21 December 2015 | Euronews
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World News Germany steps up deportation of failed asylum seekers Two migrants lost their lives on Monday in when a boat carrying more than a hundred people ran into trouble in the Mediterranean. They had been -
Spain Rajoy claims mandate to start talks on forming new Spanish government The People's Party won the most votes but not an absolute majority and will find it hard to cobble together a government -
World News Belgian citizens leave Burundi amid upsurge in violence People are leaving Burundi, amid an upsurge in violence there – with some touching down at Brussels airport. It comes after Belgium, Burundi’s -
Sport Jansrud wins inaugural Parallel Giant Slalom Kjetil Jansrud won the Alpine skiing world cup’s inaugural Parallel Giant Slalom race on Monday to cap off Norway’s strong showing in Alta Badia -
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Switzerland Blatter and Platini launch an appeal against their eight-year bans from football The FIFA President and head of UEFA were also fined for ethics violations -
Germany Celebrating Star Wars in a galaxy not so far away -
Economy Spanish shares hit by inconclusive election outcome The inconclusive Spanish election result hit the market in Madrid, where stocks hit their lowest levels in three months and government bonds rose -
World News FIFA-gate: Platini is 'biggest loser,' says analyst The banning of Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini has rocked the world of football. They have been found guilty of breaching FIFA’s code of ethics over -
World News Spain: sailing in uncharted political waters "Historic compromises" ahead -
World News 'We thought we were in the clear' and other interesting Sepp Blatter quotes “Let the women play in more feminine clothes, like they do in volleyball. They could, for example, have tighter shorts.” Sepp Blatter’s statements -
Sport A Real hammering, a slip up at the San Siro and a French Euro '84 victory on home turf - all this and more in The Corner Real Madrid re-wrote the La Liga history books on matchday 16 against Rayo Vallecano. Not in 55 years has a team in the Spanish topflight scored 10 -
Economy Falling oil prices wreak havoc in Venezuela The tumbling oil price has had a catastrophic effect in Venezuela, which has the dubious privilege of having the world’s highest inflation. The value -
Russia Russia to hit Ukraine with food embargo over new free trade deal with EU Russia says a ban on Western food products will also apply to Ukraine from the start of next year when a free trade agreement comes into force -
Afghanistan Suicide bomber kills six NATO soldiers in Afghanistan Six NATO soldiers have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan. It happened near Bagram air base, as they patrolled with Afghan forces -
World News Burkina Faso: international arrest warrant issued against ex-president Blaise Compaore -
Sport FIFA - how the house of cards started to collapse The foundations at Fifa started to crumble back in May. The who’s who of the FIFA hierarchy had gathered in Zurich for the 65th annual congress and -
Poland Polish police seize biggest-ever haul of cocaine Worth 25 million euros -
France Man arrested over Air France bomb scare A man has been arrested after an Air France jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Kenya due to a bomb scare. The flight from Mauritius to -
World News Israel to deploy new missile interceptor "David's sling" in operation mid-2016 -
Russia SU-24 data recorders "unreadable" Inquiry could take a "long time" -
World Spain faces new era of political dialogue to avoid deadlock The PP won the Spanish election, but appears unable to form a majority government. For the first time since the restoration of democracy, no-one can. Could a "loser's coalition" take over, or will we -
Vatican Pope Francis pledges to cleanse spiritual 'diseases' during Curia speech Pope Francis is vowing to push ahead with moves to cleanse Church bureaucracy, amid scandals and charges of greed and corruption. It came during -
Economy Star Wars breaks box office receipts in first weekend The Force well-and-truly awakened box office tills at the weekend, as the latest Star Wars movie rang up record-breaking receipts. Figures for the -
Russia Cargo vehicle launches on a Soyuz rocket to the ISS An unpiloted version of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft known as the ISS Progress 62 cargo resupply vehicle blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in -
Business Series Toshiba warns of record 4-billion euro loss The cost of Toshiba’s accounting scandal continues to hit hard. The Japanese giant is to cut almost a third of its workforce in its consumer -
Belgium Brussels: five detained in probe linked to Paris attacks Five people have been detained in Brussels, as part of an investigation linked to last month’s Paris attacks. Two brothers and a friend were taken -
Economy Brent crude oil price falls to 11-year low Brent crude fell to its lowest price for more than 11 years on Monday, plunging to $36.05 a barrel before recovering slightly. It came as the global -
China Scores buried as mudslide engulfs buildings in China Desperate search in Shenzhen -
Series Macedonian Postcards: Ilinden monument (Makedonium) - Krusevo In this episode of Macedonian Postcards we're in the central town of Krusevo -
Real Economy Status check on #InvestEU one year in ‘Tis the season for reflection, so Real Economy host Maithreyi Seetharaman has returned to Brussels to sit down with European Commission Vice -
World News 2015: the year in photos As part of our review of the year Euronews’ editorial team have chosen 12 of the most powerful photographs from 2015. Aylan Kurdi: the boy whose -
Switzerland Football: Blatter and Platini get 8 year bans A "dramatic day" for world football -
Explore On the cultural heritage trail in Oman In this edition of Oman Life we continue our exploration of the country’s extraordinary cultural heritage by delving into Muscat, the melting pot -
Explore Traveller's diary: the magic of the cultural heritage Our third edition of “Oman Life” was dedicated to the country’s rich cultural heritage. One of the most iconic forts of the country was our starting -
USA Watch: Miss Universe stripped of crown on stage after error Miss Colombia, Miss Philippines, misinformed… Presenter Steve Harvey made the embarrassing mistake of announcing the wrong name as the winner of the -
World News Unusual Christmas trees The humble Christmas tree has a rich history, from the evergreen trees used to symbolise eternal life in Ancient Egypt to tree worship among pagan -
Switzerland Football: Blatter and Platini get 8 year bans Blatter to appeal suspension -
USA Deadly Las Vegas crash treated as "intentional," but not terrorism “The car was like a bowling ball and the human bodies were like pins” was the description one eyewitness gave after a motorist ploughed into a -
No Comment Spain takes Miss World crown Spain has won this year’s Miss World beauty contest which took place in the Chinese city of Sanya on Saturday. Mireia Lalaguna Royo’s victory was -
No Comment Homes flattened in Volgograd gas blast A gas explosion rips through an apartment block in the Russian city of Volgograd, injuring at least eight occupants. Ten people, including three -
Spain Spain decides: 'Together We Can' emerges as big winner in Catalonia There were cheers in Catalonia as the leftist coalition containing Pablo Iglesias’ Podemos party emerged as the region’s big election winner -
Cinema 'Jurassic' summer, but 'Star Wars' strikes back with record-breaking year-end: 2015 Box Office Review The ‘force’ with certainly ‘with us’ at the close of 2015, as Hollywood saved potentially the biggest, some would certainly say the best, for last -
USA The songs you couldn't miss this year As 2015 draws to a close, it's time to review the year's biggest music hits. -
Cinema Euronews Cinema Box: our favourite films of 2015 These are Euronews’ picks of the best films of 2015. Our selections include intimate works, comedies and politically-engaged movies from around the -
Syria Scores killed, over a hundred injured as air strikes target rebel-held city in northwest Syria Air strikes thought to have been carried out by Russia have reportedly killed scores of people and injured many more in the rebel-held city of Idlib -
Israel Israeli vice premier steps down over sex allegations Israeli Vice Premier, Silvan Shalom, has resigned after allegations that he sexually harassed a number of women during his career. Silvan Shalom -
Spain Mariano Rajoy faces tough negotiations to form a coalition government Mariano Rajoy’s Partido Popular may have come first in the voting but if he is to form a new government he may have to do it in a coalition with one -
Slovenia Slovenia rejects gay marriage People in Slovenia have voted against a law that would have allowed same-sex couples to get married and adopt children. Very disappointed that -
Russia Russia open to cooperation with Europe President Vladimir Putin says he is ready and willing to cooperate with Europe and other countries on matters of security, economy and politics. He -
World News Spain's future unclear as Rajoy loses majority The political duopoly that has ruled Spain for decades has been broken as new parties split the vote in the country’s general election. Although