5 February 2016 | Euronews
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Syria Diplomatic row at the UN highlights the difficulties for peace in Syria As thousands flee the intense fighting around the Syrian city of Aleppo. -
World News Fresh fears about Zika virus after three deaths in Colombia Three people with the Zika virus have died in Colombia, after developing a rare nerve disorder. Colombia’s health minister believes there could be a -
USA Fatal crane collapse in New York City A massive crane has collapsed in New York City killing one person and injuring three others. -
Taiwan Ten-day-old baby among dead after powerful quake hits southern Taiwan A powerful earthquake has toppled a 17-storey apartment block in southern Taiwan, killing at least two people - including a 10-day old girl. -
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Vatican Catholic Saint Padre Pio's remains begin journey to the Vatican The partially-reconstructed remains of Padre Pio have begun an overland journey to the Vatican at the request of the Pope. He died in 1968 and was -
Ireland Gunmen shoot dead 1, injure 2, at Dublin boxing event One person has been killed and two others injured after gunmen wearing disguises burst into a Dublin hotel. They opened fire on boxing fans attending -
USA Twitter suspends over 125,000 accounts for "promoting terrorist acts" -
Germany One of world's biggest container ships stranded on German river Crews are attempting to pump hundreds of cubic metres of heavy fuel oil from one of the world’s biggest container ships. The CSCL Indian Ocean is -
Sport France and Italy kick-start up Six Nations in Paris The 17th edition of the Six Nations begins on Saturday with France and Italy opening up proceedings in the first game on Saturday in Paris. New -
Zimbabwe State of disaster declared in drought-ridden Zimbabwe A severe drought has hit Zimbabwe, leading President Robert Mugabe to declare a state of disaster in most rural parts of the country. The government -
Denmark Cameron wins Polish and Danish backing on EU renegotiation British Prime Minister David Cameron has been in Poland and Denmark as he seeks backing for his EU renegotiation plans. David Cameron visit in -
Sport Nizzolo takes Dubai Tour lead as Lobato wins stage three Italian Giacomo Nizzolo took control of the Dubai Tour standings on Friday after a second place finish in the penultimate stage three. Spaniard Juan -
United Kingdom Julian Assange warns of 'consequences if detention continues' Julian Assange has hailed the United Nations panel’s decision that he is being arbitrarily held “a victory of historic importance.” “How sweet it is -
Syria 20,000 Syrian refugees stuck on Turkish border after fleeing Aleppo Tens of thousands of people are leaving the Syrian city of Aleppo or the refugee camps on its outskirts and fleeing towards Turkey. Some 20,000 are -
Brazil Brazil in crisis as Zika fears mount In exactly six months, the summer Olympic Games will open in Rio de Janeiro. Even though some 500 millions de dollars have been axed to balance the -
My Europe Series Europe Weekly: Cameron hails UK 'deal' on EU reform In this edition of Europe Weekly: British Prime Minister David Cameron strikes a tentative deal with the man who chairs all EU summits, Donald Tusk -
Sport FIFA presidential elections: CAF to give full backing to Sheikh Salman The FIFA presidential race is hotting up. On Friday the Confederation for African Football, the CAF, gave its full and unanimous backing to Bahrain’s -
Business Planet Love me tender: public contracts are great opportunities for SMEs This edition of Business Planet looks at how innovative entrepreneurs can have an edge when it comes to securing public contracts. -
World Bright ideas: Exploring the importance of light on learning Can adjustable lighting in classrooms affect educational achievement? And what about schools that have no electricity at all? We explore the impact -
Brazil Rio ready to revel as Carnival opens despite Zika fears Rio is ready to spread the sparkle as King Momo declares Carnival open. O começo – o maior #carnaval do mundo! King Momo thrilled to receive the keys -
Europe News EU OK's Portuguese government's spending plans Portugal’s new socialist government has seen its first ‘anti-austerity’ budget approved by the European commission. Since 2013, the EU executive has -
Cuba East meets West: Patriarch Kirill and Pope Francis to talk in Cuba East is to join West in a historic meeting between the heads of the Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches in Cuba. -
Business Series Volkswagen emissions scandal delays 2015 financial results and shareholders' meeting Volkswagen delays annual shareholders' meeting and publication of its 2015 financial results because of the emissions test-rigging scandal. -
China Chinese athletics world record holder "forced into using banned drugs" -
Sport World Athletics investigating claims of historic state-backed doping in China The doping crisis to hit Athletics took another twist on Friday after the IAAF announced it’s investigating a letter alleging historic -
Turkey Davutoglu promises 'rose garden' in Turkey's Kurdish south-east Turkey's prime minister has been in the mainly Kurdish south-east of the country after weeks of anti-PKK operations left some areas badly damaged. -
Business Series Toyota in optimistic mood over China and US Toyota has raised its net profit forecast for the current business year thanks to increased production efficiencies in its Chinese operations and improved sales in North America. -
World News EU states criticised over 'shocking' FGM response EU states must do more to tackle female genital mutilation (FGM), campaigners say, as the number of those affected by the practice in Europe climbs -
USA One dead after crane collapses in New York City One person has died and two are seriously injured after a huge crane collapsed in New York, say the city’s fire department. It came crashing down in -
World Bleak future for migrants in Europe In this week’s Perspectives, we follow reports from around Europe on the continuing migrant crisis. With up to 2,000 migrants still arriving on the -
World News And also...Israeli 'spy vulture' returned home, German girl finds fortune at bottom of lake, and get away from my flamingo! Every Friday, journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the -
Culture news Russia's Pussy Riot mocks prosecutor general Yury Chaika in new video Russian ‘punk’ band Pussy Riot has released a video for a new rap-like protest song. In ‘Chaika’, the all-girl collective takes on the Kremlin and -
Economy US jobs growth weaker but steady in January - up by 151,000 US employment gains slowed more than expected in January as the boost to hiring from unseasonably mild weather faded, giving the Federal Reserve more to ponder on rate hike timing. -
Japan Japanese volcano erupts on nuclear power station island A Japanese volcanic eruption has fired ash nearly 2km into the sky and sent molten lava flowing down its slopes. The Sakurajima -
Republic of North Macedonia Increasing obstacles for migrants on Greece-FYROM border The International Organization for Migration estimates 68,778 migrants and refugees reached the Greek islands between January 1 and February 4, 2016 -
United Kingdom Assange hails UN's decision 'a significant victory'; UK disagrees Julian Assange has hailed the United Nations panel’s decision that he is being arbitrarily held “a significant victory.” (function(d, s, id) { var -
Republic of Ecuador Wikileaks founder Julian Assange calls on UK and Sweden to apply ruling of UN panel over his 'detention' at a London embassy. -
Business Series ArcelorMittal share issue to counter falling profits from cheap Chinese steel ArcelorMittal is to issue 2.7 billion euros of new shares to reduce debt and cut costs with its profits hit by a plunge in steel prices, which the world's largest steelmaker blamed on cheap exports fr -
Business Series LinkedIn shares plunge on weak earnings and profit forecast LinkedIn's shares slump after it disappoints Wall Street with its forecast and profit. Efforts to strengthen its core recruitment business hit by economic slowdown. -
No Comment Violence in Athens amid protests over planned pension reforms Youths clashed with police in Athens on Thursday, throwing fire bombs and stones as tens of thousands of people marched through the capital -
No Comment Tighter security at Women's Carnival in Germany Tens of thousands of people have been out celebrating women’s carnival in Germany. This footage, from Cologne, comes just over a month since -
Somalia Car bomb kills three at Mogadishu airport Three people have died at Mogadishu airport in a suicide bombing just days after an explosion ripped through a Somali airliner, forcing it to make an emergency landing. -
United Kingdom Wikileaks founder Assange 'arbitrarily' detained - UN panel ruling Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be allowed to walk free and paid compensation, a UN panel has ruled. Assange claimed asylum at the Ecuadorian -
My Europe Series Shame on you Europe. Silent heroes in France's other 'jungle' In this edition of Reporter, we speak to those helping refugees in the camp of Grande-Synthe, near Dunkirk, which has made headlines in France for its squalid conditions. -
Cinema Lonely hearts take on NYC in 'How to be Single' Based on the book of the same name, 'How to be Single' follows a group of young New Yorkers on their dating adventures. -
Next Series Takeaway: Red card for dangerous lifestyle -
Syria Civilians flee Aleppo as Syrian army and Russian air power lay siege Ancient armies fought here, but now modern weapons are beginning to encircle Aleppo, and the city is being hit remorselessly from the air by the -
USA US primaries: Clinton and Sanders cross swords over donations US presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on Thursday took part in their feistiest debate of the campaign so far. Polls suggest -
Cinema An intimate doc on the Egyptian Revolution 'I Am The People' chronicles the post-Arab Spring tensions in Egypt seen from the eyes of a farmer in the Nile valley. -
World News UN working group says Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained A United Nations panel has decided Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is being ‘arbitrarily detained,’ a Swedish foreign ministry spokesperson has -
Republic of Ecuador Ecuador: pro-Kurdish protesters clash with police at anti-Erdogan demo in Quito Scuffles broke out between pro-Kurdish protesters and police in the Ecuadorian capital, Quito, on Thursday. The demonstrators were protesting against -
My Europe Series Britain's demands for EU reform What exactly is David Cameron asking for? -
Africanews Nigerians turn disposable plastic bottles into affordable housing -
USA Analysis: Going gets tough between Clinton and Sanders in first one-on-one debate -
USA Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White dies Maurice White, the founder of the US soul group Earth, Wind & Fire, has died. He was 74. The band sold more than 90 million albums, with hits -
USA US: Former drug exec goes silent at medicine prices hearing A former pharmaceuticals chief, who hiked the price of a life-saving medicine by more than five thousand percent, has refused to testify in front of -
Spain Tough talking as Spain tries to form coalition government Spain’s Socialists are forging ahead with the arduous task of trying to form a coalition government, six weeks after a general election left the -
France Ferrari speed machine set to become the most expensive car ever A 1957 Ferrari 335 S Spider could well become the most expensive car ever when it goes up for auction in Paris. -
Poland Poland opens fresh probe into plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski in Russia Poland’s new government has relaunched an inquiry into the death of President Lech Kaczynski in a plane crash in Russia in 2010. It is a move likely -
Morocco Morocco's gigantic solar power plant gets the big switch on Morocco has officially turned on a a gigantic solar power plant in the Sahara Desert. It is the first part of a planned project to provide renewable