18 February 2016 | Euronews
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Turkey Syrian Kurdish party denies Ankara attack As the funerals for the 28 soldiers who died in Wednesday’s suicide bomb attack in Ankara take place, Turkey is on the offensive. The Turkish -
Vatican Pope suggests contraception could be allowed for women facing Zika virus Pope Francis looks to have suggested that the Roman Catholic Church could soften its ban on contraception for women facing the Zika crisis. On the -
Sport Stanley Cup champs Chicago Blackhawks honoured at White House The Chicago Blackhawks were honoured at the White House this week in celebration of the team’s 2015 Stanley Cup triumph. The Blackhawks beat the -
Sport Kenya could miss Rio Olympics due to doping record The chairman of Kenya’s national Olympic committee has urged the government to act urgently to stave off the threat of an Olympic ban because of its -
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Vatican Pope Francis questions Donald Trump's Christianity over migrants Pope Francis has become immersed in the US election campaign after calling into question Donald Trump’s Christianity. Speaking during his in-flight -
Sport Tour of Oman: On-form Kristoff sprints to stage three victory Alexander Kristoff of the Katusha team continued his fine start to the 2016 campaign after the Norwegian ace won sprint finish to claim stage three -
Turkey Turkey grows tense after bomb attacks Istanbul is a tense city now after Wednesday’s car bomb attack in the Turkish capital Ankara. The city’s famous Taksim square would normally be -
Europe News Brexit a 'certainty' if EU deal fails, says UKIP's Farage Leader of the UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage, has told euronews that the outcome of discussions in Brussels over an EU reform deal for Britain -
Turkey Turkey 'will boost military response' after Ankara bombing Wednesday’s car bomb attack only a few hundred metres from the parliament in the capital Ankara was a strike at the heart of the Turkish government -
World News Ukraine's ruling coalition loses majority after second party quits Ukraine’s government is facing the risk of collapse after a second party quit the ruling coalition. The move increases pressure on Prime Minister -
Europe News Brexit: D-day for Britain at Brussels summit Deal or no deal? It is crunch time at a summit in Brussels, as Europe’s leaders try to reach an agreement on Britain’s EU reform demands. Prime -
Europe News Brexit: Britain would be a 'dwarf' without EU, says liberal leader As EU leaders try to iron out differences and strike a deal to keep Britain in the bloc, euronews spoke to Guy Verhofstadt, Leader of the Liberal -
World News Russian Orthodox leader Patriarch Kirill meets penguins in Antarctica Patriarch Kirill, visiting Antarctica for the first time, has been to the continent’s only Russian Orthodox Church. Invited by the Russian Antarctic -
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World News [Gallery] Refugee picture wins World Press Photo 2015 award A picture taken among refugees trying to cross from Serbia into Hungary has won the World Press Photo of the Year award for 2015. Australian -
World News 'Hairy Panic' engulfs houses in Australian town In Australia it’s known as “Hairy Panic”. Amid very dry conditions, tumbleweeds which form from dead grass have been blowing in from fields and -
Musica Star countertenor Philippe Jaroussky takes Monte Carlo by storm A virtuoso performance of Handel's Alcina -
Sport FIFA ethics investigator recommends life bans for Bedoya and Jadue World soccer’s chief ethics investigator has recommended life bans for the former presidents of the Colombian and Chilean football federations after -
Sport Football: Expensively-assembled Jiangsu Suning presents new-look team Brazilian midfielder Ramires lined up shoulder to shoulder with his new teammates this week as China’s new look Jiangsu Suning team was presented to -
Economy OECD slashes economic growth forecasts for United States, Europe and Brazil The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development remains downbeat about global economic growth this year, cutting its forecasts for the United States, Europe and Brazil. -
Switzerland Frontrunners submit low-cost bids for 2024 Olympics Here is an analysis of the bids of the two frontrunners, Paris and Los Angeles. -
Economy As oil prices slide, Venezuela raises fuel prices by up to 6,000%, devalues currency With his country mired in an economic crisis because of very low oil prices Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has devalued the currency and massively raised heavily subsidised fuel prices. -
World News Austria defiant as EU warns migrant quota plan illegal Austria has vowed to stick with its plan to cap the number of migrants it will allow to cross its borders. The defiant stand comes as the EU warns -
Belgium British PM seeks new deal for membership at EU summit Britain’s prime minister is in Brussels for an EU summit and desperate to secure a new membership deal for his country. Just months away is a -
World News President Obama heads to Havana for historic visit US President Barack Obama has confirmed he’s to make a historic visit to Cuba next month. It’ll be the first sitting American presidential trip to -
Culture news Pavlova tribute highlight of Sochi Winter Festival Sochi Winter Arts Festival is paying tribute to iconic ballerina Anna Pavlova, the Russian prima ballerina and choreographer whose company, founded in 1911, was the first to tour ballet around the wor -
United Kingdom Watch: Robbers strangle man unconscious during Rolex raid -
World News Paedophilia Cold Case burns French Roman Catholic Church -
Sport Red Bull unveil new design for upcoming F1 season Red Bull unveiled a new look for a new era on Wednesday, with a warning that hardly lifted Daniel Ricciardo’s heart as the Australian driver gears up -
Sport Haryanto to make history with F1's Manor Racing Rio Haryanto will become Indonesia’s first Formula One driver this season after raising the funds to secure a seat with backmarkers Manor Racing on -
World News MSF demands inquiry into deadly air strike on Syrian hospital The medical charity, Medecins Sans Frontiers, has called for an independent investigation into deadly air strikes earlier this week on hospitals in -
Poland Lech Walesa was 'paid communist agent' - Poland's history institute Polish historical investigators say newly uncovered documents show Lech Walesa – the former President and hero of the Solidarity movement that -
Business Series Amazon follows Uber's lead Amazon is looking to follow the Uber model to cut costs with a trial using freelance drivers to deliver packages via its Flex service. -
Business Series Toyota recalls millions of vehicles over seat belt fears Toyota is to recall almost 2.9 million mostly RAV4 vehicles to make the seat frames safer and ensure they don't damage seat belts in case of a crash. -
Business Series Cheaper fuel helps Air France-KLM return to profit for 2015 Air France-KLM's shares took off on Thursday after the Franco-Dutch airline said it had returned to profit last year helped by lower fuel bills and increased numbers of passengers. -
Turkey Turkish army says six officers killed by bomb near Diyarbakir A handmade bomb detonated by remote control is believed to have been used in an attack on a Turkish military convoy in the mainly Kurdish southeast -
Economy Federal Reserve reveals slowdown worries Federal Reserve January policy meeting minutes show the central bank considered changing the central bank's interest rate hike plans because of a global slowdown and financial market sell-off. -
World News Odds stacked against Sanders and Trump in presidential nomination race After a few surprises and raised eyebrows in the early exchanges in the race for the White House. -
Uganda Ugandans vote for president in closest contest for decades People in Uganda are voting in a presidential election in which all sides accuse each other of stoking tensions, violence and fraud. The incumbent -
France Mocking stereotypes: the hashtag causing a stir on Twitter Stereotypes die hard. People who live up to them in one way or another are often not even aware of what they’re doing. A hashtag aiming to mock the -
Culture news Hometown celebrates Hieronymus Bosch in near-complete collection A lesser-known regional museum in the Netherlands has assembling one of this century's most complete shows of the work of Hieronymus Bosch. -
Cinema Morricone picks up BAFTA on "60 years of music" tour Make that six BAFTAs for maestro Ennio Morricone, the Italian composer adding another award to his groaning shelf at home, and when he was in London -
Turkey Turkish press says 'foreign powers' behind Ankara blast There is widespread agreement across the Turkish press that the Ankara bombing was a direct attack on the country and that so-called "foreign powers" are to blame. -
Turkey Turkish PM blames Syrian Kurd militants for deadly Ankara blast Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has accused the Syrian-based Kurdish YPG militia of being behind Wednesday’s deadly bombing in Ankara -
Turkey Two attacks strike Turkish military in as many days As its military appears to be the target of two attacks in as many days, Turkey arrests nine people in connection with the Ankara bombing. -
No Comment Ankara rocked by bomb blast A bomb attack in the heart of the Turkish capital Ankara – apparently targeting the country’s military – killed at least 28 people and injured more -
No Comment A sauna with a view This six-person wood-heated mobile sauna is located at the Citadel of Budapest, Hungary. It gives its audience a stunning view over the river Danube. -
Cuba US President Barack Obama 'to visit Cuba in coming weeks' - sources US President Barack Obama is to pay a historic visit to Cuba "in the coming weeks" marking the conclusion of his efforts to restore relations following half a century of tensions between Washington an -
Cuba White House to announce Cuba visit for President Obama, the first to the nation by a sitting president in 80 years -
Mexico Pope ends trip to Mexico decrying the suffering of migrants Pope Frances has ended his Mexico visit along the US border. There he prayed at a memorial for migrants who have perished trying to reach the United -
Turkey Ankara blast: Witness describes narrow escape The explosion which targeted an army convoy was witnessed by an Ankara resident. Noury had only seconds before driven past the scene of the blast and -
World News EU leaders meet in Brussels for 'Brexit' summit British PM David Cameron is in Brussels for the crucial summit on a deal over reforms including welfare curbs or Britain could be voting to leave in a referendum.