Iceland Icelandic government survives no-confidence vote as protesters continue call for government to resign Iceland’s government survived a no confidence vote on Friday. It was put forward by the opposition after revelations from the leaked “Panama Papers” 08/04/2016
Egypt Red Sea bridge to be built linking Egypt and Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia and Egypt have announced a bridge is to be built across the Red Sea linking the two countries – as well as the continents of Africa and 08/04/2016
Italy Italy recalls ambassador to Egypt over Giulio Regeni murder “We want the truth about what happened to Giulio Regeni”. Tweets from Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni come 08/04/2016
Ukraine Ukrainian activists protest against police corruption Ukrainian activists burned tyres and confronted police outside a presidential office in Kyiv to protest against corruption in the justice system 08/04/2016
Myanmar Dozens of political prisoners released in Myanmar It marks the first such wave of releases pledged by Aung San Suu Kyi as a top priority for the new government. 08/04/2016
Business China stands firm after US trade report slams 'Great Firewall' China’s standing firm against the US, saying it will not change its policies on foreign investment in the country. It comes after an American report 08/04/2016
World Brussels 'not discriminating against German language' Brussel’s watchdog has taken two years to reach a decision on whether the EU has discriminated against the German language, it’s emerged. The 08/04/2016
Sport Fearless Foxes edging closer to fairytale Premier League title This time last year Leicester were seven points into the relegation zone, fighting for Premier League survival. Twelve months on and following a 08/04/2016
Iraq Kerry salutes Iraq's progress in retaking ground from ISIL The US Secretary of State John Kerry has been in Baghdad to show support for Iraq especially over its battle against the so-called Islamic State 08/04/2016
Culture Aarhus presented his program for European Capital of Culture in 2017 Every year two EU countries are appointed as host countries for the European Capital of Culture. For 2017 Aarhus and Paphos, Cyprus have been nominated as ECOC. Copenhagen was the first Danish city to 08/04/2016
World Panama Papers lessons Panama is at the centre of a global hurricane sparked by the leak of a huge list of documents which have become known as the “Panama Papers” 08/04/2016
Belgium Paris terror suspect Mohamed Abrini 'arrested' in Belgium Reports from Belgium say Mohamed Abrini, wanted over November’s terror attacks in Paris, has been arrested. The information comes from Belgian 08/04/2016
World David Cameron: a question of trust Iceland's prime minister was the first head to roll after the Panama Papers leak, David Cameron must now be wondering if he can weather the media storm and win back the public's trust. 08/04/2016
Business Brent crude oil surges five percent Brent crude oil is up five percent, at more than 41 dollars a barrel. The surge is raising hopes that top producers will will agree to freeze 08/04/2016
Syria Fighting rages along Syria's northern front No news on the whereabouts of scores of workers seized from a cement works by ISIL 08/04/2016
Business Uber agrees $25m lawsuit over driver vetting and fees The taxi-hailing service Uber has agreed a 25 million dollar settlement to end a lawsuit in California. It has been accused of misleading customers 08/04/2016
Vatican Pope Francis urges more compassion towards 'imperfect' Catholics in family life New guidelines issued by the pope on family life call for the church to be less strict and more compassionate to those he describes as being in 08/04/2016
Sport Hawks break Toronto curse The Atlanta Hawks kept their composure to edge out the Toronto Raptors 95-87 on home soil on Thursday. The win snapped a five-game losing streak 08/04/2016
World And also... Russian Communists want their star back, Sweden's new phone number, Gay slur 'not homophobic' - French ruling Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the 08/04/2016
Sport Kento Momota admits to gambling at an illegal casino Japanese badminton sensation Kento Momota is set to miss the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after admitting to gambling at an illegal casino. The World 08/04/2016
Culture Pakistan Fashion in Karachi Clothing and accessories label ‘Gulabo’ showed off its new collection on the opening day of Fashion Pakistan Week in Karachi. Founded in 2005 by the 08/04/2016
Cinema 'The Man Who Knew Infinity' ‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’ is based on the true story of Indian mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan. An autodidact, he earned admittance to 08/04/2016
Iraq John Kerry visits Iraq at key moment of struggle against ISIL The US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Baghdad on Friday to show his support for Iraq, whose government is embroiled in domestic problems as 08/04/2016
Business Italy's Mediaset sells pay-TV unit to Vivendi and agrees share swap Italian broadcaster Mediaset has agreed to sell its pay-TV unit to French media group Vivendi. The deal also includes a 3.5 percent share swap 08/04/2016
Germany Germany registers 112% jump in asylum applications Officials say the year-on-year from 2015 is due to a backlog in paperwork and the number of arrivals is going down. 08/04/2016
