16 December 2015 | Euronews
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World News Spanish Election 2015: all you need to know When does it happen, how does it work? On December 20, 36.5 million voters will vote to renew the Congreso de los Diputados (lower chamber, 350 -
United Kingdom Stars and fans invade London for the premiere of The Force Awakens London went Star Wars crazy as the full cast turned out on the red carpet for the European premiere of The Force Awakens. Simon Pegg, Gwendoline -
Sport Cuban baseball stars return home for goodwill tour A group of Major League Baseball players and executives took advantage of improving diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba to visit the island -
Yemen Yemen: Both sides accuse the other as ceasefire breaks down Up to 42 people have reportedly been killed as the recently-brokered truce in Yemen appeared to be in tatters. Both sides had agreed to a ceasefire -
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World News Spanish PM Rajoy struck in head during election campaign event He was on home soil, but not everyone was feeling friendly towards Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy during an election campaign event on -
World News Russia unveils plan to try to prevent young people from joining ISIL Russia has put into place a plan to try to prevent its young citizens from being recruited by radical organisations such as ISIL. The Civic Chamber’s -
United Kingdom Germany wants to help Britain renegotiate EU membership British support for EU will fall if welfare payments for migrants are not curbed, says poll Germany is ready to be ‘extremely helpful’ to Cameron -
World News US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for first time since 2006 It has been described as the most important Federal Reserve decision for a generation. As expected, the US central bank has decided to raise interest -
World News Patient plays saxophone while brain tumour removed Surgeons in Spain have become the first in Europe to successfully removed a brain tumour while the patient was conscious and playing a musical -
World News Clashes between Turkish forces and PKK in Cizre At least 8 killed in Cizre clashes -
Business Line Business Line: the Fed gets fed up with low interest rates, plus Apple's Samsung headache The Fed finally got fed up with low interest rates. As expected, the US Federal Reserve has decided to raise interest rates for the first time in -
World News Tornado hits Sydney Blown over Down Under -
Sport Indictments, extraditions, pleas of not guilty and protests - the FIFA drama continues The drama continues in what seems to be FIFA’s never-ending corruption saga. This week former FIFA vice president and ex-president of the South -
Spain Spain's political newcomers determined to overturn 'caste system' Ciudadanos (‘Citizens’), is one of Spain’s new parties that emerged from crisis. The second-largest group in Catalonia’s regional parliament after -
World News European Commission breached EU law over chemical rules The European Commission broke EU Law when it failed to set out the scientific criteria for defining harmful “endocrine disruptor chemicals” -
Italy Italy: 'Puppeteer' former Masonic lodge head Licio Gelli dies, 96 Liccio Gelli, the former head of Italy’s outlawed P2 Masonic lodge, has died, at the age of 96. Nicknamed ‘The Puppeteer’, he has been linked to some -
Belgium Salah Abdeslam: did the law allow him to escape? Did a legal loophole prevent Salah Abdeslam's arrest? -
Health Series Keeping the workplace healthy Company doctors have a new role looking out for early signs of chronic conditions such as diabetes and musculoskeletal disorders. -
USA Fans get first glimpse of Star Wars, The Force Awakens Fans dressed as stormtroopers and Darth Vader queued for hours as Star Wars, The Force Awakens, opened in Paris and several other European cities -
Europe News Tech firms set to face hefty fines under new EU data laws Big tech companies are set to face hefty fines in future if they misuse personal information – up to four percent of their revenues. The EU has -
Iraq Doha working with Iraq to secure release of 26 kidnapped Qataris The Foreign Ministry in Doha says it is working with Iraqi authorities to organise the release of twenty six of its citizens. Around a hundred -
Saudi Arabia Islamic Military Alliance: a bridge over troubled water -
World News EU plans for a new border and coastguard agency What is being proposed? The European Commission is proposing to establish a new border and coastguard agency that would have a wider mandate and more -
Syria Doctor on life in Raqqa and leaving his pregnant wife to escape to EU “I was a paediatric doctor in Syria, married with two children. We lived in Raqqa, now known as the stronghold of ISIL. I ran a private clinic in a -
Iraq US Defence Secretary seeks support against ISIL Meeting Iraqi PM Seeking support for fight against ISIL Elite troops already sent to Iraq, Syria Washington offering helicopters for Ramadi The -
Europe News British PM set for summit showdown over EU reform demands EU leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday and Friday for their final summit of the year – and Britain’s push for EU reform is set to be high on the -
Economy US Congress leaders agree to end 40-year oil export ban US Congressional leaders have agreed to lift the country’s 40-year-old ban on oil exports, a historic action reflecting the impact of a boom in -
Turkey EU opens school for Syrian refugee children in Turkey Now in its fifth year, the conflict in Syria has become the worst humanitarian crisis since the Second World War, aid agencies report. According to -
Business Series Luxury group Prada's profits hit by Chinese slowdown The Italian luxury goods maker Prada has reported a drop in profits of 38 percent in just one quarter. It’s been hit hard by falling sales in Greater -
Economy Markets positive ahead of US Fed's crucial interest rates decision Markets have been positive in the run-up to the long-awaited interest rate decision by the US Federal Reserve. The US central bank is widely tipped -
Africanews Thousands of South Africans join nationwide march against Zuma Thousands of South Africans nationwide join the #ZumaMustFall marches on Wednesday calling for the removal of South Africa's president Jacob Zuma from office. -
Europe News Sakharov Prize an 'historic moment' for jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi Jailed Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi has been officially awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. Collecting the European Parliament -
World News China takes centre stage in global internet debate Beijing defends "internet sovereignty" -
Culture news Cirque to Soleil brings 'Cabinet' of mystery and transformation to LA Cirque de Soleil’s spectacular show ‘Kurios-Cabinet of Curiosities’ draws a rapt crowd for a performance at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Close -
USA Why a Federal Reserve interest rate hike matters -
World News The US Republican debate - blow-by-blow Republican presidential rivals spar in Vegas -
World News The 'confiscated' luxury villa rented out on Airbnb.com that exposes EU weakness over criminals' assets A luxury French villa rented by its owner eight years after being “confiscated” by the state illustrates Europe’s failure to manage efficiently -
Colombia Colombia deal with FARC brings peace agreement closer Colombia is a step closer to reaching a final peace agreement with the country’s militants. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has -
No Comment Australia: Santa surfers! A group of 320 surfers in Sydney, all dressed up in Santa costumes, set a new Guinness World Record for the largest surf lesson. -
Pakistan Peshawar school massacre anniversary marked One year after Pakistan’s worst militant attack, families of children killed or wounded in the Peshawar school massacre say the local government has -
World News 60-year-old pastor gets hard labour for life in North Korea North Korea’s highest court has sentenced a South Korea-born Canadian pastor to hard labour for life for subversion, China’s official news agency -
USA How the Republican candidates scored in Las Vegas debate -
Lithuania Lithuania welcomes its first refugees under EU relocation plan Lithuania has received its first asylum-seekers under a European Union plan to relocate some of the hundreds of thousands of refugees who have -
United Kingdom Britain's Prince Charles gets copies of cabinet papers Britain’s Prince Charles has been receiving copies of confidential cabinet papers for decades. The news has come to light after a freedom of -
Serbia UN judge orders retrial of two Milosevic allies United Nations judges have ordered a retrial for two former allies of the late Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic. Jovica Stanisic and Franko -
Russia Britain salutes its space hero A Soyuz space craft has successfully docked with the International Space Station. There was a slight delay due to a failure with the automatic -
Greece Greece approves latest reform bill in exchange for 1 bn euros Greece’s leftist-led government has survived another parliamentary vote on a reform bill demanded by the country’s international lenders. In return -
Colombia Colombian government and FARC rebels sign agreement Representatives of the Colombian government and the leftist FARC rebels have signed an agreement which could put peace talks back on track to end the