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World News Rift deepens between Saudi Arabia and Iran Further demonstrations against Saudi Arabia have taken place in Iran as the diplomatic rift between the two regional rivals grows. Riyadh and Tehran -
Egypt Tourists injured in attack on Red Sea resort hotel in Egypt Two attackers armed with a gun, knife and suicide belt have launched an assault at the entrance to a popular hotel in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of -
Egypt Foreigners wounded in hotel gun attack in Egyptian resort town of Hurghada Three foreign tourists have been injured after a gunman opened fire at the entrance to a hotel in the Egyptian resort town of Hurghada. -
Sport Dakar Rally: Peterhansel wins stage to go top of general standings It was a double victory for Stephane Peterhansel in the Dakar Rally on Friday. Not only did the 11 times champion from France win stage six – a 542 -
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Sport Africa Eco Race: Ullevalseter and Gerard win stage 10 Pal Anders Ullevalseter’s domination of this year’s Africa Eco Race has been impressive and the Norwegian once again topped the motorcycle podium as -
Mexico Mexico recaptures notorious drug lord "El Chapo", six months after jail break Mexico says the operation was carried out with help from the US Drug Enforcement Administration and US Marshals -
Economy European shares fall at the end of a rough week for markets A day of mixed trading in the markets. European shares fell on Friday with lingering worries about China leaving the region’s stock markets with -
Israel Suspect in New Year's Day shooting rampage killed by police in Israel Arab citizen Nashat Melham was accused of killing three people, in an attack in which the motive remains unclear. -
Bulgaria Bulgaria: arrests made as 'money laundering plot' foiled A large-scale money laundering scheme has been busted in Plovdiv, according to Bulgarian officials. At least nine people have been arrested on -
Sport FIFA corruption scandal: CONMEBOL headquarters raided by Paraguayan state prosecutors The South American football confederation (CONMEBOL) headquarters have been raided by Paraguayan state prosecutors in connection with the US Justice -
World News How Making a Murderer has been making people mad SPOILER ALERT: this article contains details that may reveal the outcome of Making a Murderer. Eating and drinking have not been my only excesses -
Greece Brief scuffles as pensioners and workers march on Athens Brief scuffles occurred as hundreds of pensioners and workers marched on central Athens. They were rallying against plans to revamp the pension -
Portugal Portugal given back four public holidays Four public holidays have been reintroduced in Portugal, two years after they were axed in an austerity drive. The new Socialist government obtained -
Business Series Saudi Arabia confirms potential share sale of Aramco It’s been confirmed Saudi Arabia has been studying options and is considering a share sale of its oil company Saudi Aramco. If the move went ahead it -
Sport Foul-mouthed Suarez banned for two Spanish Cup matches Luis Suarez has found himself in familiar territory after being banned for two Spanish Cup matches. The 28-year old Uruguayan was banned for using -
Sport Aubameyang named African Footballer of the Year Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was named African Footballer of the Year ending Yaya Touré‘s four year stranglehold on the accolade. The -
Germany Mein Kampf returns: read-between-the-lines version Hitler’s opus ‘Mein Kampf’ is back in stores in Germany now for the first time since 1945, one of history’s most notorious works, republished with a -
Finland Finnish police tipped off about New Year harrassment by asylum seekers Police in Finland have announced that New Year celebrations in Helsinki were marred by “widespread sexual harrassment” as women were targeted by -
Business Planet The importance of Key Enabling Technologies for SMEs In this edition of Business Planet, we visit the University of Warwick in Coventry which has been helping the industrial SMEs to develop new products -
Sport Fire breaks out at Rio's Olympic Park A small fire broke out near the tennis venue inside Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Park on Thursday. The blaze inside a shipping container which held -
Germany Cologne violence: 31 suspects named, police chief 'suspended' The German Interior Ministry has identified 31 people suspected of playing a part in alleged incidents of theft and causing bodily harm in Cologne on -
United Kingdom Britain brings in one of the world's strictest guidelines on alcohol consumption Any level of alcohol is not safe, says the guidelines, and recommended levels have been drastically cut -
World News German media reports that the Cologne police chief has been suspended amid the controversy over sexual assaults on women on New Year's Eve -
World WISE Awards: Qatar maths and science push and Argentina Videobooks win praise Science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and education for people with disabilities regularly top the agenda of the World Innovation Summit -
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World News 'Carol,' 'Bridge of Spies' and 'The Revenant' in the box (office) seat for a Bafta The three films in the box office seat to win a Bafta award are ‘Carol,‘directed by Todd Haynes, ‘Bridge of Spies’ directed by Steven Spielberg and -
Economy Rise in US jobs - unemployment holds steady The first major piece of data on the US economic economic calender for 2016 has been released. In December non-farm payrolls grew 292,000 up from -
USA CES 2016 highlights From an alarm clock that wakes you up with smells, to an aging suit, a hair regrowth tool and, of course, driverless cars – the best of the CES show -
Culture news Blackstar: David Bowie's last hurrah The death of British music legend David Bowie comes just days after the release of his latest album, Blackstar to coincide with his birthday on -
Culture news Elvis alive and well in Parkes, Australia The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll is alive, well and in abundance in Australia. Hundreds of lookalikes boarded the Elvis Express in Sydney heading for the -
World France's year of terrorism, living with tears and fears French media paid homage to the people killed in last year’s terrorist attacks in Paris — at Charlie Hebdo and the kosher supermarket, as well as the -
Iraq Iraqi forces hold Ramadi as ISIL launch major counter attacks Iraqi forces continue to bolster their positions in Ramadi after reclaiming the shattered Iraqi city from ISIL on Monday. Terrified families emerge -
Business Series Boeing soars to record heights with deliveries Boeing flies into its centennial year with a record. The company delivered 762 airplanes in 2015, 39 more than the previous year and the most in the -
My Europe Series Europe Weekly: emergency talks over border controls and is 'Orbanism' spreading? In this edition of Europe Weekly, Sweden, Denmark and Germany attend emergency talks in Brussels over new border controls; police investigate New -
Business Series Tech giant Samsung profits forecast misses expectations Indications the tech industry could be in for a tough year. That’s one interpretation behind Samsung’s fourth quarter profits forecast. The company -
World News Paris attacks explosives may have been made in raided Brussels flat Explosives used in last November’s Paris attacks could have been made in an apartment in the Schaerbeek district of Brussels, Belgian investigators -
No Comment Impressive car accident in China Turning your car into a soft-top is easier than you might think. This driver in the city of Ningbo, east China was able to look on the bright side -
USA Gas leak near LA costing millions to put right A huge, ongoing natural gas leak in Porter Ranch, California, has pushed thousands to leave their homes and has cost SoCal Gas at least 50 million -
No Comment Young migrants attack Serbian border police... with snowballs! Children, said to be migrants mainly from Syria and Iraq, enjoyed a playful snowball fight with a Serbian police officer on Tuesday (January 5) in -
World News And also...puddle jumpers in the UK, a cricketing schoolboy stumps the global sport and one of our missiles is missing..in Cuba. Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams share a selection of local stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the -
France Paris: doubts over the identity of man shot outside police station Police are not sure if the man shot yesterday is a Moroccan or Tunisian national. He is said to have been wearing a fake suicide belt and wielding a machete. -
Sport Porto sack coach Lopetegui Porto have sacked manager Julen Lopetegui after one and a half seasons in charge. The decision to dismiss the 49-year old comes following a poor run -
Cinema 'The Revenant': DiCaprio in epic tale of survival and revenge Inspired by true events, ‘The Revenant’ captures one man’s epic adventure of survival and the extraordinary power of the human spirit. In an -
Cinema 'Virgin Mountain': tender and wickedly funny romcom from Iceland Welcome back to this new year’s very first edition of Cinema Box. Let’s start with a tender and wickedly funny romantic comedy from the land of ice -
China China: trading rallies after volatile start to 2016 Following a volatile first week of the year, the Shanghai Composite closed two percent higher on Friday (January 8). Trading in China’s markets has -
World News Bushfires destroy town in Western Australia Very little is left of Yarloop, south of Perth. Emergency services struggle to tackle the huge blaze which is spreading to other towns nearby. -
South Korea South Korea resumes propaganda broadcasts into the North Pyongyang deploys troops to the border region while the international community urges restraint. -
My Europe Series Tackling antiquities trafficking In this week’s Utalk, a question from Lesley in London: “How can looted antiquities from Iraq and Syria, for instance, still end up on the art market -
USA Los Angeles methane leak sickens local residents A state of emergency has been declared in California over a massive natural-gas leak that has been spewing fumes into a Los Angeles neighbourhood for -
World News Australian wildfires wipe out 95 homes Wildfires blazing out of control in Western Australia have destroyed around 95 homes and are threatening other communities, an emergency official -
World News Chavez portraits removal sparks Caracas protest Pro-government supporters in Venezuelan capital Caracas held an emotional rally in the Plaza Bolivar on Thursday (January 7). The crowd came out to -
Yemen Iran to complain to UN about 'damage' to embassy in Yemen -
World News Double suicide attacks kill more than 70 in Libya A car bomb in the Libyan oil port of Ras Lanuf has killed at least a dozen people and wounded more than forty others. Blazes continue at five oil -
Germany Growing fury in Germany over New Year's Eve assaults on women in Cologne The attacks have been linked to the controversy over refugees after police said the attackers appeared to be foreigners