1 March 2016 | Euronews
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Cuba Rolling Stones to rock in Cuba The Rolling Stones have announced they are to give a free open air concert in Cuba later this month. The Havana gig will come three days after an -
World News US no closer to decision on next Supreme Court judge With the US in the throes of Super Tuesday, Washington was grappling with a different issue. President Barack Obama has met top Senate leaders at the -
World News Suspense as the US awaits results from Super Tuesday primary ballots Super Tuesday is seen as a crucial stage in the race to confirm who is favourite to be the Democrat and Republican presidential candidates -
Sport Punching through the gender barriers in Pakistan In a dense and dusty neighborhood in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, eight young girls lined up against a cement wall, touching their hands -
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Yemen More than half of Yemenis in urgent need of aid, UN warns -
Saudi Arabia Bin Laden 'left $29 million to global jihad' - US authorities Deceased Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden left most of his twenty-nine-million-dollar inheritance to the continuation of global jihad, newly-released -
Russia Ex-PM turned Putin critic Kasyanov seeks reform in Russia A former Russian prime minister now faces death threats after joining the country’s opposition and criticising President Vladimir Putin. Mikhail -
North Korea UN Security Council to vote on tighter sanctions against North Korea The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Wednesday on a resolution that would dramatically tighten sanctions on North Korea, following -
Business Series Facebook executive's arrest in Brazil called 'extreme and disproportionate' Facebook has denounced the arrest in Brazil of Diego Dzodan, its vice president for Latin America, over a court order for the company's WhatsApp division to cooperate with a drug case. -
Sport Russian athletes compete domestically as they maintain 2016 Olympic aspirations Russia’s elite track and field athletes have been training hard in Moscow this week as the nation keeps alive its slim hopes of making the Rio -
France Distressing scenes as Calais migrant camp eviction resumes after clashes The camp known as "The Jungle" is being slowly torn down after French authorities won a court order last week -
South Africa South Africa: Jacob Zuma survives two confidence votes in two months South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has survived a second confidence vote in as many months. Governing MPs defeated the motion by a big margin. It -
Ireland Real IRA Omagh bombing: case against Seamus Daly collapses A court case against has collapsed against a 45-year-old bricklayer suspected of murdering 29 people in the 1998 Real IRA bomb attack in Omagh -
France Paris mayor calls on Japanese to return to France following attacks The Mayor of Paris has visited Japan to encourage tourists to return to France following the November terrorist attacks. Anne Hidalgo says the number -
Sport Boca Juniors sack coach Arruabarrena Boca Juniors have sacked coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena following a poor start to the season. The Argentine champions – captained by Carlos Tevez – have -
Business Series Apple-FBI stand-off raises red flags for European data protection agreement The fight between Apple and the FBI over access to a terrorist's iPhone is raising concerns in Europe and could undermine trust in the recent transatlantic data protection agreement - Privacy Shield. -
USA Marco Rubio's rapid rise to the race for the White House It has been a rapid rise for Marco Rubio the son of Cuban immigrants who arrived in the US in 1956. Since his election to the Florida legislature in -
Sport Sauber and Toro Rosso show off 2016 challengers Formula One team Sauber released photos of their new C35-Ferrari this week as they ready themselves for the fast approaching 2016 season. The for the -
Sport Sweden's 15000 metre indoor world champion suspended for doping Abeba Aregawi – Sweden’s current 1500 metre indoor world champion – has been suspended from competition after returning a positive test for a banned -
Sport Real Madrid star Rodriguez fined for driving violation Real Madrid’s Colombia international James Rodriguez has been fined almost 10 500 euros for failing to stop for police whilst speeding on New Year’s -
USA Ted Cruz: populism, conservatism and religion in the race for The White House On the night of February 1 the Republican senator, Ted Cruz enjoyed his one and only victory to date over Donald Trump who is topping the polls as -
Spain Against the odds, Socialist leader attempts to form new Spanish government Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez is presenting a political plan ahead of a confidence vote on Wednesday -
Mali Mali: 'Irreparable cultural damage' caused by Ahmad Al-Mahdi Al-Faqi - ICC The destruction of religious sites in the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu has caused irreparable damage to Africa’s cultural heritage, prosecutors at -
Germany EU must help Greece over refugees and 'reinstate Schengen', says Merkel Angela Merkel has called for a return to Europe’s Schengen system of open borders as soon as possible. The German chancellor said the pictures of -
Culture news Milan Fashion Week ends with velvet and sparkles Milan Fashion Week closed with Armani's autumn collection dedicated to luxurious black velvet, Missoni returning to knits and Dolce & Gabbana's fairtytale wardrobe. -
Sport Lebron James returns to inspire Cavaliers to Pacers win Lebron James returned to action after sitting out the previous game to help the Cleveland Cavaliers arrest a two-game losing streak and beat the -
Europe News EU's Tusk kicks off shuttle diplomacy tour as Brussels seeks to save Schengen The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has kicked off a week of shuttle diplomacy as the EU seeks to get a grip on the refugee crisis -
Hungary Pupils and teachers join forces in Hungary to protest over state education system At a German lesson in a Hungarian school half of the students were missing and it wasn’t because of a flu bug. It was a response to a Facebook event -
Philippines Mystery surrounds discovery of 'mummified' German sailor in Philippine seas The mummified corpse of a missing German sailor has been found on a yacht drifting off the southern Philippines coast. Police say documents on board -
India Angry Indian elephant runs riot at Kerala temple festival An elephant ran amok causing chaos for hours during a festival in India’s southern Kerala state. It’s unclear why the animal went berserk and started -
Economy Millions more Chinese 'zombie company' workers face the sack China reportedly plans to lay off millions more workers at so-called 'zombie' companies to cut industrial overcapacity and pollution, according to sources close to the Beijing leadership. -
Economy OPEC oil output cut very unlikely at June meeting, Iran's situation unclear OPEC is very unlikely to cut oil output at its next meeting in June, even if crude prices remain extremely low, according to OPEC sources and delegates -
Greece UN warns of looming humanitarian crisis in Greece as migrant numbers soar The UN refugee agency says crowded and appalling condition for migrants have been fuelling tensions and violence on the Greek border with the former -
World News Former leader of banned Basque party freed from jail in Spain The former leader of the outlawed Basque separatist party Batasuna, Arnaldo Otegi, was greeted by supporters shouting independence -
Business Series Barclays quits Africa as profit falls Barclays is quitting Africa after almost a century of doing business there. The announcement came as it reported pretax profit last year was 5.4 billion pounds, down 2% on 2014. -
Business Series Commodity markets rout slams miner Glencore's profit 2015 was a grim year for mining company and commodity trader Glencore with profit down by almost a third as prices for copper, nickel, zinc, iron-ore and coal slumped to multi-year lows. -
Germany German court meets to consider banning far-right NPD party Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has begun a hearing on whether to ban the far-right NPD party. The session in Karlsruhe is set to last three -
Europe News German officials fret over Belgian nuclear plant A nuclear power plant close to the Belgian city of Liege is causing angst amongst residents close to the German and Dutch borders. A reactor at -
World News How many children have drowned since Alan Kurdi and that photo? More than 300 migrant children have died attempting the Turkey-Greece sea crossing in the six months since the much-publicised death of Syrian -
USA Virginia kicks off voting in crucial 'Super Tuesday' US primaries “Super Tuesday” is underway – the make or break series of US primaries that will really put to the test the dominance of the presidential -
Culture news ARCO Madrid marks 35th anniversary One of Europe’s biggest contemporary art fairs, ARCO Madrid celebrated its 35th anniversary this year. With more than 200 galleries from some 30 -
Cinema Sacha Baron Cohen is back with satire 'Grimsby' The film stars him as Nobby, an unemployed father of nine from the northern English town that gave the film its name. -
USA Watch: Photographer thrown to the floor at Donald Trump rally Things are heating up ahead of Super Tuesday on the US campaign trail. Video footage has emerged seemingly showing Chris Morris, a Time magazine -
France New research says Zika "could spark" Guillain-Barré syndrome A new study by a French scientists suggests the Zika virus might cause a debilitating neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome. It comes -
World News Peru sends in army to deal with floods blamed on El Niño The authorities in Peru are sending the military to help areas affected by floods that have afflicted several parts of the country. Scientists blame -
Brazil Problems mount for Rio Olympic organisers as human arm reportedly found in sailing venue -
No Comment UK emergency services prepare for the worst A crash involving two tube trains leads to the evacuation of dozens of passengers from London’s underground network: this is the scenario of a drill -
No Comment A ring for the ladies Up to a dozen women and girls train in a dilapidated Karachi boxing club with hopes of one day winning a medal for Pakistan. -
USA Kerry says "increasingly concerned" about Syrian refugees The United States says it considers the refugee crisis in Syria to be a global problem. Speaking in Washington after talks with his German -
Egypt Egypt touts for Japanese investment as route to economic recovery Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is hoping to secure Japanese investment projects worth around 15 billion euros on his visit to the country – -
Haiti Crisis-hit Haiti marks 2004 coup ahead of runoff elections Haitians have marked the anniversary of the 2004 coup with a march through the capital Port au Prince. The uprising ousted then-President -
USA Hollywood actor George Kennedy dies aged 91 The American actor George Kennedy, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of a savage chain-gang convict in the 1960s classic “Cool Hand Luke,” has died -
USA Trump and Clinton 'confident ' going into Super Tuesday Donald Trump may be looking stronger than ever as he goes into Super Tuesday but his popularity among Republicans continues to be dogged by -
France More confrontations at Calais migrant camp after bulldozers move in More confrontations at Calais camp Save the Children condemn forced clearance French government see camp demolition as humanitarian action There -
Argentina Argentina strikes deal with US 'holdout' creditors Argentina agrees in principle to a deal with US hedge funds ending a 15-year-old dispute over repayment of billions of dollars worth of bonds.