16 February 2016 | Euronews
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Mexico Pope Francis celebrates Mass for clergy in Michoacan, Mexico Pope Francis continued his five-day visit to Mexico on Tuesday (February 16) with a Mass for clergy in the state of Michoacan, a hotbed of Mexico’s -
Sport PSG down Chelsea as Benfica score late on to beat Zenit Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani both scored to hand Paris Saint Germain a 2-1 win over Chelsea in the first leg of their Champions League last -
Sport Champions League preview: As Roma take on Real Madrid, Ghent host Wolfsburg The Champions League last 16 continues on Wednesday night when AS Roma host heavyweights Real Madrid. Although underdogs Roma have turned the Stadio -
Russia Europe launches Sentinel-3A satellite to help track global warming Europe has launched a satellite it is hoped will help predict climate change patterns as well as improve everyday weather forecasting. The -
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World News French ex-President Sarkozy is investigated over campaign funds Sarkozy put under formal investigation Probe concerns over spending in 2012 election campaign Severe blow to hopes of running again in 2017 -
World News Ukraine's PM Yatsenyuk survives no-confidence vote Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s government has survived a no-confidence vote hours after the president asked him to step down. It -
Sport Cycling: Jungels takes Tour of Oman opener Luxembourg’s Bob Jungels won the opening stage of this year’s Tour of Oman for his first victory for the Etixx-QuickStep team since joining the -
Syria Turkey mulls ground operation in Syria Turkey’s foreign minister said some countries wants boots on the ground in Syria. But he said the offensive must be carried out jointly, like the -
Austria Schengen: the beginning of the end? Austria to begin tighter border checks Austria announces tighter border controls, sparking fears for the future of the Schengen zone. -
Mexico Pope Francis talks tough in Mexico in bid for Catholic progress Far from the haves and closer to the have-nots through words and gestures. That appears to be the message Pope Francis has transmitted throughout his -
World News UN pays tribute after death of 'memorable' ex-chief Boutros-Ghali The former United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali has died in Cairo at the age of 93. He had recently been admitted into hospital -
World News DRC capital brought to standstill in one-day general strike A one-day strike brought the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo to a standstill on Tuesday (February 16). It aims to force President Joseph -
World News Potentially groundbreaking cancer therapy has 'extraordinary' results Tests of a potentially groundbreaking new cancer therapy have had “extraordinary” results on Leukemia patients. -
Syria Russia rejects 'war crime' accusations after hospital airstrikes Russia has strongly rejected accusations of war crimes after dozens of people were killed in strikes on medical facilities in rebel-controlled areas -
Sport Pelle stuns Isner in Rio opener Argentina’s unheralded Guido Pella created the shock of the opening round at the RIo Open on Monday after felling fourth seeded American John Isner -
Sport Renard appointed coach of Morocco Herve Renard was presented as the new coach of the Morocco national football team this week as the Frenchman takes his managerial career back to -
Germany Train controller admits responsibility for Bad Aibling crash A train area controller has admitted responsibility for a rail crash near Bad Aibling, Bavaria, which killed 11 men, aged 24-59, and wounded dozens -
France Ex-UN Secretary General Boutros-Ghali dies at 93 The former United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali has died. The news was announced at the UN Security Council by its president for -
Business Series Ryanair's Michael O'Leary talks taxes on Greek visit Budget airline Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary says the Greek government is taxing tourists too highly and has threatened to pull out of some Greek destinations if airport costs there rise too much. -
Europe News EU sets sights on boosting energy resilience Preparing for disruption to energy services and reducing Europe’s dependency on Russia for supplies. That is the aim of a new EU energy security -
World News EC President Juncker dismisses plan to exclude Greece from Schengen President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has dismissed proposals to exclude Greece from the open-border Schengen zone. This, he said, would -
Sport Platini begins appeal hearing to clear his name Banned UEFA President Michel Platini said he was “quite happy” with the conduct of his FIFA Appeal Committee hearing on Monday (February 15) and -
United Kingdom Brexit: the cost for Britain RH commercial vehicles is a British firm whose business is inextricably bound with Europe as its a dealer for Swedish owned Renault Trucks. So it is -
Germany Cologne sex attacks: Prosecutor issues clarification The majority arrested are from Algeria and Morocco and not Syria or Iraq. -
World News Russia bans all Ukrainian-registered lorries from its territory Russia has moved to ban all commercial vehicles registered in Ukraine from entering Russian territory. It’s the latest move in a tit-for-tat dispute -
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Europe News No 'guarantee' of full parliament backing for Britain's EU reform deal British Prime Minister David Cameron has been in Brussels to drum up last-minute support for his EU reform demands. He has met the European -
Economy Saudi Arabia and Russia agree oil output freeze but only if others do the same Saudi Arabia, Russia, Venezuela and Qatar have agreed to freeze their country's oil output, but only if other major producers do the same. There will now be talks with Iran and Iraq. -
Cinema 'Crosscurrent' cinematic poetry on the Yangtze River 'Crosscurrent' by Chinese director Yang Chao finally gets the red carpet treatment in Berlin. -
Culture news Taylor Swift at the double with Best Album Grammy Award Stars from the world of popular music dressed up in LA for the 58th Grammy Awards. Grammy Cam Will Broadcast Live Video From Award Statue Itself -
France Eagles of Death Metal performing first solo Paris gig since Bataclan attack Eagles of Death Metal make an emotional return to Paris to play their first gig since November's deadly attacks in the capital. -
Russia Seven killed in Russian gas blast A powerful gas explosion that destroyed an apartment block in Russia has left at least seven people dead including two children. Other people were -
Hungary Balancing act: Hungary treads a delicate line between Russia and the EU Keeping a foot in both camps can be tricky. No-one knows that better than Viktor Orban, prime minister of EU-member Hungary, who visits Moscow on -
Belgium The Brussels Brexit summit - what you need to know Why is the focus on Brussels this week? European Council, 18-19/02/2016 Brussels Chaired by European Council President, Donald Tusk Heads of -
Belgium 'No guarantees' for UK's Cameron over EU reform demands in Brussels David Cameron is at the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday, seeking support for his EU reform demands for Britain. A late arrival was not the -
Cinema Cartas da Guerra (Letters from War) in battle for Golden Bear The cast of the Portuguese film Cartas da Guerra (Letters from War), directed by Ivo Ferreira, took to the red carpet for the premiere of the movie -
USA Bush is back: George W endorses brother Jeb in South Carolina Bush is back… Just days ahead of the next primary vote, former US President George W Bush has come out in support of his brother Jeb. The move ahead -
Belgium Belgian police detain 10 suspected of operating ISIL recruitment ring Belgian police have detained 10 people, suspected of operating a recruitment ring for the self-proclaimed Islamic State group. Nine raids were -
World News Grammy success for Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar They are to music what Oscars are to films. And for Taylor Swift, this year’s Grammies were a night to remember. Not only did the 26-year-old -
World News Belgian police have raided homes in Brussels and detained 10 people on suspicion of operating a recruitment ring for so-called Islamic State -
Culture news Fenty Puma by Rihanna prowls the NYC catwalk Pop cat Rihanna revealed her first collaboration with sports line Puma at New York Fashion Week. -
No Comment Norwegian adventure cat Jesper the cat has become a celebrity in Hedmark, Norway. He has his own blog in Hamar Arbeiderblad (newspaper) and more than 8,000 followers on -
No Comment Pope courts Chiapas Pope Francis travelled on Monday (February 15) to Tuxtla Gutierrez, the capital of Chiapas state, part of Mexico’s poor, indigenous south, which has -
Syria Claim and counter claim over Syria 'war crime' hospital bombings The latest slaughter in Syria is a war crime say France and Turkey. For the United Nations, Monday’s missile attacks on hospitals and schools in -
World News Iranian FM visit to Brussels heralds better ties with EU Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is in Brussels on a mission to broaden ties with Europe. He’s set to meet EU Parliament President Martin Schulz -
Cuba Direct flights between US and Cuba to resume after 50 years Direct airline services between the US and Cuba are to be resumed after more than 50 years. Officials are due to sign an aviation pact in Havana -
Iran Iran to ease visa access except for US and UK Iran is to issue visas for all foreign nationals upon their arrival at Iranian airports, except for those from Britain, the US and seven other -
Germany 'Alone in Berlin', a story of resistance to the Nazis, at Berlin Film Festival Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson play a German couple who start a campaign to resist the Nazis in 'Alone in Berlin' directed by Vincent Pérez and shown at the Berlin Film Festival. -
Germany Assad criticises Munich deal saying it's 'unenforceable' Syrian President Assad expresses doubts over Munich deal to the country's top lawyers -
France Elysee roundtable meeting of UK and French delegations The UK prime minister has met with French President Francois Hollande ahead of a European Union summit. David Cameron is hoping to secure backing for