31 December 2015 | Euronews
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World News Angela Merkel outlines the challenges the migrant crisis will bring in 2016 Thousands of migrants and refugees have been streaming into the Presevo reception centre in southern Serbia. There to greet them activists from the -
Cuba Cubans mark Revolution anniversary, as world celebrates new year As the world celebrates the start of a new year, Cubans are also marking the 57th anniversary of the Revolution. The past twelve months have been -
United Arab Emirates Dubai: more than a dozen injured in massive skyscraper fire A massive fire has broken out in a high-rise apartment building and hotel in central Dubai, close to the world’s highest skyscraper, the Burj -
World News Towering inferno: fatal fire engulfs luxury hotel and apartment block in Dubai A massive fire has broken out in a high-rise apartment building and hotel in central Dubai, close to the world’s highest skyscraper the Burj -
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World News Riot police fire water cannon on protesters in Diyarbakir In Diyarbakir in the south east of Turkey, Kurds angry at the ongoing government military operations and curfew in the region took to the streets -
Sport Ullevalseter continues to set the pace in Africa Eco Race Defending bikes champion Pal Anders Ullevalseter continued his perfect start to the Africa Eco Race. The Norwegian backed up his stage two victory by -
United Arab Emirates Huge fire engulfs Dubai hotel ahead of New Year's Eve fireworks display A huge fire has engulfed a high-rise building in central Dubai close to the world’s tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa It’s reported burning debris -
World News First celebrations as the world welcomes in 2016 They always do it in style Down Under. And this New Year’s Eve was no exception with Sydney Harbour lit up by a huge fireworks extravaganza -
Croatia New Year at noon in Fuzine Croatia Never mind the countdown to midnight to usher in the New Year the Croatian town of Fuzine has a head start. The residents of the town celebrate the -
World News Amazon donates proceeds from Pegida song to refugee charity Online retailer Amazon said it will donate the proceeds from a Christmas song released by German far-right group Pegida to a refugee charity. The -
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Turkey [Photo gallery] Istanbul under a blanket of snow Hundreds of flights have been cancelled at Istanbul’s two international airports as the city lies under a blanket of snow. Schools in Istanbul have -
Italy Italian authorities crackdown on illegal firecrackers Police in Italy have seized several tonnes of illegal fireworks. In Caserta authorities confiscated a firework called ‘Bomb Paris,’ containing 10kg -
World News Which country will supply Crimea with electricity - Russian President Vladimir Putin orders an opinion poll At least a quarter of the power on the contested peninsula of Crimea was lost on Wednesday night. The lights went out after Ukraine halted supplies -
Sport Biwott and Ayalew win Saint Silvester Road Race Some 30 thousand athletes from 42 different countries gathered in Sao Paolo on Thursday to take part in the 91st edition of the Saint Silvester Road -
United Kingdom Storm Frank claims first victim in Scotland with more rains due on New Year's Day Swathes of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England remain on flood alert after Storm Frank wreaked havoc causing businesses to -
No Comment Guinea celebrates end of ebola Guinea holds a concert to mark the end of Ebola in its country after it was declared Ebola-free by the WHO. -
Belgium Belgium: More arrests in alleged New Year's Eve terror plot A court in Brussels has ruled that two Belgian nationals arrested earlier this week on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in the city on New -
Syria ISIL claims fatal bomb attacks in Kurdish area of Syria ISIL has claimed responsibility for bomb attacks on three restaurants in a predominately Kurdish area in northeast Syria, close to the Turkish -
Bangladesh Killers of Bangladesh blogger are given death penalty Two former students were sentenced to death in Bangladesh on Thursday for the murder of a secular blogger in 2013. Only one of the pair was present -
No Comment Fireworks light up New Zealand's New Year celebrations New Zealand was the world’s first country to celebrate the New Year. The laser animation show was beamed from the tops of buildings onto Auckland’s -
Sport FIFA scandal: Swiss bank documents handed over to US Justice department Bank account documents that were allegedly used for bribes connected with FIFA’s ongoing corruption scandal have been handed over to the US Justice -
World News What’s happening this year 2016 -
Netherlands New year, new border for Belgium and the Netherlands With the new year comes new territory for Belgium and the Netherlands. They have agreed on a friendly exchange of land, which will slightly alter the -
India New Delhi moves to tackle choking pollution In what has been dubbed the world’s most polluted city, the message seems to be enough is enough. Moves to tackle toxic smog in New Delhi include -
World News French bumper stickers target those who park badly -
World News Europe's New Year's Eve security: what's going on and where In the light of recent terror attacks, extra security measures have been put into place across Europe as cities gear up to celebrate the start of -
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 -
World News Russia: ISIL says it was behind deadly Dagestan shooting ISIL says it was behind a gun attack at an historic fortress in southern Russia that left one person dead and 11 others injured. A group of -
Turkey Turkey: civilians feel strain of government push to wipe out PKK From town to bloody battlefield, Cizre is one of dozens of areas affected by the fighting in Turkey’s restive southeast. Hundreds of thousands of -
USA Rahm announces new measures in Chicago police shakeup The increasingly-under-pressure mayor of Chicago Rahm Emmanuel has announced a raft of new measures he hopes will address public concerns about the -
Nigeria Nigeria's president offers to negotiate schoolgirls' release Nigeria’s new president says the government is prepared to negotiate with the Islamist militant group Boko Haram “without preconditions” to secure -
Turkey Is Turkey set for constitutional reform? Turkey’s ruling AK party and the main opposition CHP have agreed to restart efforts at constitutional reform. A similar cross-party initiative -
Canada Air Canada plane makes emergency landing after turbulence injuries An Air Canada Shanghai to Toronto flight had to make a stop in Calgary after several passengers were injured in extreme turbulence. Twenty-one -
Syria Syrian army turns its attention to the south in major offensive Backed by Russian air support the Syrian army has launched its first offensive in the south of the country since September, when Russia entered the -
Poland EU accuses Poland's Law and Justice of media grab The European Commission has sent letters to the Polish Justice and Foreign ministers asking for explanations about a new media law. The new Law and -
World News Ukraine crisis: Minsk peace deal extended into new year The Minsk peace accord on Ukraine has been extended into 2016. The Kremlin says it was agreed following a phone call between the leaders of Russia