20 April 2016 | Euronews
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Yemen Yemen peace talks set to start on Thursday Talks to end the war in Yemen are set to get underway in Kuwait later on Thursday (April 21). The UN-backed talks were supposed to start on Monday -
Norway Killer Anders Breivik's human rights have been breached, court rules Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik has partly won a court case over his prison treatment. He is serving 21 years for murdering 77 people. The -
USA VW avoids Federal US trial by paying diesel customers 5000 dollars Volkswagen has reached a deal with the US authorities just hours before the expiry of a deadline to settle in its case of cheating its diesel -
Sport Fifa boss Infantino meets Putin in Moscow ahead of 2018 World Cup New Fifa boss Gianni Infantino has held meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin. -
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Sport Team Sky withdraw Sergio Henao from racing in biological passport probe Cycling's anti-doping foundation has opened a biological passport case against Team Sky rider Sergio Henao. -
Italy More evidence points to 500 deaths off Libyan coast More light has been thrown on a still-unconfirmed migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean, but survivors picked up by a merchant ship just landed in -
Business Line Cheap oil and the music industry's digital revolution In this edition of Business Line we look in depth at the major oil producers attempts to stop prices falling and why they failed, plus the good news for the music industry from the digital revolution. -
Democratic Republic Of Congo Africanews launches to 7 million homes across Africa Africanews, the sister network of euronews, launched from the Republic of the Congo on Wednesday (April 20). Africanews aims to give Africa its -
United Kingdom Britain marks Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday, Royal Mail's 500th Ahead of nationwide celebrations for her birthday, the queen shared the spotlight with another British institution: the Royal Mail. -
Republic of Ecuador Second strong earthquake hits Ecuador halting rescue work Ecuador's coast was hit by another strong earthquake on Wednesday. a 6.2 tremor near the epicentre of Saturday's 7.8 quake. -
Afghanistan Death toll of Kabul suicide bombing rises sharply Afghan officials said at least 64 people were killed and 350 more wounded in the blast, claimed by the Taliban. -
Sport Hawks shread Boston in NBA playoffs for a 2-0 lead The Boston Celtics, were the visitors to the Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia for game two of their first round NBA playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks, without injured point guard Avery Bradley. -
Saudi Arabia Obama arrives in Saudi Arabia amid US 'terror bill' debate US President Barack Obama is in Riyadh to meet Saudi King Salman and attend a Gulf nations summit on stability, counter-terrorism and Iran. -
Europe News NATO-Russia Council holds talks after two years NATO has reopened informal talks with Russia for the first time in nearly two years. Diplomats met for over 90 minutes to discuss Ukraine and the -
Business Series Moscow wins Yukos ruling A Dutch court has annulled an international tribunal's award of $50 billion (44 billion euros) in compensation to shareholders of defunct Russian oil giant Yukos. -
Norway Mass killer Breivik wins court case over 'inhuman' prison conditions Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has partly won a court case against the Norwegian state, in which he claimed his human rights were -
Hungary Hungary's teachers strike and give Orban 'fail' grade Hungary’s teachers are staging a one-day strike in process at the government’s centralising of the system. Many complain the centralising refoms have -
Europe News Google hit with EU anti-trust charge over Android 'dominance' The European Commission accused Google on Wednesday of unfairly trying to crush rivals to its Android smartphone operating system. Marghete Vestager -
Greece Seven things you may not know about the Olympic Flame 1. What does the Olympic Flame represent? The Olympic Flame, along with the five rings the most recognisable symbol of the Olympic Games, represents -
USA Broken vote accusations dog Clinton's New York victory Hillary Clinton may have won big in New York, but there could be a negative fallout for the Democratic frontrunner if accusations of large-scale -
Business Series Kuwait oil workers end strike, crude prices fall Oil prices slipped again on Wednesday as energy workers in Kuwait ended a three-day strike that had cut the country's production of crude by nearly half. -
Business Series Tata Steel management buyout plan in the works There is the possibility of a management buyout of Tata's British steelworks. The boss of the Port Talbot plant in south Wales - Stuart Wilkie - is behind the plan. -
Business Series Intel to cut 12,000 jobs as it refocuses away from PCs Intel says it is going to axe up to 12,000 jobs worldwide as it moves into new businesses due to fewer orders from the declining personal computer industry. -
Libya Libya's eastern army gains ground in Benghazi Libya’s eastern army gained more ground in Benghazi on Tuesday (April 19) after a major offensive against rebels. Dozens of Islamist militants were -
Ukraine Chernobyl and Fukushima: lessons not learned Around 8,000 km and 25 years separate the catastrophic Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters. There are clear differences between the Ukraine and -
Cinema 'Land of Mine' shines light on 'dark side' of Denmark's war history ‘Land of Mine’ is a Danish-German film, which opens up a rather unknown chapter of World War Two. Directed by Denmark’s Martin Zandvliet, it is a -
World News EU charges Google with abusing Android dominance The charge comes after a year-long investigation. -
No Comment Prince Harry meets Chewbacca Britain’s Prince William and Prince Harry visited Pinewood Studios, west of London, to meet teams working on the Star Wars VIII film. -
No Comment Japan earthquake aftermath In Southern Japan, rescue teams continue working non-stop to find survivors, after two powerful quakes hit the area last week. -
Japan Mitsubishi admits rigging fuel economy tests Mitsubishi Motors has admitted manipulating fuel economy tests on at least 625,000 of its small cars. -
Culture news Broadway hit 'Hamilton' scoops Pulitzer prize Broadway smash ‘Hamilton’ has scooped this year’s Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The hip-hop stage biography is about an orphan immigrant from the -
Culture news Cairo feels the beat at contemporary arts festival Contemporary dance, theatre, music, film and literature – it’s all come to Cairo for the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival. The festival is billed -
France France to extend state of emergency ahead of Euro football tournament Hours before the announcement, security forces simulated an attack in a major Paris train station. -
Republic of Ecuador Ecuador's Correa says thanks for domestic and international aid after earthquake Ecuador’s worst earthquake in decades is known to have killed at least 480 people – the official toll given on Tuesday – but the number is expected -
North Korea A rare glimpse into Pyongyang's underground metro system It’s the deepest underground rail system in the world as well as perhaps the least used by tourists. But Australian travel writer and photographer -
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Japan Services resume in southern Japan after earthquakes though shortages remain At least 44 people are known to have died in the recent Japanese earthquakes. Four days after the worst tremor struck on Saturday, hopes have dimmed -
USA Trump and Clinton are the big winners in New York Trump and Clinton score decisive wins in NY Both move closer to securing nominations Next stop – US northeast and five more primaries -
World News Trump and Clinton win New York primaries - media projections Media projections in the New York presidential nomination primaries have Republican front runner Donald Trump scoring a major win. Hillary Clinton is -
Ukraine Possible prisoner swap could bring jailed Ukrainian pilot home A proposed prisoner-swap deal with Russia could lead to the release of jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko – that’s according to Ukraine’s -
World News Ecuador earthquake: the race is on to find any remaining survivors The race is on to find any remaining survivors three days after a devastating earthquake rocked Ecuador. More than 480 people died and over 4,000