2016-02-18

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

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

Musica

Star countertenor Philippe Jaroussky takes Monte Carlo by storm

A virtuoso performance of Handel's Alcina

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

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.

18/02/2016

Switzerland

Frontrunners submit low-cost bids for 2024 Olympics

Here is an analysis of the bids of the two frontrunners, Paris and Los Angeles.

18/02/2016

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.

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

United Kingdom

Watch: Robbers strangle man unconscious during Rolex raid

18/02/2016

World News

Paedophilia Cold Case burns French Roman Catholic Church

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016

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

18/02/2016