16 March 2016 | Euronews
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Sport FIFA: a victim? Or simply shifting the blame? Gianni Infantino has been in charge of FIFA for just two weeks, but he’s already taking steps to right the alleged wrongs carried out under the -
Sport Bayern knock Juventus out of Europe in second leg thriller, Barca beat Arsenal also to progress to quarters Five-times European champions Bayern Munich qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday night after overcoming Juventus in -
Business Line Migrants in Germany and Google in Russia German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her party had a ‘hard day’ after the anti-immigrant party AfD made big gains in state elections, campaigning -
France Four arrested during counter-terrorism operation in France Dawn raids took place in Paris and nearby Seine-Saint-Denis -
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Greece Migrants: what could scupper the EU's talks with Turkey? Officials say human rights, press freedom and the Cyprus question are three potential deal-breakers. -
Sport Alpine skiing: Puchner wins final downhill of season for first ever victory Austrian Mirjam Puchner waited until the final downhill of the women’s 2015/2016 World Cup campaign to celebrate the first race win of her career -
World China adopts new five-year economic plan with reforms crucial to its success Twelve days of parliamentary pomp and ceremony have ended in China with the adoption of a new five-year plan for the economy. It was agreed with a -
Economy No change in Fed interest rate, half point rise expected by year's end The US Federal reserve has left interest rates unchanged, but says that moderate growth and what it called “strong job gains” means it will be able -
Brazil Popularity boost for Brazil's Rousseff? Lula da Silva to become chief of staff Former President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is to take over as chief of staff for current leader Dilma Rousseff at a time of economic and -
Germany German court rejects VW customer claim to cancel contract A court in Germany has rejected a Volkswagen customer’s attempt to cancel his VW contract after the company’s emissions scandal. The German carmaker -
Sport ICC World T20: New Zealand upset hosts India Hosts of this year’s ICC World T20, India, suffered a shock opening round defeat at the hands of New Zealand. New Zealand had never lost to India in -
USA Trump and Clinton pave the way to the White House More than 14 million votes were cast across five states in the so-called "Super Tuesday II" -
Germany Migrants: what Merkel said to her parliament German Chancellor speaks to the Bundestag the day before the start of a crucial EU summit -
Sport Alpine skiing: Feuz takes downhill race win as FIll makes history with discipline title Swiss skier Beat Feuz won the last men’s downhill race of the season on Wednesday at the World Cup finals in St. Moritz. Feuz finally hit the top -
Focus 'Reference market for the rest of Asia' - why investors choose Japan In this Japan Special, Focus show host Serge Rombi examined how and why the world’s third largest economy continues to attract investors and -
Europe News Socialist MEPs call for unity ahead of EU-Turkey summit on migrants deal Demonstrators, led by the Socialist group in the European Parliament, have called for EU member countries to stop building walls to keep out refugees -
Health Series Connecting patient to doctor online The healthcare sector is undergoing a digital transformation, and patients like Ahmed Belabbes are at the frontline. The 28-year-old Frenchman has -
Greece UN special envoy Angelina Jolie receives riotous welcome in Greece Angelina Jolie is no stranger to the spotlight, but the Hollywood actress received a riotous welcome on a trip to Piraeus port, near Athens, to -
Sport Pacers enjoy narrow win over Celtics The Indiana Pacers downed the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The two teams evenly exchanged blows in the -
Sport Benzema prevented from France return The French football federation have temporarily kept Karim Benzema on the suspended list while he remains at the centre of a sex-tape bribery -
Belgium Gunman was Algerian living 'illegally' in Belgium Authorities in Belgium say jihadi items were found after a police shootout in Brussels on Tuesday. The country’s prosecutor said the gunman killed -
Economy European carmakers report strong February sales figures New car sales in Europe jumped by 14% in February, the 30th straight month of growth. Only the Greek and Dutch markets declined. Even Volkswagen -
Economy IMF says Ivory Coast close to hitting growth targets The IMF says the Ivory Coast economy continues to grow and will post 8.5% this year, a tad down on last year’s 8.6%. Inflation is also forecast to -
North Korea 15 years' hard labour for US student arrested in North Korea Otto Warmbier is accused of trying to steal a banner bearing a propaganda slogan from a hotel -
World News FIFA demands millions from ex-officials charged with graft World football's governing body says its reputation and business interests have been damaged by being implicated in sport's biggest corruption scandal. -
Business Series US Senate says national rules needed for driverless vehicles A US Senate panel has recommended federal laws covering the entire country be put in place for the oncoming driverless car revolution, and has warned -
Business Series LSE and Deutsche Boerse go to the altar again but NY may steal the bride European traders are wondering if it will be third time lucky after previous failed attempts, but the London and Frankfurt stock exchanges have again -
Germany Migrants: what Merkel said to her parliament German Chancellor speaks to the Bundestag the day before the start of a crucial EU summit -
World News FIFA says members "sold their votes" in past World Cup hosting contests Soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Wednesday that members of its executive committee had in the past sold their votes in World Cup hosting -
Europe News Refugee convention "must be applied" in Turkey says UN High Commissioner for Human Rights -
Cinema J.G. Ballard's dystopian novel 'High-Rise' hits the big screen Tom Hiddleston, Sienna Miller and Luke Evans star in a cinematic adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s novel ‘High Rise.’ Take a trip into JG Ballard's 1970s -
No Comment Freestyle rap in the White House As part of the reception of the crew of Broadway musical “Hamilton”, US President Barack Obama and Lin-Manuel Miranda, the show’s creator, performed -
No Comment 107-year-old woman dances with Harlem Globetrotters A month after she saw one dream come true by visiting the White House and meeting Barack and Michelle Obama, Virginia McLaurin celebrated turning 107 -
Belgium ISIL flag found next to body of suspect killed in Brussels shootout Belgium’s federal prosecutor told reporters that an Islamic State (ISIL) flag was found next to the body of a suspect shot dead during an anti-terror -
USA Is it too late to stop the Donald Trump machine? Trump has a good night at what was dubbed Super Tuesday II, despite defeat in Ohio -
Culture news The 'Not New Now' art biennial in Marrakech ‘Not New Now’ is the theme of the art biennial in Marrakesh. Curator, Palestinian Reem Fadda, has taken the event back to its North African origins -
Pakistan At least 16 killed in bomb blast on board a bus in Pakistan As well as those killed, more than 40 have been injured, and doctors say the death toll is likely to rise. -
USA Clinton extends lead over Sanders on second Super Tuesday With four state wins under her belt and a virtual tie on a fifth, supporters of Hillary Clinton think the Democratic nomination is in view. Her -
USA Rubio quits as the Trump campaign machine keeps rolling Republican Donald Trump scored a big win in the Florida primary as projections gave him at least three of the five states in the second Super Tuesday -
South Africa South Africa's Supreme court rules against Pretoria over Bashir Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir should have been arrested when he was in South Africa attending an African Union Summit last June. South -
Republic of Ecuador Military plane crashes in Ecuador's Amazon region killing all 22 on board. A military plane has crashed in Ecuador’s jungle killing all 22 people on board. Nineteen soldiers had been heading to a parachuting course when the -
Cuba Cuba reports first Zika case contracted in the country A 21-year-old woman living in Havana has become the first Cuban to contract the Zika virus having never been overseas. Cuba’s four previous cases all -
Argentina Argentine coastguard sinks illegal Chinese trawler Argentina’s coastguard has sunk a Chinese fishing trawler that was apparently operating illegally within its territorial waters. Warning shots were -
USA Voting begins in second Super Tuesday of US presidential primaries Voting is taking place in five US states in the second so-called Super Tuesday of primaries for November's presidential election -
USA Rubio quits presidential nomination race after losing Florida to Trump Super Tuesday the second has been billed as a make or break round of voting in the US presidential nomination contest and that’s just how it is -
World News Brussels police continue anti-terror raids after fatal operation Police in Brussels searched buildings in a city suburb well into Tuesday evening, hours after French-Belgian raid linked to November’s Islamist