2016-01-23

France

Jeremy Corbyn labels conditions at France's refugee camps 'a disgrace'

Leader of the UK’s Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn has labelled the conditions at refugee camps in northern France “a disgrace.” His first trip abroad as

23/01/2016

Sport

Lindsey Vonn breaks Annemarie Moser-Proell's record in Cortina

America’s Lindsey Vonn broke Annemarie Moser-Proell’s record for most World Cup downhill victories with her 37th win in Cortina on Saturday. The

23/01/2016

Poland

Poles protest against government surveillance plans

Thousands of demonstrators took the streets across Poland on Saturday to protest against a government plan to increase surveillance powers. Critics

23/01/2016

World

Collective responsibility key to addressing refugee crisis, says Swedish prime minister

Kjell Stefan Lofven has been the Prime Minister of Sweden since 2014 and the leader of the Social Democrats in the country since 2012. In this wide

23/01/2016

World News

Former NYC mayor Bloomberg 'to enter presidential race as independent'

Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, has told his aides to draw up plans for an independent campaign for the

23/01/2016

World News

US prepared for military solution to ISIL

Vice President Joe Biden says the US is prepared for a military solution if no political settlement can be found to the ISIL problem. He was talking

23/01/2016

Greece

A hard-right turn for Greece's radical left?

After one year power the authority of Greece's leftist Syriza party is being challenged by both the conservative opposition and its own voters.

23/01/2016

Sport

Menezes strikes gold as Pareto crumbles in Cuba

Pedro Lasuén, euronews: “The Havana Grand Prix marks the halfway point between the Tokyo and Paris Grand Slams and is also an event which athletes

23/01/2016

Venezuela

Venezuela: Congress kicks out Maduro's 'economic emergency' decree

Venezuela’s Congress has rejected President Nicolas Maduro’s decree requesting emergency powers to address the nation’s worsening recession. The

23/01/2016

Spain

Spain: political deadlock continues after latest Rajoy move

Acting Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy still believes a grand coalition between his People’s Party, the socialists and the smaller Ciudadanos

23/01/2016

USA

Monster snowstorm brings death and disruption to the US east coast

A huge blizzard is causing chaos to parts of the United States and it is due to continue all weekend. Blanketed in snow, The White House has never

23/01/2016

World News

China hails a "new season" in relations with Iran

Chinese president Xi Jinping has become the first leader to visit Iran since international sanctions were lifted a week ago under a deal limiting

23/01/2016

Focus

Davos: Kazakhstan seeks slice of new industrial age

As world economies struggle with global growth challenges, the Davos forum is a chance to share ideas and solutions. Amid plunging oil prices

23/01/2016

Greece

Going nowhere: Refugees stuck at Greece-Macedonian border

Hundreds of migrants and refugees remain stranded between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia with intermittent border closures and

23/01/2016

United Kingdom

UK: Google pays back tax millions but critics lash out

Internet giant Google has agreed to pay a decade’s worth of back taxes in Britain, amid claims that it and other multinationals have been avoiding

23/01/2016

World News

Oscar Academy makes reforms amid diversity row

Faced with big name boycotts over a lack of diversity in nominations, the Academy behind the Oscars has pledged to double its membership of women and

23/01/2016

Tunisia

Tunisia: President warns ISIL could exploit unrest over unemployment

As protests over youth unemployment spread in Tunisia, the country’s President Beji Caid Essebsi has warned that unrest could be exploited by the

23/01/2016

World News

Haiti polls postponed for third time amid unrest

Haiti has postponed its presidential election – again – amid scenes of unrest in the capital, Port-au-Prince. Anger has erupted amid claims the

23/01/2016

USA

'Life-threatening blizzard' sweeps across US east coast

It’s being described as a blizzard of epic proportions. Snowstorm Jonas is sweeping across the east coast of the United States, carrying with it

23/01/2016

Canada

Canada school shooting: four people dead, male suspect in custody

Several people are dead and a male suspect has been taken into custody following a shooting at a school in La Roche, Canada.

23/01/2016

Turkey

US: Joe Biden slams Turkey for 'poor example' of freedom of expression

US Vice President Joe Biden has criticised Turkey for “setting a poor example” in the region concerning freedom of expression. The damning comments

23/01/2016