2016-12-29

Syria

Syria ceasefire comes into force, but observers report gunfire

Peace talks on Syria are expected within a month, if the truce holds.

29/12/2016

Syria

Russia and Turkey announce Syrian ceasefire without extremist groups

Syria, Russia and Turkey have declared that a ceasefire will come into effect at midnight on Thursday in Syria - but it won't include Islamic state or a group which once had links to al-Qaida.

29/12/2016

Kosovo

Serb wall in Kosovo to be brought down by government

The parliament of Kosovo has voted to demolish a concrete wall, deemed to have been erected as an act of defiance by the small Serb community in the northern city of…

29/12/2016

Syria

Syrians express both hope and doubt over ceasefire

In the hours leading up to the declaration of a partial ceasefire in Syria residents in Damascus expressed their hope that it will hold.

29/12/2016

Finland

Former head of Helsinki drug squad sentenced in drug smuggling scandal

In a rare corruption case in Finland - ranked the second least corrupt country in the world - the former anti-drug chief was handed a 10 year sentence.

29/12/2016

China

World's 'highest' bridge opens to traffic in China

Standing at over half a kilometre high, the bridge that Chinese state media are calling the "world's highest" has opened in southwestern China.

29/12/2016

Italy

Three dead as yacht catches fire in Italy

Three Germans have died after a yacht moored in Italy caught fire.

29/12/2016

World News

Obama expels 35 Russian diplomats, accuses Russia of meddling in election

The United States on Thursday fired back at Moscow over its meddling in the presidential election, announcing a series of tough sanctions against intelligence agencies, expulsions of agents and shutti

29/12/2016

Sport

Tevez joins the Chinese exodus with big-money move to Shanghai

Argentina forward Carlos Tevez has become the latest high-profile player to join the Chinese Super League after Shanghai Shenhua confirmed on Thursday they have signed the 32-year old from his boyhood

29/12/2016

World News

Opinion: The Next Migrant Wave

29/12/2016

Iraq

Iraqi advances made in battle for Mosul, safety of civilians remains chief concern

The second phase of the Iraqi offensive to reclaim Mosul from ISIL militants has begun as security forces close in on the extremist-held city from three…

29/12/2016

World

The Emirati Amal Al Qubaisi aims to build a common strategy with the EU against terrorism

The Emirati Amal Al Qubaisi is the President of the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates – the region’s first female leader of a national assembly and is one of the most influential wo

29/12/2016

Tunisia

Opinion: Terrorized Tunisia

29/12/2016

Germany

Second man arrested in Berlin truck attack investigation is released

German police have released the second person they had arrested on suspicion of being linked to Anis Amri, the Berlin truck attacker.

29/12/2016

Sport

Pinturault matches French record of wins set by ski legend Killy

There has been no rest for alpine skiing World Cup competitors over the festive period.

29/12/2016

Turkey

Turkish court grants bail to three writers on trial in Istanbul

Asli Erdogan - who is not related to the country's president - is among nine journalists and writers who have gone on trial in Istanbul

29/12/2016

Egypt

Egyptian government was 'informed' of murdered student's actions shortly before disappearance

The Egyptian Secret Services have once again been implicated in the suspicious death of Cambridge student Giulio Regeni, whose mutilated body was found in February on the outskirts of…

29/12/2016

Spain

Smog levels drop in Madrid amid unprecedented traffic restrictions

There is good news for motorists in Madrid, with city officials deciding not to extend unprecedented anti-pollution traffic restrictions imposed on Thursday.

29/12/2016

World

2016: From a Hungarian point of view

Euronews brings you the best moments of 2016 from our Budapest office.

29/12/2016

No Comment

Palestinian child caught in IDF stakeout

A group of Israeli Defence Force soldiers apprehended 7-year-old Palestinian boy, Muamen Murad Mahmoud Shteiwi on Friday, December 23, during the weekly protest in the West Bank village of Kafr…

29/12/2016

World News

Google's 2016 most-searched review reveals Britons' interests

British internet users reveal their key searches in Google's review of the year.

29/12/2016

No Comment

Circus delights Pope Francis at Vatican

Pope Francis’s weekly general audience took a rather quirky turn on Wednesday December 28 when a circus was unleashed on the Vatican.

29/12/2016

Russia

Russia rules out explosion on plane that crashed into Black Sea

Russia's defence ministry says no evidence has been found of a fire or an explosion as a possible cause for the plane crash in the Black Sea on Christmas Day.

29/12/2016

Philippines

Philippines President Duterte ‘threw man out of helicopter’

Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to throw corrupt officials out of a flying helicopter, while admitting that he’s done so before.

29/12/2016

Turkey

Nine writers on trial in Turkey accused of supporting Kurdish militants

Novelist Asli Erdogan - who is not related to the country's president - is among those on trial

29/12/2016

France

French judges split on presidential pardon for Jacqueline Sauvage

Despite near-unanimous public and political support the French legal system is worried about the presidential pardon for husband-killer Jacqueline Sauvage.

29/12/2016

Philippines

War on drugs in the Philippines: cut criminal liability age from 15 to 9?

President Duterte says the country is producing what he calls a "generation of criminals" and tough action is needed

29/12/2016

France

The who, what, why, where and when of Jacqueline Sauvage

29/12/2016

USA

Tributes redouble as Debbie Reynolds joins daughter in posterity

Heartbroken Debbie Reynolds joins her daughter Carrie Fisher in the long and rattling list of 2016 celebrity deaths.

29/12/2016

Japan

Inada visit to military shrine "deplorable" says South Korea

Japan's defence minister visits controversial military shrine hours after historic Pearl Harbour ceremony.

29/12/2016