15 January 2016 | Euronews
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Indonesia Indonesia beefs up police presence after Jakarta blasts The president of Indonesia Joko Widodo has ordered more police at hotels, airports, shopping centres across the country after Thursday’s (January 14) -
World News European and US stocks pummelled The Dow Jones was down by 2.6 percent at the close of Wall Street on Friday after European shares fell to their lowest since December 2014. Nervous -
Burkina Faso Security forces in Burkina Faso storm hotel to free hostages taken by suspected Islamic militants - reports of 20 dead Security forces in the West African country of Burkina Faso have launched an assault on a hotel in the capital where a number of hostages were being -
Sport Dakar Rally: Price and Peterhansel close in on Dakar titles Helder Rodriguez won the penultimate stage of the Dakar Rally on Friday for his first victory in the 38th edition of race. The Portuguese Yamaha -
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USA US presidential race - will 2016 be the Snapchat election? American political campaigns have come a long way since a certain Barack Obama was successfully able to mobilize the grassroots votes through social -
Germany "Refugees, welcome" spirit wanes after Cologne attacks Public support for Angela Merkel and her open arms policy has dropped in the wake of the Cologne sex attacks that were blamed on migrants. -
Burundi UN documents sexual violence from security forces in Burundi The United Nations says security forces in the East African nation of Burundi have been gang raping women during searches of homes. Burundi has a -
France French drug trial disaster: one man brain dead, five in hospital One person is brain dead and five others are in a serious condition in France after a clinical trial went terribly wrong. -
Republic of North Macedonia Macedonian PM quits to pave way for early polls Amid months of political turmoil in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has submitted his resignation to -
Business Series Volkswagen's market share declines for the first time in eight years Another blow for Volkswagen. The German carmaker has seen its market share decline for the first time in eight years. It comes in the wake of the -
United Kingdom Briton Tim Peake's historic ISS spacewalk is cut short Tim Peake has become the first astronaut representing Britain to walk in space. But the ex-army major’s trip outside the International Space Station -
Syria Russia airdrops 22 tonnes of aid around Syrian town of Deir al-Zor Russia has launched a humanitarian operation in Syria. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human rights said a Russian cargo plane accompanied -
Sport Skiing: Jansrud continues Norway's fine season with Wengen combined win Norwegian skiers continue to shine in this season of the Alpine skiing World Cup. Kjetil Jansrud celebrated his second win of the campaign on Friday -
Sport The first F1 showrun at an Alpine peak In the build-up to the legendary Hahnenkamm ski races in Kitzbuhel, Austria, 18-year-old Max Verstappen got behind the wheel of a Red Bull Racing -
Turkey Turkey's twin fight against ISIL and the PKK Last Tuesday’s deadly terrorist attack in Sulthanahmet in Istanbul could amplify alarm within the Turkish government, which currently faces two -
Economy Russian government to decide where to cut spending after oil price fall Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev has ordered the government to decide where spending can be significantly cut. This year’s federal budget was drawn up -
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Turkey Turkey detains academics over critical petition Turkish police have arrested at least 14 academics over a petition criticising a military crackdown on Kurdish activists. -
Sierra Leone Ebola is back after West Africa declared Ebola-free A aid agency report says a woman who died of Ebola in Sierra Leone this week has potentially exposed at least twenty-seven other people to the virus -
Economy BHP Billiton writes down US shale assets of 7.2 billion dollars BHP Billiton has written down the value of its US shale assets by 7.2 billion dollars – around seven billion euros due to the dramatic fall in oil -
My Europe Series Europe Weekly: Poland under fire over media laws In this edition of Europe Weekly: Poland is under fire for new media laws that have been described as an attack on the freedom of the press; the -
Culture news Will.i.am: 'Education is the best gun control' Euronews recently caught up with seven-time Grammy award laureate Will.i.am as he performed in the French city of Lyon. The co-founder and frontman -
World Cologne fears undermine refugee security in Germany The fallout after New Year’s Eve in Cologne, Germany continues. People’s fear creates a political predicament for the authorities, concerned over -
World News And also... Pistorius photo gaffe; Pastafarianism; take your own mug shot Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which may not have reached the -
France Botched drug trial leaves six in serious condition in France One person is in a coma and five others are in a serious condition in France after taking part in a drugs trial that went wrong. The trial took place -
USA US: Trump and Cruz trade blows in feisty Republican debate The gloves are off in the Republican race and frontrunner Donald Trump was at the forefront of feisty exchanges in Thursday’s latest debate to pick a -
Europe News Syrian negotiator still waiting for Geneva talks invitation The group representing the Syrian opposition is still waiting for an invitation to planned peace talks in Geneva later this month, its chief -
Economy Oil price dips below the 30 dollar mark with Iran poised to crank up exports Oil has dipped below the 30 dollar a barrel price. That represented a drop of 4.5 percent which means it has tumbled a massive 70 percent in the past -
Europe News Don't blame us for refugee policy failure, says EU's Juncker EU governments have failed to deliver on the promises they made to tackle Europe’s refugee crisis, the head of the European Commission said on -
Somalia Al-Shabaab militants claim to have killed 61 Kenyan soldiers in Somalia Al-Shabaab militants claim to have killed 61 Kenyan soldiers in an assault on an African Union military base in south-west Somalia. The Islamist -
No Comment Images released of Iranian capture of US sailors Iran’s state broadcaster, IRIB, has released photos and videos of the January 12 capture of ten US Navy sailors in Iranian waters. The sailors, in -
No Comment Koala bears one cub, adopts two A koala at the Australian Reptile Park in Central Coast, New South Wales, adopted two cubs on Friday (January 15), despite having her own cub to look -
Somalia Al-Shabaab militants claim to have killed 61 Kenyan soldiers in Somalia -
Canada Condolences from Canada PM after death of Celine Dion's husband René Angélil Tributes are being paid to René Angélil, the husband and ex-manager of Canadian singing star Celine Dion, who has died aged 73 after a long battle -
World News World stocks set for third week of losses as oil falls back below $30 Concerns about global growth are alive and kicking. Commodity currencies took a beating on Friday (January 15) as oil prices fell back below 30 -
Cinema "Mountains may depart" asks where is China going? This week’s Cinema Box contains Jia Zhangke’s latest movie. “Mountains may depart”, which manages to be an intimate yet powerful portrayal of -
Cinema Son of Saul goes for Oscar glory Hungary has only ever once won an Oscar in 1981 when István Szabó‘s “Mephisto” triumphed as Best Foreign Language movie. This year it may have its -
Switzerland Switzerland 'seizes assets from migrants' to cover costs Migrants bound for Switzerland may be in for an unfortunate surprise. Local broadcaster SRF says that those crossing the border must surrender to the -
My Europe Series The forgotten victims of Syria: foreign fighters' mothers speak out Across Europe families are struggling to come to terms with losing sons and daughters to the war in Syria. Under suspicion as terrorists themselves, until now they have had little support or recogniti -
France Safety on the slopes: skiiers taught avalanche awareness The deadly avalanche in the French Alps (January 13), which has claimed the lives of three people, is a reminder of how dangerous the mountains can -
Brazil Dozens hospitalised after chemical explosion of toxic gas at Brazilian port Dozens are hospitalised, a terminal closed and homes evacuated, following a huge chemical explosion at Brazil's biggest port. -
Culture news Leibovitz women's portraits to tour the world Her latest exhibition in London comes fifteen years after an initial show of portraits of some of the world’s most famous women. This time round -
Cinema Battle of Benghazi film hits silver screen ‘13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi’ is based on the true story of six members of a security team who fought to defend the American diplomatic -
USA Trump-Cruz vendetta at centre stage in aggressive Republican debate -
My Europe Series Owning a gun in the EU This week U-talk fields a question from Thomas in Paris : “How does the European Union currently regulate the private purchase and ownership of -
Indonesia Three arrested in hunt for Jakarta attackers Anti-terrorism police in Indonesia have made three arrests after the attack in the capital Jakarta on Thursday that left seven people dead including -
Spain Spain demands jail sentence for former IMF chief Spain’s public prosecutor is requesting a four-and-a-half year jail sentence for banker Rodrigo Rato, the former IMF chief who is being investigated -
World News Celine Dion's husband dies of cancer The husband of Celine Dion has died of cancer aged 73. Rene Angelil passed away this morning at his home in Las Vegas after a long and courageous -
Guatemala New president takes oath in Guatemala Jimmy Morales has been sworn in as Guatemala’s new president before the country’s Congress. In his first speech to the nation the 46 year-old former -
Russia Ukraine pushing for return of Crimea Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he is seeking help from the EU and the US in securing the return of Crimea to Ukrainian sovereignty. The