29 October 2015 | Euronews
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Russia Russian police raid Ukrainian library in Moscow Armed and masked police confiscated books they said contained "anti-Russian propaganda" -
Syria Violence rages in Syria as crisis talks begin As talks aimed at finding a solution to the conflict in Syria get underway in Vienna, violence has raged in the country’s Hama province for another -
Italy Italy's 'Martian Mayor' withdraws resignation Italian politics is known for its twists and turns and Thursday (October 29) was no exception. Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino has withdrawn the -
USA Plane catches fire during takeoff at Florida airport An engine on a passenger jet bound for Caracas, Venezuela, burst into flames while taxiing for takeoff at a Florida airport on Thursday, officials -
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Syria Iran takes seat in international peace talks on Syria Iran's foreign minister arrived in Vienna on Thursday to join international peace talks on Syria for the first time. -
Sport Rugby World Cup: South Africa and Argentina set sights on third place South Africa and Argentina will do battle in the Rugby World Cup’s third place play off on Friday at London’s Olympic Stadium. Springboks coach -
Italy Florence Cathedral museum opens its doors to the world “If you haven’t seen this, you haven’t seen Florence,” according to the website of the new Opera del Duomo museum, which has opened in the capital of -
Musica Hitchcock's 'Notorious' becomes opera in Sweden As 2015 marks the centennial of Ingrid Bergman's birth, Gothenburg's opera house honors the late Swedish actress with a version of 'Notorious', Hitchcock's cult film. -
USA Paul Ryan becomes new US House speaker He calls on the Republican-controlled chamber to sweep away divisions -
Economy Allergan and Pfizer in talks that could unite makers of Botox and Viagra The Irish-based group Allergan is in talks with Pfizer over a possible merger that would unite the US makers of Botox and Viagra – and create the -
Hungary US ambassador sends alarm bell warning to Hungary Colleen Bell, the US ambassador to Hungary, spoke of her country’s concerns – corruption, decline of freedom of the press, xenophobic characterisations of refugees - during her speech on Wednesday at the Corvinus University in Budapest. -
Moldova Moldovan government dismissed The Moldovan government has been dismissed after a no-confidence vote in Parliament. The vote, triggered by socialist and communist opposition MPs -
Russia Putin's approval rating climbs to 88% A new survey suggests the approval rating for Russian President Vladimir Putin has climbed to 88 percent, only one percent from his all-time high. 61 -
Sport Barcelona star Mascherano admits to fraud Barcelona star Javier Mascherano on Thursday admitted to two counts of fraud totalling just over 1,5 million euros. The Argentine international -
Iraq Floods in Baghdad threaten Iraq's internally displaced The Iraqi capital’s internally displaced have been swamped following heavy rains. Flood waters are said to have carried away a three-year-old girl -
Turkey 1000-year-old Bible found in Turkey Police in Turkey have recovered a Bible thought to be a thousand years old. The holy book,which was found in the central Turkish city of Tokat, is -
Spain Spain's Cold Mountain - one of the top ten views in the world Never mind a room with a view – how about a whole town? Montefrio in Granada has been included on a list of towns with the top ten views in the -
World Coppola, Asturias honours cinema's great 'outsider' With Francis Ford Coppola talks in Oviedo, Spain, where the now legendary film maker received the Princess of Asturias Arts Award, the -
Economy China to buy 130 Airbus planes Chinese airlines are to buy 130 Airbus planes under a deal signed by China and Germany and worth over 15 billion euros. The agreement includes a firm -
Italy 20 million people visited Milan Expo, a 'huge success' Milan's World's Fair was visited by more than 20 million visitors -
USA Meet Paul Ryan, the new Speaker of the House who never wanted his job -
Economy Air France-KLM defends cost cuts despite soaring profits Air France-KLM has announced a larger-than-expected rise in third-quarter profits – while insisting that there’s still an “overwhelming need” to cut -
Economy EU suspends Belarus sanctions EU officials said on Thursday that they will will suspend sanctions on Belarus for four months from Saturday. They include those on President -
Tanzania Tanzania ruling party's Magufuli wins presidential vote, officials say The candidate of Tanzania's ruling CCM party has been declared the winner of Sunday's hotly disputed election. -
Slovenia Migrants: what is happening where A backlog of thousands of refugees and migrants is building up on the border between Slovenia and Austria. Tens of thousands of people are waiting to -
Greece Football: Greece appoint German Skibbe as coach -
Economy Arctic withdrawal pushes Royal Dutch Shell into loss Royal Dutch Shell has reported a pre-tax loss of $9.1 billion (8.3 billion euros) in the third quarter, largely due to the cost of shelving several -
World Turkey's polls encompass political, security and economic angst They voted in June, now, against a backdrop of bloodshed, they are voting again, this Sunday (1st Nov.), Turkey’s electorate seeking a democratic way -
Turkey Turkey celebrates Republic Day amid media restrictions and election hype Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu looked calm during a parade to celebrate Republic Day. But behind a serene -
Europe News Saudi blogger Raif Badawi wins EU's Sakharov rights prize Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who has been sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail for insulting Islam and for cyber crime, was awarded the -
USA After the third Republican debate, Jeb Bush is on death watch -
Economy US posts weak GDP data but consumer spending healthy US economic growth braked sharply in the third quarter as businesses cut back on stocking already full warehouses. GDP increased at an annual rate of -
Greece Hundreds saved off Lesbos The search is continuing for survivors after a wooden boat carrying scores of people capsized off the greek island of Lesbos. At least three people -
Culture news Gloria's life: On Your Feet! On Your Feet is a new Broadway musical about the lives of Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan and her husband, Emilio. Ana Villafane plays Gloria -
Culture news Delta Goodrem spreads her Wings “Wings” is the latest single released from Delta Goodrem’s upcoming fifth album. Australian pop singer Delta Goodrem who has already had 16 top ten -
My Europe Series Are refugees or civil rights the priority in Turkey? Turkey’s snap elections come at a critical moment. President Erdogan aims to avoid the hung parliament from the June vote, but polls show no clear -
World News Tanzania: ruling party candidate, John Magufulli, won presidential election - electoral commission -
China China's one-child policy 'to be scrapped' China is to do away with its controversial one-child policy, according to state-run news agency Xinhua. The ruling Communist Party (CPC) reportedly -
Economy Deutsche Bank announces huge job loss plan Deutsche Bank has announced plans for major job losses and will also scale down massively its operations worldwide, as part of a major shake-up of -
World Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales -"It is about international people working together" Jimmy Wales is a renowned internet entrepreneur who is best known as the co-founder and promoter of the non-profit encyclopedia Wikipedia. He has -
No Comment New kids on the space block Astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren step out of the International Space Station for some maintenance work on one of the lab’s robot arms and to -
No Comment Hot chocolate models Models take to the catwalk in Paris dressed head-to-toe in chocolate creations as part of an annual event to celebrate all things chocolate. -
Greece Ancient warrior's tomb, treasure hoard found in Greece -
Israel Bloodshed continues in occupied West Bank Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian who had stabbed an IDF soldier at a military checkpoint on Thursday (October 29) as a month-long spate of -
World News Saudi blogger Raif Badawi wins Sakharov Prize The Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi has won this year’s Sakharov Prize. Raif Badawi/h3> Fortunately Raif Badawi was not flogged today in #Saudi -
Culture news Rocky Horror turns 40 The Rocky Horror Picture Show is 40 years old and still packing houses all over the world. Rocky Horror celebrates B movies from the mid-20th -
Europe News Saudi blogger Raif Badawi wins EU's Sakharov rights prize Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who has been sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail for insulting Islam and for cyber crime, was awarded the -
Cinema Youth meanders around Switzerland Harvey Keitel and Micheal Caine play a couple of old timers taking time out in a Swiss health resort. Keitel is working on an abortive film script -
Japan Protesters clash with police over planned US airbase in Japan Police have dragged away protesters trying to block work on a contentious US airbase in Japan. Dozens of protesters, many of them elderly, gathered -
Economy Experts want 'real driving emissions' tests for EU cars Motor industry experts from EU member states gathered in Brussels have agreed that cars will undergo real driving emissions tests as well as -
China Europe and China should hold free trade talks, says Li China and Europe should look at holding free trade talks, according to the country’s premier Li Keqiang who is meeting with German Chancellor Angela -
USA Republicans attack each other in bad tempered third presidential debate Ten US Republicans have held an often heated third presidential debate in Colorado with both front runners, Ben Carson who has moved into the lead -
Sweden Sweden to hide refugee centres after several attacks Sweden’s migration authorities have decided to hide the locations of buildings earmarked for housing refugees after attackers have set on fire more -
Syria Syria: Bombing intensifies before Friday's talking Helicopters said to be flown by President Bashar al-Assad loyalists have been dropping bombs over a Damascus suburb. Although the location has been