26 April 2016 | Euronews
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CapeVerde Soldier sought after 11 killed in Cape Verde Police are eager to talk to a disgruntled soldier after eleven people were shot dead on Tuesday on the Atlantic archipelago of Cape Verde. Eight -
World News German intelligence chief 'fired on Merkel's orders' The head of Germany’s version of the CIA is being removed on the orders of Chancellor Merkel, according to domestic media reports. Sources claim -
Switzerland Geneva rejects Turkish pressure over controversial photo A photographic exhibition in Geneva is at the centre of a diplomatic row between Switzerland and Turkey. Once again a cultural event contains -
Europe News The Brief from Brussels: Spain in turmoil as talks to form a government fail This is the Brief from Brussels: euronews’ daily round-up of the biggest news stories that are making headlines in Europe’s capital and beyond. In -
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Sport Champions League: Man City and Real Madrid play out dull goalless draw Manchester City and Real Madrid saw out a goalless stalemate in a dull Champions League semi-final first leg at the Etihad on Tuesday night -
World News South Sudan rebel leader Riek Macha sworn in as vice-president South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar is back in the capital Juba and has retaken his position as the country’s first vice president. He has taken -
Spain Spain poised for new election as coalition efforts fail Just four months after an inconclusive general election, Spain is set to go back to the polls. Final talks on Tuesday between King Felipe and -
Sport Champions League preview: Atletico Madrid v Bayern Munich The first leg stage of the Champions League semi-finals concludes on Wednesday when Atletico Madrid host Bayern Munich at the Vicente Calderon -
Sport Olympic torch lights up refugee camp The Olympic flame was taken through the Eleonas refugee camp in Athens on Tuesday to highlight the plight of over one million people who have fled -
Sport Izagirre wins Tour de Romandie prologue Spain’s Ion Izagirre won the Tour de Romandie prologue on Tuesday to claim the first leader’s jersey of the 70th edition of the race. The 27-year-old -
Norway Norway to appeal Breivik human rights ruling The Norwegian state says it does not agree that prison conditions for mass killer Anders Breivik violate his human rights. The country’s justice -
Turkey Outrage at call for secular Turkey to adopt a 'religious' constitution Police clashed with protesters outside Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday, amid outrage at a call for the secular country to adopt a religious -
Romania US begins advanced warplane deployment to bolster NATO allies Two of the world’s most sophisticated warplanes have touched down in Romania as part of the United States’ biggest European deployment of F-22 -
United Kingdom First all-out doctor's strike in the history of England's National Health Service A “bleak day”. That was one reaction by government ministers to the first all-out doctors’ strike in the history of England’s National Health Service -
Economy Surprise fall in French jobless total, but underlying trend still grim The number of people claiming unemployment benefit dropped by 60,000 in March, but much of the decline came from people not updating their job-seeking status so they were not counted. -
Economy No interest rate change expected from Federal Reserve policy meeting Federal Reserve policymakers are expected to leave the cost of borrowing unchanged in the face of disappointing word on durable goods orders and consumer confidence. -
United Kingdom Hillsborough inquest jury says 96 Liverpool fans were unlawfully killed An inquest into Britain’s worst sporting disaster has ruled that police failures were to blame for the “unlawful killing” of 96 Liverpool football -
Sport 2017 Dakar rally route unveiled The route for the 2017 Dakar Rally was unveiled on Tuesday. Paraguay becomes the 29th different nation to host the start of the world’s most famous -
Turkey "Be cheerful, enjoy your life," ancient mosaic advises A new archeological find in Turkey has surprised scientists by giving surprising prescriptive advice. The 2,400 year-old skeleton mosaic found in -
France Dutch "horror dentist" jailed for mutilating many mouths in France A Dutchman known as the “horror dentist” for mutilating the mouths of more than 100 patients has been sentenced to eight years in France. Jacobus -
Armenia Disgruntled family man blamed for deadly bus attack A man at odds with his family is believed to be behind Monday’s deadly attack on a passenger bus in the Armenian capital Yerevan.. Two people were -
Ukraine Ukraine marks 30th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster Ukraine held memorial services on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of Chernobyl – the worst nuclear disaster in history. A botched test at the -
Economy Saudi Arabia responds to low oil prices with economic reform plan Saudi Arabia has unveiled an economic reform plan including selling part of its state energy giant Saudi Aramco and using the cash raised for a massive global investment fund. -
Sport Oklahoma Thunder beat Dallas to reach Western Conference semi-finals Russell Westbrook starred as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks in Game five of their best-of-seven first round playoff to complete -
Ukraine The medical response in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster On the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster Euronews has talked to one of the world’s leading experts on radiation-related health issues -
Sport Cycling: Belgian teenager gets six-year ban for mechanical doping The International cycling announced on Tuesday its Disciplinary Commission has banned Belgian youngster Femke Van den Driessche for six years for -
Luxembourg Tax leaks trial begins in Luxembourg The trial has begun of a French journalist and two former staff of accountancy firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers who are accused of leaking details of -
Cinema Tom Hanks' latest film takes him on journey of self-discovery Adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name by Dave Eggers, ‘A Hologram for the King’ stars Tom Hanks as a washed up businessman, who -
Culture news New museum opens in Brussels' Molenbeek district A new museum has opened in the Molenbeek district of Brussels, which, it’s hoped, will help shed the negative image of the area most recently linked -
Culture news Beyoncé sings about Jay Z's alleged infidelity in 'Lemonade' While the world was still mourning the death of Prince, Beyoncé dropped her long-anticipated new album ‘Lemonade’ on Saturday. The pop star’s sixth -
Papua New Guinea Australian offshore detention of asylum seekers 'illegal' rules court Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court has ruled that Australia’s practice of detaining asylum seekers on Manus Island is illegal and must stop. Under -
Luxembourg Everything you need to know about the LuxLeaks scandal A summary of the main points about the LuxLeaks scandal -
World News Why are journalists the only victims of Hungary's central bank crisis? -
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Taiwan [WATCH] Edge-of-seat stuff at world office chair race in Taiwan Hundreds of enthusiastic competitors take to the streets of Tainan, Taiwan, on Sunday (April 24) to compete in the country’s first ever office chair -
No Comment Services held to mark 30th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster A bell has tolled 30 times in Kyiv in Ukraine at a church built in memory of the victims of the Chernobyl disaster, to mark the 30th anniversary of -
Europe News Whistleblowers "essential for democracy" says LuxLeaks lawyer Antoine Deltour is the man at the heart of one of the biggest scandals of the last few years. He is going on trial in Luxembourg accused of having -
No Comment Sochi festival shows how the body can be a canvas Body artists and tattoo enthusiasts show off their work at Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi. -
Iraq Supporters of cleric Al Sadr protest in Iraqi capital Baghdad This is central Baghdad. Supporters of influential Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr gathered in central Baghdad to protest against what they say is rampant -
Business Series BP considers more spending cuts after 80 percent profit drop BP has said it could reduce its capital spending further after reporting an 80 percent drop in profits in the first three months of the year. -
United Kingdom Hillsborough 96 were unlawfully killed, jury decides A inquest jury has concluded that 96 football fans who died at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final were unlawfully killed due to gross negligence -
Ukraine Chernobyl: an insider's view of the atomic accident 80-year-old Alexander Davidovich Hellerman started work at Chernobyl in 1976. when the first reactor began operating. He was a senior manager at the -
Japan Scandal engulfing Mitsubishi widens with new revelation about testing methods Managers have now admitted they have been using an improper fuel-efficiency testing method since 1991. -
France Australia chooses France for lucrative submarines contract Australia has chosen France to build a new fleet of submarines, rejecting Japanese and German bids -
Canada Canada PM condemns "cold-blooded" murder of Philippines hostage A Canadian man believed to have been killed by Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines has been identified as John Ridsdel. The 68-year-old former -
Ukraine Candle-lit vigils to mark 30th anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear disaster It was in the early hours of the morning on April the 26th 1986 that a test went horribly wrong at the nuclear plant in then Soviet Ukraine -
World News "Rigged and broken" - Trump slams Republican primary system Trump slams rivals over pact to stop him Republican nomination system ‘rigged’ Cruz-Kasich deal ‘too late’ Donald Trump has described called the -
Kenya Kenyan opposition calls for electoral commission to quit Kenya’s opposition has called for the country’s electoral commission to disband before next year’s presidential vote. On Monday (April 25) some 500 -
World News Chernobyl nuclear disaster remembered Thirty years ago, on April 26 a catastrophic nuclear accident occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine. An explosion and -
World News ESA successfully launches "environment data" satellite A Russian Soyuz rocket has blasted off from Kourou in French Guiana carrying a satellite aimed at increasing our understanding of the environment -
Europe News The Brief from Brussels: Lux Leaks whistleblower faces trial This is the Brief from Brussels: euronews’ daily round-up of the biggest news stories that are making headlines in Europe’s capital and beyond. In