4 January 2017 | Euronews
Showing 50 results
-
Germany German authorities detain Tunisian in connection with Berlin attack The 26-year-old, believed to have been an associate of attacker Anis Amri, was taken into custody following an overnight raid on a refugee shelter in the Spandau district of Berlin. -
Sport French centenarian cycles into record books Robert Marchand cycled his way into the record books on Wednesday. -
Belgium Britain appoints career diplomat as envoy to EU Senior career diplomat Tim Barrow has been appointed as Britain’s envoy to the European Union. -
France French farmer on trial for transporting migrants across French-Italian border Cédric Herrou faces an eight-month suspended sentence and driving restrictions for the aid he has given to African migrants. -
ADVERTISEMENT
-
USA CES2017: What to expect euronews takes a look at what tech CES 17 might unveil -
Sport Sella strikes again in Africa Eco Race Gev Teddy Sella claimed his second win of this year’s Africa Eco Race after winning stage three which took the competitors from Tagounite to Assa in Southern… -
Sport Dakar Rally: Barreda takes stage three and overall race lead Stage three of this year’s Dakar Rally saw the first day at high altitude for the competitors. -
USA Saving Obamacare: the US president pleads for his legacy Republicans have launched their long-desired bid to scrap the system in what Vice President-elect Mike Pence has called "the first order of business" of Donald Trump's administration. -
Cult A beginner's guide to the "Kalachakra" ceremonies The Dalai Lama has officially launched 13 days of ceremonies and rituals known as the Kalachakra Initiation in Bodh Gaya in India -
USA More than 100 injured in rail accident in New York A packed commuter train allegedly hit the bumpers in Brooklyn's Atlantic Terminal during rush hour on Wednesday morning. -
Brazil Mass escape after prison riot in Brazil claims 56 lives Over 100 prisoners are on the loose and 56 have died after two rival drugs gangs ran riot in a Brazilian prison. -
Sweden Swedish old folks' home abandons six-hour workday experiment A six-hour workday experiment has been abandoned at one retirement home in the Swedish city of Gothenberg despite workers reporting better health, reduced absenteeism and improved quality of patient c -
Sport Ski Jumping: Tande scores double whammy in Innsbruck Norwegian ski jumper Daniel Andre Tande won a shortened third stop of the prestigious Four Hills Tournament on Wednesday in Innsbruck for his second straight… -
Iraq More than 2000 a day are fleeing Mosul - UN The UN says this is several hundred more each day than before US-led coalition forces began a new phase of their battle to retake the city from ISIL. -
Business Series Maersk and Alibaba link up The world's largest container shipping line Maersk has teamed up with the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to cut out freight forwarders. -
Economy The Brief from Brussels: fallout continues over UK envoy's resignation This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s political capital. -
Business Series Peso slumps as Ford cancels Mexico plant Mexico's peso hit a new record low after Ford said it won't build a huge car-making plant in the country following criticism by president-elect Trump. -
Target Morocco: a business bridge to Africa Morocco has been taking solid steps to apply its development strategy to improve its economic growth and presence in regional markets. -
Myanmar Commission finds no evidence of genocide in Myanmar An interim report by the body set up by the government to investigate abuses in Rakhine State finds no evidence to support claims of ethnic cleansing, rape and arson. -
Sport Axel Witsel heads to China Belgium international Axel Witsel is the latest high-profile footballer to be heading to the lucrative Chinese Super League. -
Europe News Fallout continues after UK envoy quits Brussels is still reeling from the British ambassador’s to the EU’s shock resignation on Tuesday. -
France New Year, new election in France With the dawn of the New Year, the presidential hopefuls from France's mainstream political parties have begun to set out their plans ahead of the vote in the spring. -
USA Mass murderer Charles Manson 'seriously ill' in hospital Mass murderer Charles Manson is reportedly seriously ill in hospital. -
Economy China stresses US mutual interests amid trade war fears China signals it wants to avoid a trade war after US President-elect Donald Trump names tough-talking Robert Lighthizer as his chief trade negotiator. -
Cinema This week on the big screen - movies from the European cinema The documentary ‘The Valley of the Wolves’ leads our pick of European. -
Turkey Was the Reina attack due to a clash of lifestyles? In Turkey, lifestyle differences are being touted as a motivation for Saturday's massacre in a nightclub in Istanbul. -
Sci-Tech The plant doctor app helping to identify plant disease A mobile phone could be set to help farmers identify diseases in their produce. -
Economy Eurozone inflation heads up Eurozone consumer prices rose more than expected in December, up 1.1 percent year-on-year but core inflation rose only slightly. -
Economy Eurozone business booming Eurozone businesses ended 2016 by ramping up activity at the fastest pace for five-and-a-half years. -
Israel Dismay in Israel at guilty verdict for soldier Israelis have been expressing their reactions to the manslaughter verdict given to an Israeli soldier for killing an disarmed Palestinian after a knife attack on a colleague. -
Germany Rising Mein Kampf sales in Germany shock publisher Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler's semi-autobiographical foundation of Nazi ideological thought, has experienced a surprising resurgence, says its publisher -
World News OPINION: Can the EU Survive Populism? -
Israel Army court finds Israeli medical sergeant guilty of manslaughter The Israeli public is split following a guilty verdict in the Elor Azaria manslaughter case. -
Cinema The Italian laboratory restoring the films of Charlie Chaplin Eighty years after Charlie Chaplin made the movie classic ‘Modern Times’, the great clown’s movies are being restored at a laboratory in northern Italy. -
USA First Congress session overshadowed by ethics outcry and Trump Tweet It was a Tweet from Trump that stirred things up, with the Republicans told they had more urgent priorities to deal with than weaken an ethics watchdog -
No Comment Vatican: a pray and a Big Mac! A new McDonald’s fast food restaurant which opened last week near the Apostolic Palace has drawn criticism from some local restaurant owners and residents. -
No Comment Thick smog shrouds cities in China Beijing and other cities across northern and central China were shrouded in thick smog Monday and Tuesday prompting authorities to delay dozens of flights and close… -
USA Baby Orangutan Debuts at Brookfield Zoo A two-week-old baby orangutan made her debut at Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo. -
Turkey More arrests in nightclub killer hunt as Turkish police probe Konya connection Turkish police arrest 27 in overnight swoops in Izmir as hunt for Reina nightclub killer continues. -
India Claims of mass New Year assaults on Indian women attributed to "western" copycats A state minister in India dismisses claims of sexual assaults in Bengaluru as young men copying western behaviour and clothing -
China China pollution alerts: "My baby is not allowed outside these days" A red fog alert has been issued in Beijing, which already has an orange smog warning -
Haiti Businessman Moise confirmed as new president of Haiti An electoral tribunal in Haiti has confirmed businessman Jovenel Moise as the country's new president -
USA Janet Jackson gives birth to a baby boy at the age of 50 Singer Janet Jackson has given birth to her first child at the age of 50. -
United Kingdom OPINION: Robots could put most humans out of work. What then? By Sean Welsh, researcher in robot ethics at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand Robots will replace many humans: perhaps most humans in the workplace. -
Sci-Tech A laser printer without ink or toner Lasers that ‘softly’ burn paper could be the next evolution in printing. -
Cult Glamorous divas and sensual women in the Gerda Wegener exhibition in Denmark The unusual story of a love between a painter and her muse that transcends gender boundaries is also the subtitle of the current exhibition ‘Gerda Wegener’, presented by the Danish Art Museum Arken ne -
USA Convicted murderer Charles Manson is taken to hospital Convicted murderer Charles Manson has been taken from a California prison to hospital. -
USA First day at the office for new UN chief Antonio Guterres The United Nations has a new man at the top – former Portuguese prime minister Antonio Guterres has replaced Ban Ki-moon as secretary general. -
Turkey Istanbul gunman 'may have had combat training' A profile of the gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day is begining to emerge. -
USA Storms ease along US East coast The clear-up has begun in Alabama and along the US East coast following severe storms which left five people dead.