22 December 2015 | Euronews
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France French police foil plot to attack police and soldiers in city of Orleans The interior minister says two young Frenchmen, believed to have been in contact with a third man in Syria, are being questioned -
World News Egyptian women demonstrate against violence Women in Cairo came out on Tuesday to protest an ongoing epidemic of violence against women. Their mouths taped shut, with cuts and bruises painted -
Sport Kristoffersen wins night slalom as Hirscher suffers near miss with drone Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway continued his fine form of late to win a World Cup night slalom race in Madonna Di Campiglio, Italy. The 21-year-old -
Yemen Saudi-led strikes in Yemen criticised by the UN for hitting civilian areas The comments came from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights at a session of the Security Council -
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India India toughens up rape laws for youths India’s upper house of parliament has passed a bill lowering the age at which youths can be tried for serious crimes. The law will allow those in -
USA Accused army deserter Bowe Bergdahl appears in court US army segeant Bowe Bergdahl, who has been charged with desertion, appeared before a court to ask for time on deciding whether a judge or a jury -
Turkey Alarm over Kurdish civilian casualties in operation Turkey says is targeting militants Tens of thousands have fled their homes in numerous locations where the operation is taking place -
Spain Getting lucky with El Gordo Spanish syndicate wins 'The Fat One' -
Czech Republic Greece recalls its Czech ambassador after Eurozone comments -
World News White Christmas cancelled due to warm weather No show for snow -
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian police arrest 11 with Islamic State links Police in Bosnia have detained 11 people suspected of links to the self-titled Islamic State group and militants fighting in Syria and Iraq -
Djibouti Police and protesters clash in Djibouti An opposition group in Djibouti claims that 19 were killed after a clash between police and revellers celebrating a religious festival turned -
Russia Police search offices of Putin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky Russian police have raided the offices of the pro-democracy movement founded by Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, less than two weeks after he was -
Germany Soul-searching in Germany over printing of new edition of Hitler's Mein Kampf A critical, annotated edition of Mein Kampf is coming out after its copyright held by the State of Bavaria expires -
Chad Africa: 'catastrophic' malnutrition amid Boko Haram violence Boko Haram’s violent militancy in Africa’s Lake Chad region has caused “catastrophic” levels of malnutrition, according to the World Food Programme -
Economy Business Year Review: tracking the global recovery Seven years after the crisis began, the global economy has taken decisive steps out of the dark. Just as the collapse hit countries in different -
Sport New 2020 Olympic Stadium design unveiled The New Stadium for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was unveiled this week as Japan continues its efforts to reduce ballooning costs to stage the -
World News France: security tightened at places of worship ahead of festive season Worshippers to be searched on entry Churches to open only one door Congregations asked to flag up “suspicious” behaviour France is tightening -
China Pu Zhiqiang: Chinese human rights lawyer gets suspended jail term Pu Zhiqiang, one of China’s most prominent human rights lawyers, escaped jail after he was convicted of “inciting racial hatred”. The conviction -
Greece Refugees v migrants: the desperate battle to stay in Europe Arriving at a gateway to Europe, boats packed with migrants and refugees continue to land on the shores of the Greek island of Lesbos. Almost -
Iraq Iraq army moves to oust ISIL militants from Ramadi The Iraqi army has begun a final offensive to retake Ramadi from the self-proclaimed Islamic State, according to state television and government -
World News Migrants: more than a million arrive in the EU Record number recorded by IOM -
Series Postcards from Lyon: The Confluence Museum The last in our series of Postcards from Lyon comes from one of the French city's newest landmarks -
Spain El Gordo: Spain goes crazy for "The Fat One" Lottery prize fund tops 2.24 billion euros -
World News Hello Kitty customers exposed to hacker attacks Hello Kitty may be cuddly on the outside, but it’s also been exposed as being vulnerable at its core. The brand’s online customers have been left -
World News Sangin: who is in control? Claim and counter-claim over strategic Afghan town and province -
Panama Panama: supreme court orders detention of ex-President Martinelli Panama’s Supreme Court has ordered the provisional detention of former president Ricardo Martinelli amid accusations he illegally spied on his -
Business Series After a volatile 2015, a look forward to 2016 On the season finale of Business Middle East we summarise a volatile year and discuss the 2016 forecast for global and MENA markets with Nour Eldeen -
No Comment Washing away the old year With just 10 days left in 2015, Japanese window cleaners plied their trade dressed in costumes representing the Chinese zodiac animals for this year -
China First body pulled from Shenzhen landslide, at least 81 still missing Rescuers at the site of the Shenzhen landslide have pulled out the first body from the rubble. Efforts are being focussed on six main search areas -
Lebanon Lebanon's growing garbage mountains The Lebanese cabinet met on Monday to discuss how to deal with huge garbage mountains that have accumulated in Beirut and Mount Lebanon. The crisis -
Greece State of Palestine passports for 2016 On a visit to Greece the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said his administration could start issuing passports under the ‘State of Palestine’ as -
USA SpaceX jubilant at success of re-usable rocket A rocket took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Monday and landed again ten minutes later – the first time such a feat has been achieved. The -
Brazil Brazil railway station blaze kills firefighter in Sao Paulo A firefighter died when a blaze destroyed a large part of Sao Paulo’s nineteenth century railway station on Monday. The building houses a museum -
Spain After the elections Spain gears up for El Gordo Organisers in Madrid on Monday night were putting the final touches to the preparations for the world’s richest lottery. Spain’s ‘El Gordo’ which -
Italy Traffic restrictions across northern Italy as pollution levels smash EU limits Cities across northern Italy are on high smog alert due to unseasonably mild temperatures and low rainfall. Traffic in Rome and other major -
World News Swedish railway operator suspends services to Denmark over controversial ID checks All public transport operators that bring people into Sweden are now required to check that passengers have a photo ID