27 October 2015 | Euronews
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Cuba UN fails for 24th time to get unanimous rejection of America's Cuban embargo There has been some surprise that despite the warming in US-Cuban relations, the annual Cuban attempt to get the US sanctions on the island condemned -
World News Europe toughens its stance in bid to slow migration surge Austria has announced plans to build what it calls ‘technical barriers’ on its border with Slovenia to help control the flow of thousands of migrants -
Spain Catalan ex-premier investigated for money laundering and tax fraud Former Catalan premier Jordi Pujol and three of his children have had their homes raided by the Spanish National police. They are under investigation -
Russia Caviar, but no body, found in speeding hearse in Russia An unusual discovery was made when police pulled over a speeding hearse on a Russian motorway. Half a tonne of caviar was found in the vehicle, some -
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Yemen MSF hospital in north Yemen destroyed in airstrike three weeks after Kunduz First, Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, and now three weeks later it is Heedan in Houthi-controlled north Yemen, another Medicins sans Frontieres -
Portugal Portuguese cabinet to be sworn in...but for how long? Portugal is set to swear in a new centre-right minority government on Friday, (October 30), but how long it will last remains to be seen. President -
Sport All Blacks looking to re-write rugby history books Defending champions New Zealand have the World Cup record books in their sights. They are looking to become the first back-to-back champions as well -
Sport In the red corner: Former boxing star Jones Jr picks collects Russian passport Former WBA Heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr picked up his Russian passport on Tuesday over a month after being granted citizenship by President -
Cuba UN votes to condemn United States embargo on Cuba The United Nations General Assembly has voted to condemn the United States embargo on Cuba. It was the first vote on the resolution since the two -
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic to demand international warrants for French "Air Cocaine" fugitives The Dominican Republic is to demand international arrest warrants for two Frenchmen accused of flying 680 kilos of cocaine into the country who have -
Sport Rugby World Cup: Australia on the mend ahead of historic final Australia have been readying themselves for the historic World Cup final against New Zealand this week. At their training base near Twickenham, the -
Economy Walmart seeks approval for drone delivery tests Walmart has joined Amazon and other smaller companies in asking regulators for permission to test drones for home deliveries in the US. The world’s -
Sport Japan seeing knock-on effect from 2015 World Cup heroics Although the 2015 Rugby World Cup has yet to be decided, for some the focus has already turned to the next edition. Following Japan’s stunning last -
Europe News MEPs seek answers on car emissions scandal EU officials may have known about the Volkswagen emissions scandal years before it came to light. The Financial Times newspaper published an exchange -
World "We're not alarmist." WHO defends meat cancer report A gust of panic over the food we eat blew across Europe with the release on Monday of a report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer -
Economy EU ends mobile roaming charges from 2017 The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to give the green light to plans to ban mobile phone operators from imposing roaming surcharges from mid-2017. -
Spain Catalonia carves road map for independence from Spain Catalonia sets the ball rolling for independence from Spain, despite objections from Madrid. A nine-point road map seeks secession within 18 months. -
Egypt Voter apathy and low turnout mar Egypt election run-off Egyptians voted on Tuesday in run-off elections after no clear winner emerged in the first round. Voter apathy and low turnout marked round one of -
Afghanistan Fears of unreported deaths in remote earthquake-hit areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan With over 100 official deaths in Afghanistan following the earthquake in the extreme north of the country, few people believe the total number will -
Sport Beckenbauer admits controversial FIFA payment was a 'mistake' Franz Beckenbauer has admitted he and the German Football Association made a ‘mistake’ in paying FIFA €6.7m but strongly denied the money was used to -
Sport Farrington claims Red Bull Aces wingsuit title As adrenalin-pumping sports go it doesn’t get much better than Red Bull Aces wingsuit racing. Combining speed, precision and agility, four athletes -
World News Meat cancer report: fear and confusion Many people have responded to a World Health Organisation report carried out by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) — which put -
USA Trick or Treat? NASA spots an unexpected asteroid flyby this Halloween! -
Europe News Kosovo takes step towards joining European Union Kosovo has signed a trade and investment pact with the EU, which is the first step on Pristina’s long road to possible full membership of the bloc -
Economy BP to tighten belt further as oil price slump hits profits BP has announced a third round of spending cuts and more asset sales to offset an extended period of low oil prices, following a slump in -
Cinema Bond is back in Spectre Bond is back in Spectre. Danial Craig plays 007 James Bond for the fourth and final time in Spectre and for film fans the excitement is intense. The -
Syria Why Afghans are dying for Iran in Syria -
Israel Death toll rises in Israeli-Palestinian conflict The Israeli death toll in the Middle East conflict rose to 11 on Tuesday (October 27) after a 76-year-old died of injuries sustained two weeks -
Business Series The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) awards -
Europe News MEPs want tougher tax rules MEPs say EU governments should do more to improve corporate tax transparency in Europe. They want member states to sign up to a mandatory EU-wide -
Canada 'No opportunity for Mayday' says Canada whale-watching operator The operator of a whale-watching boat which sank off the coast of Canada says there was no opportunity to send a Mayday distress call. Five Britons -
Angola Angola: 'Rebel' Luaty Beirão ends hunger strike Popular Angolan rapper Luaty Beirão has ended a hunger strike which he began on September 21, 2015. He is due to go on trial in mid-November, accused -
Series Postcards from Okinawa: The colourful art of Bingata Our latest Postcard focuses on some of the colourful textiles in Okinawa -
Series The colours of Okinawa captured in stunning textiles -
Economy Lukewarm response to Poste Italiane market debut Italy’s biggest sale of state assets in a decade failed initially to generate much excitement on the Milan stock exchange. The government’s disposal -
China China considers loosening one-child policy China’s one-child policy could soon change. The country of 1.3 billion people introduced its family planning rule in the late 1970s to control -
Economy UK's economic growth slows more than expected Britain’s economic growth slowed up in the year’s third quarter, partly due to the biggest fall in construction in three years. GDP grew by 0.5 -
Turkey Everything you need to know about the parliamentary elections in Turkey After five months, Turkey is heading for a snap election on November 1st. Voters brought the governing Justice and Development (AK) Party’s 13 -
No Comment Earthquake in South Asia The earthquake that struck South Asia yesterday (October 26) killed at least 300 people. Most of the deaths were in Pakistan, but also in Afghanistan -
No Comment USA: Zombie Bike Ride Halloween is coming! Almost 9,000 Zombie cyclists took the streets of Key West in Florida for the Fantasy Fest. This event continues until November -
China China promotes five year development plan with animated music video Perhaps the launch of China’s 13th five year plan for economic and social development hasn’t caught your imagination yet? Well, that’s what the -
USA UNGA: former president may face further charges Prosecutors in the US say a former president of the UN General Assembly facing two counts of tax fraud may be confronted with additional charges -
France Hollande vows to find 'truth' about French pensioner bus crash French President Francois Hollande has promised to find “the truth” about a major bus crash last week in southwestern France. Hollande met the -
Culture news MoMA: Joaquín Torres García retrospective A retrospective exhibition on the works of Joaquín Torres García has opened in MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art) in New York. Joaquín Torres García was -
Ivory Coast Profile: Alassane Ouattara, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has an economic rather than a political background. He is a former senior official at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He -
Turkey Turkey:30 arrested in further raids Police officers have carried out night-time raids in the central Turkish city of Konya. The security forces are looking for suspected ISIL militants -
Cinema Home Guards in Hungary Home Guards on parade Hungarian film “Home Guards” is one of the country’s most expensive ever movies, made with a budget of 2.2 million euros. It’s -
Republic of the Congo Congo: calls for constitutional referendum to be annulled Officials in Congo say an overwhelming majority of citizens have approved far-reaching changes to the country’s constitution. The Congolese Electoral -
Real Economy Turning point: Europe's return to growth This week the Real Economy takes a look at the European Growth Story – is it reliable? And is it back for good? Those questions and more as well as -
Business Series ECB meeting repercussions and Abu Dhabi's new challenge Welcome to Business Middle East. This week we look at repercussions of the European Central Bank meeting, and Abu Dhabi starts a new challenge -
China China-US: reef row gets real Tensions are on the rise in the South China Sea. The USS Lassen reportedly breached the 12-mile exclusion zone imposed by China around the Subi and -
South Africa BA passenger plane crash lands in Joburg - no injuries reported A British Airways plane has been forced to make a crash landing at Johannesburg’s International airport. Flight BA623 was scheduled to fly from Port -
Turkey Turkey's ruling AK party moves to seize critical media holding ahead of election Turkey’s Public Prosecutors office is to appoint a trustee to manage Koza Ipek Holding which owns media outlets critical of the ruling AK party. The -
World News Rescue operation underway in Afghanistan and Pakistan following major earthquake At least 260 people are known to have died after Monday’s earthquake in South Asia which was felt across countries. Most of the deaths were in -
Syria Russia bombs more Syria targets amid a renewed diplomatic push Russian war planes have kept up their air strikes on Syrian targets as diplomatic efforts have been going on behind the scenes to find a way to end -
Syria Project is launched on the rebuilding of destroyed city of Aleppo