24 February 2016 | Euronews
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Iran Khamenei warns Iranian voters about Western influence in upcoming elections Centrist candidates behind President Hassan Rouhani, who deny links with the West, are up against conservative hardliners -
United Arab Emirates Dubai forum aims to boost education and innovation opportunities for women Boosting opportunities for women in education and innovation. That has been the theme of the second day of the Global Women’s Forum in Dubai – -
Sport Champions League: Man City beat Dynamo Kyiv to close in on quarter-finals Manchester City edged closer to securing a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions league after beating Dynamo Kyiv 3-1 in the first leg of -
Greece How one Greek island has discovered the secret to longer life On a 255 square kilometre sliver of land in the southeastern Aegean Sea, about 10 hours by boat from Athens, residents appear to defy death. For a -
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Turkey Clashes after protest against military operations and curfews in Turkey Water cannon and tear gas were used against a crowd of demonstrators in the city of Diyarbakir -
USA Wow, it's time to do more than just 'like' - emojis arrive on Facebook Facebook newsfeeds began to transform on Wednesday as ‘reaction’ buttons arrived on the social media site. Five emojis have been added alongside the -
Sport Blatter and Platini bans reduced from eight to six years Outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his once likely successor Michel Platini have had their bans from all football-related activity reduced from eight-years to six. -
Sport Prince Ali's FIFA presidential election delay rejected FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein has had his attempt to delay the elections rejected by the Court of Arbitration fro Sport -
Sport Show me the money: FIFA, corruption and where the millions come from and go to As FIFA elects a new president, euronews has an in-depth report on how world football's governing body plunged into the worst corruption crisis in its history and how it makes its millions. -
Business Line Brexit fears undermine sterling, Zuckerberg upstages Samsung Galaxy S7 launch Business Line focuses on reaction to Brexit fears, including the slumping pound, and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg's VR antics overshadow Samsung's new smartphone at the Mobile World Congress. -
Turkey Erdogan says Syria ceasefire plan will only serve to benefit Assad A US-Russian plan for a ceasefire in Syria has been heavily criticised by the Turkish President -
Business Series Airbus reverses A330 production tailoff, now has order backlog of 6,800 planes Airbus, which has just announced record orders for 2015, is to boost production of its A330 planes partially reversing a previous decision to build fewer of the wide-body jets. -
Syria Syria: Talbiseh under attack - reports The town of Talbiseh in Syria’s Homs province was under attack on Wednesday, videos posted on social media websites purported to show. The video -
Libya UN has 'only 4 percent' of humanitarian relief funds needed in Libya The United Nations has been issuing some dire warnings this week about the worsening humanitarian situation in Libya. The UN’s humanitarian -
Spain Spanish deal aimed at forming new government but success far from certain The Socialist party in Spain has signed a deal with the new liberal Citizens party, with the aim of making the Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez prime minister. -
Sport FIS pay damages to violinist-turned skier Mae Celebrated Pop violinist Vanessa Mae has been awarded damages by the International Ski Federation (FIS) after it wrongly accused her of manipulating -
Iran The dash for cash in post-sanctions Iran The Iranian economy received a new lease of life with the signing of the nuclear deal in Vienna. -
Europe News Deal to avoid Brexit 'irreversible', Tusk tells MEPs European Council President Donald Tusk has told MEPs that a deal struck by EU leaders last week aimed at keeping Britain in the bloc is irreversible and cannot be annulled by EU judges. -
Sport NBA: Kings down Nuggets The Sacremento Kings came from behind to beat the Denver Nuggets for their third win on the bounce. DeMarcus Cousins starred for the Kings in victory -
Sport Holdener and Hirscher triumph in city parallel slalom race Wendy Holdener celebrated her first career World Cup victory on Tuesday as she reigned supreme in the women’s parallel slalom city event in -
USA UNHCR despairs over Europe's lack of solidarity in handling refugee crisis The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, on Wednesday criticised the lack of solidarity across in Europe in addressing the -
World News World's best cities: Europe dominates Tourist bosses in Vienna must be waltzing with glee! For the seventh year running, Austria’s grand capital on the Danube river has been found to -
Iran Iran's families minister concerned after all men in village are executed The entire male population of a village in Iran has been executed for its alleged role in drug trafficking, according to an Iranian cabinet minister -
Belgium Belgium turns back migrants and refugees at border with France Migrants and refugees arriving at the Belgian town of La Panne, on the border with France, on Wednesday were being turned back by police. Belgium has -
Hungary Hungary to hold referendum on EU migrant quotas Hungary’s right-wing government under Viktor Orban is to call a referendum on the European Union’s mandatory quotas on migrants. The prime minister -
Culture news Shopping carts, selfie sticks and a changing earth - contemporary art in Jeddah Jeddah's annual contemporary art festival - called 21, 39, from the city's latitude and longitude - this year has the theme environmental change under the title 'Earth and Ever After'. -
USA Apple-US encryption case 'could lead to more government-proof technology' Apple’s battle with the US authorities over encryption will likely boost efforts by companies to make devices more secure against government -
World News Rescued Swedish teenager describes 'hard life' under ISIL in Iraq A Swedish teenager rescued from ISIL fanatics in Iraq has said she was duped into going there by her boyfriend, describing life in the so-called -
World News Libya: Islamist fighters are pushed back in Benghazi Relieved residents have been celebrating in Benghazi after Islamist militants were forced out of parts of the eastern Libyan city by forces loyal to -
Cinema 'Zootopia' should please all creatures great and small Set in 'Zootopia', a city peopled by anthropomorphic animals, Disney's latest animation features a rookie rabbit police officer who joins forces with a con artist fox to solve a missing animal case. -
Cinema Berlinale winners focus on refugee crisis The Berlinale is not just about glitz and glamour but is also a chance for first time directors to make their mark with Golden Bear awards for short films. -
World News Amnesty International condemns global 'wholesale assault' on human rights Amnesty International says the United Nations has systematically failed to uphold human rights and international law – and the Syrian conflict is one -
No Comment Fijian islands still cut off after cyclone Fijians say they are still in desperate need of aid after a powerful cyclone destroyed homes and killed 42 people as aid workers warn of the risks of -
No Comment Russia: 'Sledge battle' Sledging enthusiasts turned out in Moscow on Tuesday for a competition to see which teams had the best designed sledge. Teams took turns to slide -
World News Deadly tornadoes hit southern US Tornadoes have lashed the southern United States, bringing death and destruction to Louisiana and Mississippi. At least three people were killed and -
Nepal No survivors among 23 on board crashed plane in Nepal Twenty three people – all 20 passengers and three crew – have been killed in a plane crash in Nepal on Wednesday morning. The Twin Otter plane -
United Kingdom Baby gorilla born after rare C-section An baby western lowland gorilla has been born in the UK following a very rare emergency caesarean section, Bristol Zoo announced on Tuesday. The -
USA US presidential election: Trump scores big win in Nevada Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has coasted to victory in the Nevada caucuses, marking his third victory in a row in the state by state contests -
Bolivia Bolivians block Morales from running for fourth presidential term Voters in Bolivia have blocked President Evo Morales from running for a fourth consecutive term, by a very slim margin. Fifty-one percent have -
Italy Italy: US ambassador summoned over Berlusconi spying reports Italy’s foreign ministry has summoned the US ambassador, over reports that American intelligence services tapped the phones of former prime minister -
Serbia Bodies of killed Serbian hostages returned home from Libya The bodies of two Serbian embassy workers, believed to have been killed in US airstrikes in western Libya, have been flown back home. The remains of -
Cuba Cuba's Ramon Castro dies, aged 91 The older brother of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and current President Raul has died. Ramon Castro, 91, preferred tending crops and livestock to -
Italy Funeral held for Italian author Umberto Eco Family, fans and government ministers have gathered for the funeral of Italian author Umberto Eco in Milan. He was best known for his international -
Iran Final campaigning underway for Iran's first national elections since nuclear deal Final campaigning is underway in Iran, ahead of Friday’s elections for parliament and the body that will choose the country’s next supreme leader -
Syria Syria could fall apart if fighting continues, warns America's Kerry America is warning that unless fighting stops in Syria, the country could fall apart. It comes as the government of President Bashar al-Assad and