29 January 2016 | Euronews
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Brazil Race to find vaccine, as mosquito-born Zika virus grips Americas The race is on to find a vaccine, as the mosquito-born Zika virus takes hold in the Americas. It is being linked to severe birth defects. Around -
World News Iranian drone takes "precise" photos as it flies over US aircraft carrier An unarmed Iranian drone has flown directly over a US aircraft carrier operating in international waters and taken “precise” photos, according to -
Sport European Handball Championships: Germany to face Spain in final Kai Hafner scored six seconds from the end of extra time to put Germany through to the final of the European Handball Championships at the expense of -
World News Brazil: Lula and wife called to testify Prosecutors investigating allegations of money-laundering involving state-run oil company, Petrobras. -
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Sport Transfer ban for Real and Atletico Madrid suspended Real Madrid and their neighbours Atletico Madrid have had their bans on signing new players for the next two transfer windows suspended pending the -
Switzerland Key opposition group says will join peace talks on Syria After a shaky start to the Geneva peace talks on Syria, a key opposition group says it will now join the negotiations from Sunday, January 31. -
Italy Caught in a cave: two of Italy's most-wanted men arrested 'Ndrangheta bosses nabbed living in a bunker under a field in Reggio Calabria -
Portugal Public sector workers put Portugal's leftist coalition under pressure Portugal’s new Socialist-led coalition government is facing its first test; a strike by around half of the country’s 600,000 civil servants. Courts -
China Four Chinese miners rescued after 36 days underground In China, four miners are rescued after 36 days underground. The search goes on for 13 people still missing. -
World News Myanmar's Suu Kyi readies for power as her party comes to parliament They are doctors, poets, teachers, farmers, fishermen. Many are new to politics, and had to receive intensive instruction in law and constitutional -
World News Germany: hand grenade thrown at asylum centre The German government pledges action as the number of attacks soars -
World News Germany gets ready for carnival season with stiffer security Carnival season is about to kick off in Germany, a week-long festive binge to dispel the chills of winter, but this year preparations are tinged by -
Economy US economy slows in Q4, GDP at 0.7% and 2.4% for all of 2015 US economic growth slowed final part of 2015 as consumers cut back and exports were hit by the strength of the dollar and weak demand worldwide. -
Sport Former Man Utd skipper Vidic retires Former Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic announced his retirement from football on Friday, saying that injuries had taken their toll. The -
Switzerland Hopes low for progress at Syria peace talks Round three of UN-brokered peace talks on Syria begins, but so far only the government has turned out to negotiate. -
Europe News UK's Cameron cool on EU's reform offer A sight of a Union Jack flying in Brussels might be a less regular event if the British Prime Minister’s EU reform drive doesn’t go his way -
Business Series Pressure mounts on Google over controversial UK tax deal British cabinet minister Patrick McLoughlin is the latest politician to join the chorus of concern over Google's controversial tax payments agreement with the UK tax authorities. -
My Europe Series The U.S. presidential election explained This week on UTalk, Chris in London asks: “How is the U.S. president elected?” Euronews’ correspondent in Washington D.C., Stefan Grobe, walks us -
France Stricken timber freighter drifts towards French coast French coastguards are scratching their heads as to how to prevent a freighter loaded with timber from Gabon from wrecking itself on the Atlantic -
World News Cinema bids farewell to new wave maestro Jacques Rivette, 87 The last of the great French film directors of the New Wave, Jacques Rivette, has died aged 87 after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for several -
World News Europol launches new website, highlights "57 Most Wanted" list Europol has unveiled its new website, Europe’s top cops giving a list of Europe’s 57 most wanted a high profile. Top of the list is Frenchman Salah -
Central African Republic CAR: UN says it has heard fresh allegations of abuse by foreign soldiers EUFOR Peacekeepers from Georgia, France and a third unnamed EU country involved. -
Economy French economy at walking pace as Spain sprints ahead French growth was 1.1 percent year-on-year in 2015 while Spain managed 3.2 percent growth. -
World Europe rolls out the red carpet for Iran's Rouhani In this week’s Perspectives we look at reports on the first visit to Europe by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani after the lifting of international -
USA The US presidential primaries explained How is the President of the USA elected? The election of the President of the United States is not a direct, national election, but an indirect vote -
Cinema "Theeb" a story of survival in the Jordanian desert The first feature film by Naji Abu Nowar is an adventure film. It is a story of revenge and survival in the Jordanian desert. The action revolves -
China Chinese miner rescued after 36 days underground The first of a group of four miners trapped underground for 36 days in China has been rescued, the BBC reports, citing state media. The miners were -
My Europe Series Europe Weekly: Greece under pressure over refugees In this edition of Europe Weekly: EU officials accuse Greece of failing to control their borders; Denmark passes a new law that allows valuables to -
Culture news An old hymn book inspired the title for indie rock band Bloc Party's new album Indie rock band “Bloc Party” has released a new album. Their debut album came out 11 years ago and was met with critical acclaim. It reached number -
Cinema Natalie Portman gets tough in 'Jane got a gun' Natalie Portman stars in 'Jane got a Gun' - a western about a woman who has to defend her home -
Business Series Cost finally takes the Land Rover Defender off the road The last classic Land Rover Defender has rolled off the production line at the Solihull factory in central England, nearly 70 years after it debuted. -
World News And also...the end of the line for the legendary Land Rover Defender, and the curious tale of the bull and the baby Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the -
Economy Economists sceptical as Bank of Japan surprises with negative interest rates The Bank of Japan tries to overcome deflation and stimulate the economy by forcing banks to pay interest on money they have on deposit with the central bank. -
My Europe Series The women who knew too much: the price to pay for whistleblowers “The woman who really knew too much” is how Stephanie Gibaud has described herself. It’s also the title of a book published last year by the former -
Italy Europe's far-right parties rally in Milan Billed as the first congress of the Europe of Nations and Freedom Group -
No Comment A protest in Femen way A topless activist from the international women’s rights movement Femen hung from a bridge in Paris on Thursday (January 28), in protest over Iranian -
No Comment Ice rink for cars A cold snap in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku left car brakes useless and wheels spinning as drivers tried to navigate a junction. Amazingly there were no -
Spain Court stuns Spain by demanding Princess Cristina face trial Spain’s Princess Cristina is to be the first ever member of the Spanish royals to go on trial after a court sensationally ruled she would have to -
World News "Explosive" risk of baby-crippling Zika virus spreading says WHO The World Health Organisation is sounding the alarm, belatedly say its critics, about what it says is an “explosive” threat of the incurable Zika -
Culture news A life-sized Sylvester Stallone in latex From Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger to Star Wars’ Yoda and Darth Vader, Walter Huaman’s life-size sculptures of famous movie characters -
Myanmar Myanmar generals hand over power to Suu Kyi's NLD Myanmar’s election-winning party, the National League for Democracy, is preparing to form a government and take charge of the country. The party’s -
USA Trump boycotts Fox news debate but still takes centre stage in presidential race Presidential hopeful Donald Trump may have been absent from the Republican debate in Iowa on the Fox News channel on Thursday but that didn’t stop -
USA Analysis: Republican candidates try to escape Trump's shadow -
Syria Emotional plea from UN on eve of Syria talks The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has made a plea to all parties to bring a peaceful resolution to the five-year -
USA Challenger disaster: space crew remembered 30 years on Hundreds have gathered at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida to remember the victims of the Challenger shuttle disaster, 30 years on. Six -
Hungary Hungarian court acquits managers over deadly alumina reservoir spill Fifteen people tried in connection with a toxic spill from an alumina reservoir in western Hungary in 2010 have been acquitted. Ten people were -
Italy Migrant influx will 'impoverish European nations,' Le Pen tells far-right convention The leader of the French National Front, Marine Le Pen, has headlined a convention of European far-right parties in Milan. It comes just weeks after -
Germany Germany agrees new measures to stem flow of migrants More than a million migrants arrived in Germany last year – and now Berlin is making moves to stem the flow. New measures agreed include a two-year -
Ethiopia Plea for cash as Ethiopia battles one of its worst droughts in decades More than 450 million euros needs to be raised by the end of next month to help Ethiopia through critical food shortages. That is the warning from -
USA 'Blonde bimbo' Barbie blossoms into 21st century woman A major makeover for Barbie: the blonde bombshell is transformed into models its creators say are more relevant to the 21st century.