18 March 2016 | Euronews
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Belgium Salah Abdeslam, Europe's most-wanted man, arrested in Brussels Salah Abdeslam, the most-wanted man in Europe, is one of five people arrested in Brussels during a huge anti-terror operation. The 26-year-old French -
France France seeks swift extradition of Salah Abdeslam Salah Abdeslam is the biggest prize. But Belgian authorities detained four more suspects in Friday’s police operation in Brussels, including a -
Sport Syrian refugee sets sights on Rio Olympics Yusra Mardini was among Syria's brightest swimming stars before being forced to flee her home due to the war -
Sport Ski Jumping: Kranjec wins final individual event of season Robert Kranjec continued Slovenia’s fine finish to the Ski Jumping World Cup season when he triumphed at the final individual event on home snow in -
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Europe News Refugees could be returned from Greece to Turkey as soon as Sunday under new EU deal EU leaders and Turkey’s prime minister have approved a controversial deal on refugees which will see all migrants arriving in Greece from Sunday -
Belgium Salah Abdeslam 'key figure in Paris attacks' Police say Salah Abdeslam played a key role in the planning and execution of last November's Paris attacks. -
Sport Euroleague: Barcelona beat Real Madrid to win El Clasico bragging rights Barcelona won the El Clasico bragging rights this week when they beat rivals and defending champions Real Madrid in the top 16 phase of the -
Brazil Brazil: Lula at the centre of a political storm Lula is the man who has been shaping Brazil since 2003 and who established the Workers Party at the top of the country’s politics. The charismatic -
Economy Europe and the tampon tax Sales tax charged by the British government on tampons and other sanitary products is set to fall to zero as a side effect of the debate over the UK staying in the EU. -
Russia Crimea ceremonies mark two years since Russian annexation President Putin visits to check progress on the construction of a 19-kilometre bridge linking peninsula to Russian mainland -
Sport Athletics: Lavillenie and Suhr win first golds of 2016 World Indoor Championships Pole vaulters Renaud Lavillenie and Jenn Suhr claimed the first gold medals of the World Indoor Championships with record-breaking clearances on -
Iraq Iraq: Moqtada al-Sadr supporters stage sit-in outside Green Zone Thousands of Moqtada al-Sadr’s followers are staging an anti-corruption sit-in at the walls of Baghdad’s Green Zone, where Iraq’s major government -
Business Planet All for one, one for all - peer-led initiatives give boost to female entrepreneurs In this edition of Business Planet, host Giacomo Segantini visited Dublin to meet a woman at the heart of female entrepreneurship initiatives in -
World Taking the Tunisian Revolution into the schools: forging a 21st century system Tunisia gets its Learning World two-year report card as Maha Barada returns to see if the Arab Spring has blown a wind of change through the country's classrooms -
Business Series Corruption scandal pushes FIFA to $122 mln loss for 2015 With corruption related legal costs mounting and sponsors bailing out FIFA has announced it suffered big losses in 2015. -
World News EU and Turkey agree migrant deal There are no substantive details yet, however it is claimed the main areas of disagreement have been resolved. -
Netherlands Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders appears in court to answer charges of hate speech Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders is back in court to answer charges of discrimination and hate speech against the country’s Moroccan minority -
Sport UEFA Champions League draw: Man City to face Paris Saint-Germain in quarter-finals Favourites Barcelona will play Atletico Madrid. -
World Syrian government: "Europe is guilty of many strategic mistakes" On Monday, Russia surprised the international community with the announcement that it is to begin the partial withdrawal of its troops from Syria -
Economy Russian interest rates on hold, inflation outlook uncertain Russia's central bank has left its main lending rate at 11 percent and signalled that it is not looking at cuts to the cost of borrowing anytime soon as it focuses on keeping inflation under control. -
Germany Tributes to former German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle Guido Westerwelle, Germany’s former foreign minister and first openly gay leader of a mainstream political party, has died aged 54, just months after -
Turkey Fighting talk for the EU from Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses leaders of hypocrisy over migrants, human rights and terrorism -
Belgium Paris terror suspect Abdeslam's fingerprints 'found in raided Brussels flat' The fingerprints of Paris terror attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam have been found at a flat in Brussels, according to Belgian authorities. The Belgian -
My Europe Series Europe Weekly: The EU and Turkey strike controversial deal over refugees In this week’s edition of Europe Weekly: the EU and Turkey strike a deal over the refugee crisis; a Syrian doctor seeking refuge in Belgium tells his -
World News And also... Ai Weiwei's refugee haircut, Snoop Dogg's Romanian invitation, and more Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which you may have missed… or -
Business Series Generali shares fall despite 22% profit increase Shares of Italian insurance company Generali fell on Friday, even though it posted a 22 percent increase in full-year net profit. -
Business Series Former Porsche boss cleared of market manipulation in VW takeover attempt Porsche's former chief executive Wendelin Wiedeking has been acquitted of alleged stock market manipulation, over its attempt to take control of Volkswagen in 2008. -
Culture news Through the thought provoking lens of Andres Serrano The Collection Lambert in Avignon, France is showing the work of American photographer Andres Serrano. -
Cuba Cuba's rich heritage makes change a complicated question -
No Comment US fisherman catches huge shark In West Beach, Galveston, Texas, a fisherman had the surprise of his life. He caught a six-feet long shark. The man succeeded in beaching it with -
No Comment Prince William at St Patrick's Day parade Prince William attended a St Patrick’s Day parade held at the Irish Guards at Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow, west London. For the occasion, he wore a -
World News UEFA Champions League draw: Man City to face Paris Saint-Germain in quarter finals Favourites Barcelona will play Atletico Madrid. -
Cuba Little Havana residents weigh in on Obama's Cuba visit As US President Barack Obama prepares for his trip to the Cuban capital on March 20, residents of Florida's Little Havana in Miami are divided on his Cuban policy. -
USA US Congress grills officials over Michigan drinking water pollution US Congress members have called for a state governor and a watchdog chief to resign for failing to prevent a contaminated drinking water scandal -
Europe News EU leaders must convince Turkey over refugee deal at Brussels summit EU leaders are holding talks with the Turkish prime minister in an attempt to reach a deal over the refugee crisis. After late night talks on -
Next Series Virtual reality app recreates horror of Germany concentration camp How can virtual reality help to preserve historical heritage? In this episode of Futuris, show host Julián López Gómez travels to both Germany and -
Next Series Takeaway: seeing the unimaginable -
My Europe Series Radovan Karadzic war crimes: A historic verdict March 24 will mark a day that Bosnia has been awaiting for two decades: the verdict in the war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb President Radovan -
World News Kon-Tiki crew rescued off coast of Chile The Chilean Navy has rescued 14 crew members from two rafts that were swept up in strong currents off the country's coast. -
World News South Korea protests over Japan school textbooks claiming disputed islands New Japanese school textbooks that include territorial claims on islands that are in dispute with South Korea have prompted protests from Seoul -
Cinema 'Rabin The Last Day' a reflection on the nature of peace Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai’s docu-drama takes us back to the moments prior to the assassination of Israeli Prime Minster Yitzhak Rabin in 1995 -
Cinema 'Keeper' dramatic teenage pregnancy film “From a theme often revisited in filmmaking Guillaume Senez has composed an extraordinarily emotive and well observed work. The Franco-Belgium film -
Brazil Brazil protests add to pressure as Rousseff's government teeters on brink Brazil is in the midst of its most serious political crisis for almost 25 years, with the future of President Dilma Rousseff’s government in the -
My Europe Series What has changed after Germanwings tragedy? This week on Utalk, Anita in London asked: “One year after a Germanwings co-pilot deliberately crashed his plane, what measures have been taken to -
India India marks arrival of spring with Holi festival India’s spring celebration of colours – the Holi festival – is a time for powder to fill the air and for many to indulge. It is celebrated -
USA US ISIL recruiter is jailed for 22 years A court in New York state jailed a local man for over 22 years on Thursday for trying to recruit fighters to join ISIL in Syria. The sentence handed -
North Korea North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea At least one ballistic missile was reportedly fired by North Korea on Friday in a further sign of defiance by its leader Kim Jong Un in the face of -
World News Russia: Gas row sparks clashes between riot police and Roma Russian riot police clashed with residents of a Roma settlement on Thursday in a row over access to gas. The confrontation follows reports of damage -
Cuba Obama sends letter on first direct US mail flight to Cuba They are unlikely pen-pals. But Barack Obama and a Cuban pensioner have exchanged letters, with the US leader responding to the 76-year-old’s -
Belgium Migrant crisis: EU leaders agree joint stance to present to Turkey EU leaders have agreed on a common position to present to Turkey on Friday on how to stem the flow of migrants to Europe. Ankara is set to receive