24 November 2015 | Euronews
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USA Amazon founder has success with reusable rocket A New Shepard rocket owned by the American company Blue Origin, has lifted off and returned safely to Earth for the first time. The flight which was -
Sport Champions League: Defending champs Barcelona storm into last 16 Barcelona raced into the last 16 of the Champions League in emphatic style on Tuesday evening after handing Roma a footballing master class in Group -
Tunisia Tunisia: Deadly bus blast kills at least 12 At least 12 people have died in what is thought to have been a suicide bomb attack on a bus full of Tunisian presidential guards. The capital Tunis -
France All hostages are freed after a botched robbery in northern France A hostage taking incident in the northern French town of Roubaix appears to be over. Police have reported one gunman as dead and another arrested -
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Sport Champions League: Real Madrid and PSG set sights on knockout stages Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns to his first club Malmo on Wednesday in a bid to help Paris Saint Germain qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League -
USA France and US urge Russia to change tactics in fight against ISIL Barack Obama and Francois Hollande have repeated their call for a renewed international effort to degrade and destroy Islamic State militants. The -
France Paris attacker Abdelhamid Abaaoud 'returned to scene of shootings' Abdelhamid Abaaoud appears to have returned to the scene of the Paris attacks. Prosecutor François Mollins says he was also planning explosions at la Defense, the capital's business district. -
Sport Kenyan athletes continue protest at federation HQ Kenya’s government met athletes to discuss their grievances on Tuesday, as runners occupied the athletics federation building for a second day -
Sport World Cup winner Nonu unveiled at Toulon Two-time Rugby World Cup winner Ma’a Nonu has begun the next chapter of his glittering career after he was unveiled at his new club Toulon. The -
USA Obama and Hollande call for greater cooperation against ISIL The presidents of France and the United States have called for a renewed international effort to fight Islamic State militants. Francois Hollande and -
Economy Stocks fall as investors seek safety after Turkey downs Russian jet European and world stock markets fell following the news that Turkey had shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border, as investors became -
Sport Heightened security to be introduced at upcoming major sporting events Organizers of next summer’s European football championships in France have announced the fan zones will go ahead as planned but with reinforced -
Syria Imagine eight million children of Syria The winter boats keep coming to Europe, with many children on board. UNICEF puts the number of Syrian children needing urgent humanitarian aid at -
Economy New 20 euro notes come into play on Wednesday The new 20 euro notes come into circulation on Wednesday, incorporating new technological developments that are said to make forgery harder. They -
Europe News Brussels firms feel pinch amid terror alert This close to Christmas, business is normally booming for the shops and traders in Brussels. But the security measures in place amid a terror alert -
Economy German business morale rises despite global uncertainty German business morale has risen to its highest level for nearly 18 months, despite the slowdown in China, the Volkswagen scandal and more recently -
Vatican Vatileaks 2 trial opens Two journalists and three others implicated in the latest Vatican leaks scandal have gone on trial. All defendants face up to eight years in prison -
Sport FIFA's ethics committee seek life bans for Blatter and Platini FIFA’s ethics committee is reportedly seeking life-time bans for Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter. Both are currently serving 90-day suspensions while -
Syria Anti-ISIL coalition courts Russia to destroy ISIL Diplomacy has increasingly been mixing with war measures as allies redouble efforts to destroy the radical Islamic State movement ISIL — talking -
Turkey Turkey downing of Russian plane "a stab in the back" says President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Russian plane which was shot down had in no way threatened Turkey but was doing its duty in the fight -
Portugal Portugal's political turmoil set to end as Antonio Costa named prime minister Portugal’s president has named Socialist leader Antonio Costa as prime minister after weeks of political stalemate. The move by Anibal Cavaco Silva -
Cinema France bags a hat-trick at the International Emmy Awards France has triumphed at the International Emmy Awards at the New York Hilton picking up three prizes in the arts, TV movie and mini-series -
World News How does your country rank in EU child poverty study? Child poverty in Romania has got worse since the country joined the EU, latest data reveals. Just over one-in-two (51 percent) children were at risk -
Economy US economy grows faster than first estimated in third quarter The US economy grew more healthily than expected in the third quarter – further fuelling expectations that the Federal Reserve may see enough -
France French police hunt new suspect over Paris attacks Olivier Corel is the latest person wanted by French police investigating the deadly Paris attacks. Known as the “white emir”, the 69-year-old Imam is -
Economy Russian and Turkish markets slump after jet shot down Russian stock markets fell following the news that Turkey had shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border. The RTS index tumbled by as much -
Portugal Portuguese President Aníbal Cavaco Silva appoints Socialist leader António Costa Prime Minister -
Series Postcards from Lyon: A changing skyline Our new series of Postcards comes to you from Lyon, France's second largest metropolitan centre -
Series Bird's-eye views: it's worth the climb in Lyon! -
No Comment Tension and panic in Jerusalem after 'scissor attack on Israeli' This was the tension in Jerusalem after what Israeli police said was an attempt by two Palestinian women to stab an Israeli pedestrian with scissors -
Syria French bombers target so-called Islamic State facilities in Raqqa French jets taking off from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier along with six bombers from an air base in Jordan have hit targets occupied by the -
Culture news Pentatonix riding a wave of success Since winning the NBC show ‘The Sing Off’ in 2011 the five-piece harmony group Pentatonix have been riding high in the charts with a self-titled -
Belgium Brussels clampdown to last another week but schools to reopen on Wednesday Brussels remains on high alert this Tuesday after the Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel cited a “serious and imminent” threat that justifies -
No Comment North Korea protesters beat effigy of Kim Yong-un Conservative protesters in South Korea held an anti-North Korea rally, including beating an effigy of Kim Yong-un. It was held in Seoul to mark the -
Turkey Fate of pilots of downed Russian jet unclear Moscow has confirmed one of its SU-24 planes has been shot down by Turkish jets sparking an escalating diplomatic row between Moscow and Ankara which -
Culture news 'Madame Bovary' and the danger inherent in art “Madame Bovary” is considered a masterpiece and a seminal work of realism and as such one of the most influential works of fiction ever written -
Greece Bomb goes off in Athens as business federation offices targeted The Greek capital Athens was rocked by an explosion in the small hours of Tuesday morning. A bomb went off outside the offices of the Greek business -
Turkey Russia confirms Turks have shot down one of its planes on Syrian border Turkish media is reporting that an SU-24 fighter-bomber has been shot down near Latakia on the Turkish border after it entered Turkish airspace. The -
World News Weather mortality report primes leaders for UN climate change summit The latest figures from the UN on global deaths attributed to climate change underscore the human tragedy of weather-related disasters. The report -
USA Americans warned to be extra vigilant when travelling over next three months The US State Department has issued a worldwide travel warning to US citizens that runs until nearly the end of February. The warning states that it -
Business Series 'Abenomics' under scrutiny - Japan slumps back into recession The Japanese economy shrank by 0.2 percent between July-September, Japanese government data showed last Monday. Several reports have suggested -
Poland A dozen protesters are arrested over 'pornographic' play in Poland Twelve people have been arrested in Poland after trying to block the entrance to a theatre which was showing a play they deemed pornographic. ‘Death -
USA Texan Muslim teenager sues for €14m after clock 'mistaken for bomb' A boy in Texas who was arrested for taking a homemade clock to school because his teacher mistook it for a bomb, is suing for 14 million euros in -
Greece Bomb blast in central Athens causes damage but no injuries A bomb has exploded in central Athens near the offices of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises, damaging cars and nearby buildings. A telephoned -
France Hollande to hold talks with Obama over revamping efforts to defeat ISIL French jets from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier have begun striking ISIL targets in Iraq while Britain offered France the use of an air base -
Russia Syrian conflict dominates talks between Russia and Iran in Tehran Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iran’s leadership have called for closer ties at a meeting on the sidelines of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum