings were transmitted at what -
Economy Volkswagen loses market share in Europe after diesel scandal Volkswagen lost ground against its European competitors in September as the German carmaker’s market share fell away in the wake of the diesel -
World News Syrian refugee family adjusting to German life After two weeks in Berlin and a month in the town of Heidenau, the Habashieh family from Syria are still waiting to file their asylum applications -
My Europe Series Europe Weekly: EU seeks migrant deal with Turkey In this edition of Europe Weekly: EU leaders seek to agree a deal with Turkey on managing the refugee crisis; Dutch investigators publish their -
Economy Hugo Boss cuts sales and profit outlook German fashion house Hugo Boss BOSSn.DE has cut its sales and profit outlook as the slowdown in China – and timid shoppers in the US – hit -
Economy Carrefour sales speed up due to Europe 'growth engine' Europe’s largest retailer Carrefour says sales accelerated in the third quarter, driven by a recovery in southern Europe, and a good performance in -
Bulgaria Afghan refugee shot dead on Bulgarian - Turkish border For the first time a refugee attempting to find shelter in Europe has been shot and killed. The victim was an Afghan attempting to cross the Turkish -
Business Series Russia: a look at the future of the digital strategy of RT -
My Europe Series Riace, Italy: a haven for refugees? Breathing new life into Europe's deserted rural villages by taking in refugees: that's the fight that Riace, in southern Italy, has been waging for more than 15 years. But are things there really goin -
USA Scientists amazed at diversity of Pluto's colours Pluto has a diverse surface with a rich variety of colours, according to a new study. The paper, published in Science magazine, is the first on -
Cinema "Journey to the Shore," a movie about life and death In this edition of Cinema Box, euronews’ Philippe Mathieu takes a look at “Journey to the Shore,” a movie about life and death, by Japanese -
United Kingdom Lockerbie families welcome identification of new Libyan suspects Families of some of the 270 people killed in the Lockerbie airline bombing have welcomed news that two new Libyan suspects have been identified by -
Culture news Museum charting human evolution re-opens in Paris after revamp The Musee de l’Homme, or Museum of Mankind, in Paris, is re-opening after six years of renovation work. It now boasts a host of new displays -
Israel Palestinian security forces unable to stop youths setting fire to Joseph's Tomb in Nablus Enraged Palestinian youths have attacked Joseph’s tomb in Nablus, one of the Jewish faith’s holiest places, and set it on fire before being pushed -
World News Calls for more solidarity with refugees as Bulgarian border guard shoots Afghan migrant dead Hundreds of Greeks marched in Athens on Thursday night to demand more solidarity with refugees, as it emerged that a Bulgarian border guard had shot -
Cinema Vin Diesel stars as Kaulder in the film The Last Witch Hunter. Vin Diesel stars as Kaulder in the film The Last Witch Hunter. His battle with the all-powerful Queen Witch ends with him being cursed and forever -
My Europe Series What can I do as a consumer to prevent food waste? This week on Utalk, a question from Olivier in Brussels: “90 million tonnes of food are thrown away in the European Union every year. What can we do -
Bulgaria Suspected Afghan immigrant dies after being shot by border police A man travelling with a large group of refugees from Afghanistan was shot by a border police officer near the southeastern Bulgarian town of Sredets -
Nigeria 'Dozens dead' in Nigeria mosque blasts Dozens of people are reported dead after a double suicide attack at a mosque in northeast Nigeria. It happened during evening prayers on Thursday in -
Russia "Support Assad" T-shirts are latest 'must have' fashion in Russia Russia’s Defence MInistry is whipping up public enthusiasm for the country’s intervention in Syria. It’s issued “T shirts emblazoned with a support -
Belgium EU leaders offer Turkey aid in plan to stop migrant flow to Europe -
Israel Israel defends 'aggressive' security measures Israel has continued to tighten security across the county in response to a surge in shootings and stabbings. Roadblocks have been put in place -
Afghanistan Obama calls extending Afghan military mission "a necessary extra effort" US President Barack Obama has justified what his critics have said amounts to a massive u-turn that is his decision to keep a significant troop -
Germany Germany: will spying revelations embarrass Angela Merkel? There are calls for Germany’s national foreign intelligence agency to be brought under tighter control.