2016-04-05

World News

FIFA chief, Gianni Infantino, dragged into Panama Papers scandal

He was elected as head of FIFA with a promise to clean up football’s world governing body. Yet files seen by the Guardian newspapers in the Panama

05/04/2016

World

Panama Papers: the inside story

How a year-long investigation by some 370 journalists from nearly 80 countries unveiled the secret financial dealings of the world's rich and powerful.

05/04/2016

Kenya

ICC decision to drop second Kenya case 'fails victims'

The International Criminal Court has thrown out election violence charges against Kenya’s Vice-President William Ruto and ended his trial. It also

05/04/2016

Sport

Bordeaux carries out mock terrorist attack ahead of Euro 2016

With the Brussels and Paris attacks fresh on everyone’s mind and France poised to host the Euro 2016 football tournament. Authorities in the French

05/04/2016

Armenia

Ceasefire agreed after dozens killed in breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region

Pro-Armenian forces and the Azeri authorities have announced a ceasefire in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, four days after intense fighting

05/04/2016

Sport

Barcelona's Lionel Messi threatens to sue over tax dodge claims

Lionel Messi’s troubles with the tax authorities show no sign of abating. The star is already due in court at the end of May after he and his father

05/04/2016

Economy

HSBC and Credit Suisse denied helping clients cheat on tax

Two of the biggest banks at the centre of the Panama Papers revelations have rejected claims they were actively using offshore accounts to help

05/04/2016

Netherlands

The Dutch vote that could spell more trouble for the EU

On paper, the referendum is about saying 'yes' or 'no' to a European treaty deepening ties with Ukraine. But as anti-EU sentiment grows in the Netherlands, the 'no' is in the lead.

05/04/2016

Sport

Yao Ming inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame

Yao Ming the eight-time NBA All-Star is poised to be inducted into the basketball hall of fame. The 6ft 7in-tall player, who has spent his

05/04/2016

Iceland

'Panama Papers' push Iceland's PM to resign

Iceland’s under pressure prime minister,Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has tendered his resignation after his family’s offshore investments were

05/04/2016

World News

Live streaming: the next big thing to shake up broadcasting

05/04/2016

Sport

Augusta Masters shaping up to be a closely-fought affair

This Thursday sees the kick off of the Masters, golf’s first Grand Slam of the season. The tournament is shaping up as one of the best in recent

05/04/2016

Economy

Global defence spending rises for first time since 2011

For the first time in four years there has been a rise in global defence spending according to the latest report by the Stockholm International

05/04/2016

France

French Front National denies implication in Panama Papers

Figures close to the French Front National leader Marine Le Pen and her father, the party’s former frontman, are reportedly named as having set up

05/04/2016

Economy

Euro zone business records a bounce

A new survey indicates Euro zone business growth edged up last month from February’s 13-month low as demand weakened, particularly for services

05/04/2016

Economy

Euro zone retail sales better than expected

Official data shows Eurozone retail sales to be stronger than expected. The month on month figure went up by 0.2 percent in February, while the

05/04/2016

Economy

Spain looks to turn back the clock and end the siesta

Spain’s acting prime minister has unveiled plans to do-away with the siesta, the country’s traditional afternoon nap time. Mariano Rajoy wants to cut

05/04/2016

Syria

Islamists down Syrian government aircraft capturing pilot

Islamist rebels have shot down a Syrian government aircraft over Aleppo. Reports suggest that militants from the Nusra Front have captured the pilot

05/04/2016

Iceland

'Panama Papers': Iceland's prime minister requests dissolution of parliament

Iceland’s Prime Minister, Sigmunder Gunnlaugsson has asked for parliament to be dissolved in the wake of the ‘Panama Papers’ scandal. However

05/04/2016

Europe News

Europeans spend over 24 billion euros a year on illegal drugs, new study finds

Europeans spend more than 24 billion euros a year on illicit drugs, according to a new report published on Tuesday. The joint EU-Europol study found

05/04/2016

Azerbaijan

Dates and facts around Nagorno-Karabakh's 30-year long conflict

Nagorno-Karabakh is a geographical area near the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. It is a mountainous and heavily-forested patch of land that

05/04/2016

World News

Euronews and Africanews: a new media group serving news diversity

05/04/2016

France

Fewer students turn out for French labour reform protest

There have been more clashes between police and protesters in Paris during student demonstrations against French labour reforms. Tear gas was used to

05/04/2016

Cinema

Jon Favreau gives Kipling classic The Jungle Book a CGI remake

Originally released in 1967, and digitally remastered 40 years later, the story has now been turned into a live-action CGI movie with stunning special effects.

05/04/2016

Business Series

Peugeot unveils new plan to maintain profit

French carmaker, Peugeot Citroen, has unveiled its plans to return to consistent sales growth. In what chief executive Carlos Tavares described as a

05/04/2016

Business Series

Disney begins search for new CEO after Staggs quits in surprise

Shares in Disney dropped two percent after the firm announced the resignation of Tom Staggs, a veteran executive who was tipped to be its next

05/04/2016

World News

Panama Papers show how Syria and North Korea 'evaded sanctions'

The leaked Panama Papers show that the firm at the centre of the affair had clients who were subject to international sanctions. The Syrian

05/04/2016

Korea

North Korea videos imagine destruction of Seoul and Washington

The North Korean propaganda machine is at it again. And the least that can be said is that Steven Spielberg has nothing to worry about. Pyongyang’s

05/04/2016

Armenia

Nagorno-Karabakh: halt in hostilities announced

Armed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh are implementing a ceasefire, pro-Armenian military leaders in the breakaway region have announced. “We have been

05/04/2016

Europe News

Dutch referendum on Ukraine deal is 'anti-European', says Croatian MEP

Euronews spoke to the head of the European Parliament’s delegation for EU-Ukraine relations ahead of the Dutch referendum. Andrej Plenković is a

05/04/2016