29 April 2016 | Euronews
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Kenya Chaotic scenes in Kenyan capital Many are feared trapped in a collapsed residential building in the Huruma area of Nairobi. -
World News Simplify MPs expenses to improve transparency, says campaigner -
World News A leading German politician says the country's mosques should come under state control An influential politician from Angela Merkel’s ruling CDU party says all mosques in Germany should be subject to state supervision in light of what -
Germany Former Auschwitz guard apologises to Holocaust victims A former Auschwitz guard on trial in Germany has apologised in court to victims. He told them he regretted being part of a criminal organisation that -
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World News Will Michel Platini be back in charge for Euro 2016? The suspended UEFA president must wait to see if a second appeal against his six-year FIFA ban has been successful -
USA Air strike on Kunduz hospital 'not a war crime' says US military report A United States military investigation has concluded that a deadly US air strike on an Afghan hospital last year did not not amount to a war crime -
Portugal Lisbon is a no-go, taxis on a go-slow Unions representing an estimated 13,000 Portuguese taxi drivers are pressuring the government to crack down on the Uber paying passenger service. -
Syria The United Nations appeals to save the truce and negotiations in Syria The United Nations has appealed to the United States and Russia to act to save the “cessation of hostilities” and the negotiations between the Syrian -
Business Series Credit Suisse bosses face anger from shareholders The shareholders of Credit Suisse have given the bank's bosses a rough ride at its annual investor meeting in Zurich. -
Syria Syria: Aleppo hit again as death toll from earlier hospital attack 'rises to 50' There was more chaos and panic on the streets of Aleppo on Friday as fresh airstrikes hit the northern Syrian city after only a brief respite -
Sport The world's greatest goalscorer - remembering Hungary's Ferenc Puskas He won a reputation as the world’s greatest goalscorer. It is 50 years since Hungarian footballer Ferenc Puskas took to the pitch for the last time -
My Europe Series Europe Weekly: Abdeslam extradited to France In this edition of Europe Weekly: Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam is extradited from Belgium to France; the Maelbeek metro station reopens; the -
United Kingdom Brexit campaign is told to focus on immigration Immigration is an ongoing issue and one that is featuring prominently ahead of the country's referendum on EU membership. -
Iran Iran votes in second round of parliamentary elections Voters in Iran voted in a second round of parliamentary elections on Friday (April 29). There are 68 remaining seats to fill. The remaining seats -
Economy European mobile roaming charges cut again Europe is another step closer to the end of mobile roaming charges for calls, texts and data as they are reduced again before disappearing altogether in June 2017. -
Business Planet Waste not, want not: boosting business with leftover food Unleashing the power of the collaborative economy to fight food waste, while creating new business opportunities at the same time. -
Sport Egypt's Elshorbagy faces Frenchman Gaultier in El Gouna final Egypt’s Mohamed Elshorbagy has powered his way through to the final of this year’s El Gouna International in the Red Sea resort. He thrashed -
Sport Atlanta Hawks secure place in NBA playoffs second round The Atlanta Hawks are through to the second round of the NBA playoffs. They’ve snatched a 104-92 Game 6 victory away against the Boston Celtics -
Europe News UN urges restraint in Syrian conflict as peace talks stumble on Euronews correspondent Sándor Zsiros spoke with UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson during his visit to Brussels this week. In this excerpt of -
Economy Eurozone GDP back to pre-2008 crisis level, unemployment falls, inflation down The eurozone economy grew 0.6 percent, its fastest pace in five years in Q1 2016, unemployment dipped to 10.2 percent in March, but consumer prices were down 0.2 percent in April. -
World The Chernobyl disaster of 30 years ago remembered across Europe The Chernobyl disaster, of 30 years ago was remembered across Europe. Television stations reported on the reaction when the tragedy happened and -
World News Berlin and Vienna pressure Rome to take responsibility for migrants Germany’s interior minister said on Friday that migrants should no longer be able to get to northern Europe through the former Yugoslav Republic of -
Culture news Ai Weiwei promises documentary to follow refugee shows The Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has announced that he will release a documentary film next year on the refugee crisis. Ai, often described as -
Malawi Extinction threat for people with albinism in Malawi as ritual murders rise People with albinism in Malawi are being attacked, abducted and killed to such an extent that they face extinction in the African country. The dire -
Culture news Walt Disney Family Museum showcases Pinocchio Pinocchio is one of our best-loved fairy tales, and now Walt Disney is ensuring its incarnation of the wooden hero gets a never-before-seen -
Business Series Carl Icahn sells Apple stake over China concerns Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn says he has sold his entire stake in Apple because of China's economic slowdown and his worries about possible interference by the Beijing government. -
Business Series Amazon earnings jump, cloud services unit excels Amazon.com has reported profit and revenue vastly better than expected, giving its shares a big bump. The cloud services division was a standout earner. -
South Africa South African court paves way for Zuma to face renewed corruption charges South Africa’s High Court has ordered a review of a decision in 2009 to drop nearly 800 corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, saying the move that -
Norway 11 bodies recovered after Norwegian helicopter crash A helicopter ferrying passengers from a Norwegian oil platform crashed in the North Sea on Friday (April 29) killing at least 11 of the 13 people on -
My Europe Series Speeding ahead - EU plays catch-up as new drugs flood into Europe Europe is struggling to cope with the two latest drug waves to claim victims and make fortunes for the unscrupulous; Crystal meth and legal highs -
My Europe Series Rising Crystal meth industry winning drugs war Petrovice is in the Czech Republic. The small town is close to the German border. Patrick, whose name we changed for security reasons is an -
My Europe Series Expert says Europe needs better teamwork to fight drugs war Sophie Claudet, euronews: “So, the UK is planning to enforce a ban on legal highs sometime in May, but we’ve seen in the Republic of Ireland the ban -
USA Angry protest outside Trump rally in California There was a turbulent reception for Donald Trump in southern California on Thursday with some 20 demonstrators arrested outside a campaign rally by -
Culture news Tanita Tikaram is back with new album If you were around in the Eighties, you will doubtless remember Tanita Tikaram’s husky voice, which graced her best-selling album ‘Ancient Heart’ and -
Cinema Fritz Bauer: Sometimes the only way to save your country is to betray it Little is known about the hunt for Nazi criminal Adolph Eichman. Most people have heard about his abduction by Mossad in Argentina in 1960, his trial -
World News 'A new game, a final': UEFA's Platini makes last appeal against six-year ban Suspended UEFA president Michel Platini arrived early on Friday morning for what was arguably the match of his life, at least off the pitch: an -
France Unrest and arrests in Paris over labour reforms A violent day came to a violent end in Paris on Thursday as police clashed with activists occupying a prominent square to protest at labour reforms -
No Comment Aleppo airstrike agony The aftermath of an airstrike in the Kallasa and Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhoods of Aleppo, Syria. The attack follows the deadly bombing of a hospital -
No Comment Student protest turns ugly Tens of thousands of young people and union members joined street protests across France against a labour reform bill that parliament will debate -
North Korea North Korea: US citizen given 10 years of hard labour for spying North Korea sentenced a naturalised US citizen to 10 years of hard labour on Friday for spying and subversion. China’s Xinhua news agency reported -
World News British foreign secretary visits Cuba Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond visited Havana on Thursday for talks with his Cuban counterpart in the first such visit since 1959 -
Venezuela Venezuela's second city looted Security has been stepped up in Venezuela’s second city Maracaibo after looting prompted by shortages of basic goods. There were reports of at least -
Republic of Ecuador Plane skids off runway in Ecuador A plane carrying 93 passengers skidded off the runway after landing during heavy rain in southern Ecuador on Thursday. It happened at Cuenca airport -
Belgium Belgium gives everyone radiation protection pills Belgium is to supply iodine pills to all its 11 million inhabitants to help protect against radioactivity in the event of a nuclear accident. Iodine -
Syria Aid lifeline at risk for millions in Syria NGOs and Aid agencies say up to a quarter of a million people are trapped in Aleppo and that the aid lifeline that delivers supplies to them and