2016-09-21

Israel

New acting Latin Patriarch for Jerusalem voices his fears for Christianity in the Middle East

The new acting Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem has voiced his fears for the fate of Christians in the Middle East saying their presence in the region is under…

21/09/2016

USA

The war in Colombia is over, Santos tells UN

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has officially submitted the peace deal to end his country’s civil war to the United Nations Security Council.

21/09/2016

Europe News

EU answers call to scrap 'no roaming fees' time limit

Consumers should be exempt from roaming fees no matter how long they spend abroad, the European Commission said on Wednesday.

21/09/2016

USA

US calls for Syria no-fly zone as UN says it will resume aid convoys

Moscow and Washington trade blame during a high-level meeting at the UN Security Council in New York.

21/09/2016

Republic of the Congo

At least 32 people killed in DRC during two days of violence

At least 32 people have been killed in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the last two days, according to a police spokesman.

21/09/2016

Italy

Italy's baby blues not just a question of fertility

Italy is marking Fertility Day to promote family planning and parenthood.

21/09/2016

Canada

Faxed bomb threat forced the closure and evacuation of all schools in Canada's Prince Edward Island Province

A bomb threat affects the Canada's Prince Edward Island Province. 19,000 students are evacuated.

21/09/2016

USA

US decides: Trump vs Clinton - Grobe's view

With just days to go before the first US presidential debate between Republican candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, Euronews Washington correspondent Stefan Grobe checks i

21/09/2016

Business Line

OPEC and other oil producers tentatively inch towards a production freeze

In this edition of Business Line we look at the chances of OPEC and non-member producers, including Russia, reaching an agreement on limiting oil production.

21/09/2016

Greece

Greece rejects three Turkish soldiers asylum requests

Greece has rejected an asylum request from three out of a group of eight Turkish soldiers who fled there, following July’s failed military coup in Turkey.

21/09/2016

Sport

Rome to join Boston and Hamburg in withdrawing bid for 2024 Olympic Games

Rome’s mayor has begun formal steps to withdraw her city’s candidacy to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

21/09/2016

Sport

Hosts Canada eliminate Team USA from World Cup of Hockey

Canada condemned the United States to an early exit from the World Cup of Hockey following a 4-2 victory in their second game of group A in Toronto.

21/09/2016

World News

Microbes and the meaning of life?

Researchers in Japan are hoping microbes from Space could hold the secret to the origins of life on Earth.

21/09/2016

Germany

Germany: teenage refugee arrested over possible ISIL ties

Police in Germany say they have arrested a 16-year-old Syrian refugee in Cologne on suspicion of having links to ISIL.

21/09/2016

Syria

Claim and counterclaim as US and Russia row over destroyed aid convoy

The short lived truce in Syria brokered by the US and Russia is in tatters after a UN aid convoy was destroyed.

21/09/2016

Economy

OECD forecasts weak global growth, not enough to meet expectations of young and old

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development says global economic growth will flounder this year and next as globalisation stalls.

21/09/2016

World News

Super PACs rule for Hillary Clinton

President Obama told the UN that there is too much money in American politics.

21/09/2016

USA

Protests over latest fatal shootings by US police

At least a dozen police officers and several demonstrators have been hurt in violent protests following the fatal shooting of a black man in North Carolina.

21/09/2016

Economy

Bank of Japan changes stimulus policy, denies it's running out of options

The Bank of Japan is changing tack as it tries to get the economy growing again with an increased emphasis on the amount of interest paid to investors who buy government bonds.

21/09/2016

Europe News

65 million people displaced by conflict worldwide: World Bank report

The number of people displaced by conflict worldwide stands at 65 million, according to a new World Bank report.

21/09/2016

Turkey

Attacker shot after storming Israeli embassy in Ankara

An Israeli official said an attacker who tried to storm the Israel embassy in the Turkish capital has been captured.

21/09/2016

Cinema

Tim Burton brings Miss Peregrine to life

Tim Burton’s latest venture, ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’, is based on the 2012 bestseller of the same name by Ransom Riggs.

21/09/2016

Sci-Tech

3D printed cast could replace plaster

If you’ve ever had to wear a cast, you will be familiar with the discomfort of not being able to scratch that itch on your leg or arm.

21/09/2016

Business Series

VW investors sue the car giant for 8.2 billion euros - German court

Volkswagen shareholders are suing the car maker for 8.2 billion euros in damages because their VW shares plunged in the wake of the so-called dieselgate scandal.

21/09/2016

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Oktoberfest in Munich

Oktoberfest actually begins in September (September 17 to October 3 this year).

21/09/2016

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Greenpeace activists in Geneva slam TISA

Greenpeace activists protest in front of the US mission in Geneva.

21/09/2016

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Perth Zoo tortoise still partying at 50

Perth Zoo tortoise still partying at 50 A Galapagos tortoise at Australia’s Perth Zoo celebrated his 50th birthday on Monday.

21/09/2016

Syria

Four medical workers killed in Syria airstrike

Four medical workers from the Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations were killed overnight by an airstrike in Syria.

21/09/2016

USA

Protests in North Carolina after African American man shot by police

Several hundred protesters clashed with police in Charlotte, North Carolina, after police officers shot 43-year old Keith Lamont Scott, a black man who was said to be…

21/09/2016

Italy

Rome to quit race to host 2024 Olympics

Rome’s mayor Virginia Raggi will withdraw the city’s backing for a bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games in the Italian capital, a city hall official said on…

21/09/2016