31 May 2016 | Euronews
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World News US warns of Europe terror threat The United States has issued a Europe-wide travel alert to its citizens warning them of possible terror attacks this summer. -
Turkey Clashes erupt at rally to mark third anniversary of Gezi park protests Police clashed with activists who gathered at Istanbul's famous Istiklal street, with the aim of marching to the park. However, as every year the site was on lockdown along with Taksim Square. -
France France: business strikes back The atmosphere was tense between Philippe Martinez and protesters, who say their businesses are suffering because of strikes. -
Sport Shark attack survivor Hamilton secures career-best third place in Fiji Women's Pro Hawaiian surfer Bethany Hamilton who lost her arm in a shark attack 13 years ago has finished a career-best third place in the World Surf League’s Fiji Women’s Pro this… -
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Germany Turkey warns Germany over vote on Armenian mass killings Turkey has warned Germany against voting for a parliamentary resolution recognising the mass killings of Armenians as a genocide. -
Sport Germany, Spain and England name final 23-man squads for Euro 2016 Borussia Dortmund’s Marco Reus has been left out of the Germany team for this summer’s European Championship in France. -
Sport Show me the money! Check out the football finances of Euro 2016 Ronaldo is worth four times the entire Hungarian national team in transfer fee term, just one of the fascinating facts revealed by a financial study of the 2016 European Championships. -
Syria Many dead in Idlib as Russia and Turkey argue over blame Russia has strongly denied its planes have carried out air strikes overnight in the rebel-held Syrian city. -
France France sees worst flooding since records began Scenes in parts of France look like something out of a Jules Verne novel, with severe weather warnings issued in some of the worst affected areas. -
Europe News Social unrest continues in France and Belgium Train services have been reduced today in France, where rail workers have started an unlimited strike. -
USA US tourists warned of summer terror attacks in Europe The United States is warning its citizens of the threat of terrorist attacks in Europe this summer, saying that targets could include the Euro 2016 football tournament in… -
Economy Protests and strikes highlighted as further threat to French tourism industry Paris tourism officials have warned a wave of protests and further planned strikes threaten any recovery to visitor numbers following last November's terrorist attacks. -
Algeria Polisario leader's death announced 68-year-old Mohamed Abdelaziz led a decades-long fight for independence in the disputed territory of Western Sahara. -
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Sport Messi tax evasion trial begins The trial of Lionel Messi on charges of tax evasion opened in Barcelona on Tuesday, but injury prevented soccer’s five-times World Player of the Year from… -
Iraq ISIL fight back in Falluja amid concern for civilians ISIL launches a counter-assault against Iraqi Army soldiers at dawn as they advanced through the southern part of the city. -
United Kingdom World Cup winner Pele to auction football memorabilia Football legend and three times World Cup winner Pele is to part with his collection of sporting and cultural memorabilia which will go under the hammer in London in… -
United Kingdom Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, 68, becomes dad to twin girls The Rolling Stones are still rocking – and still reproducing! -
Sport Golden State set up rematch of 2015 NBA finals after beating Oklahoma in decisive game seven The record-breaking Golden State Warriors completed their stunning comeback on Monday night by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder in game seven to reach the NBA finals for a second consecutive… -
Poland Poland: New bid to restart Polanski extradition case to US Poland’s conservative ruling authorities want to reopen the extradition case against filmmaker Roman Polanski, who is wanted in the US over a decades-old child sex… -
Culture news Sydney Opera House a cascade of colour for VIVID Light Festival A light show on the sails of the Sydney Opera House opened the VIVID Festival, a festival which celebrated light, music and new ideas. -
France French strikes multiply as Euro 2016 nears Strike action is multiplying in France and the timing couldn’t be worse with the Euro 2016 football tournament due to start there in just 10 days… -
Ukraine Freed Ukrainian pilot Savchenko addresses parliament as an MP Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko has made a strong impression on her first day in parliament. -
Iraq Iraqi army and militias tread carefully in Falluja With Sh'ite militias doing much of the heavy fighting in Iraq against ISIL, there are concerns they will alienate the Sunni communities they are trying to save from the Islamic extremists. -
Economy Eurozone: inflation still negative and jobless rate unchanged Deflation remains the trend in the eurozone with consumer prices down by 0.1 percent in May. The bloc's unemployment rate was unchanged at 10.2 percent in April. May jobless totals fell in Germany. -
Sci-Tech George brothers say portable wind turbine can be a game changer Brothers Arun and Anoop George from Kerala, south west India, are hoping to revolutionise the renewable energy market with a small wind turbine that costs around $750 USD (670… -
Economy India pulls ahead as world's fastest growing large economy India has extended its lead as the world's fastest growing large economy overtaking China as GDP expanded by 7.9 percent between January and March. -
Europe News Nearly one billion lost to fraud, say EU investigators Nearly one billion euros last year were lost to fraud, EU investigators say. -
Business Series Panasonic to end LCD production Panasonic says it is going to stop making screens for its televisions in Japan and instead will buy in panels produced by third parties such as LG or Sharp -
Switzerland The Gotthard Base Tunnel, a project of unprecedented scale An unprecedented feat of engineering will be unveiled to the world on June 1, 2016: the Gotthard Base railway tunnel. -
Business Series VW Dieselgate damage could have been worse Despite the diesel emissions test cheating scandal Volkswagen's underlying profit fell less than expected in the first quarter thanks to demand for its Audi and Porsche models. -
Travel News Football for Friendship: Syrian youth team make tournament debut in Milan Last weekend, Milan turned into the football capital of the world. -
Belgium Public sector strike heightens industrial strife in Belgium Public sector workers went on strike in Belgium on Tuesday in protest at budget cuts and other austerity measures. -
Cinema Warcraft's world of knights and orcs leaps to the silver screen The “Warcraft” video game series comes to life on the silver screen, complete with its knights and orcs. -
Focus Focus: education supporting peace in Tunisia Focus looks at how education can support peace in Tunisia and help with one of the country’s big concerns: youth unemployment? -
Culture news Couture in Orbit: from spacewalk to catwalk Fashion inspired by space was the subject of an event to mark the European Space Agency’s five missions to the International Space Station over the past five… -
World News Migrant death toll in Mediterranean over past week 'rises to 880' The Mediterranean has seen its most deadly week of 2016 with more than 880 migrants believed to have drowned in shipwrecks off the Libyan… -
World News Five key trends in Europe’s drug market Europe’s drugs agency has today released an 84-page report about the latest developments around narcotics on the continent. -
No Comment The panda and the star! Award-winning star Michelle Yeoh visited a panda base in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu, after being named as a goodwill ambassador by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) earlier thi -
No Comment UK daredevils risk life and limb in cheese chase Hundreds of people risked their limbs on Monday, running down a steep hill chasing a wheel of cheese in the Gloucestershire village of… -
World News EgyptAir crash: doomed plane's distress signal 'picked up by satellites' Reports say aviation authorities have confirmed that the EgyptAir plane which crashed into the Mediterranean earlier this month emitted a distress… -
World News World No Tobacco Day: Plain packaging push to help smokers kick the habit Today of all days, the message is “stub it out”. -
World News Brazil anti-corruption minister quits after 'trying to spoil' corruption probe Anti-corruption protesters in Brazil have been given yet more ammunition in their drive to clean up public life. -
World News North Korea missile test off east coast 'fails', says Seoul North Korea is said to have attempted to carry out another ballistic missile test which failed. -
World News Migrants rescued adrift on new Greece-Italy sea route A group of 29 migrants including two children have been rescued off the Greek island of Lefkada en route for Italy. -
World News Brazilian police make arrests in videoed gang rape case Two suspects detained in Brazilian gang rape case Anger at video of alleged assault Security concerns ahead of Summer Olympics Police in Brazil have arrested two suspects in a rape case which has s -
World News Shooting of Zoo's gorilla sparks online protest The shooting dead of a gorilla as he dragged a 4-year-old child around his zoo enclosure has outraged animal lovers. -
World News Egyptian court hands down life sentences to 36 Islamists An Egyptian court has sentenced 36 Islamists, including a top leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, to life imprisonment. -
World News Health concerns force Prince Philip to miss Battle of Jutland commemorations Britain’s Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth’s 94-year-old husband will miss events in Orkney to mark 100 years since the Battle of Jutland on “doctor’s… -
World News LATAM is latest airline to suspend operations in Venezuela Latin America’s largest airline LATAM has become the latest carrier to suspend its operations in Venezuela.