2018-03-16

World News

Thousands flee last rebel enclave near Syrian capital Damscus

Eastern Ghouta has been under massive bombardment for a month by Syrian and Russian warplanes.

16/03/2018

Romania

Court rejects Romanian man's claim that he is alive

A 63-year-old man has failed to convince a Romanian court he is still alive after reportedly being declared dead by his wife.

16/03/2018

Romania

Deafening silence: Romanian protesters keep quiet to make their point

After months of noisy anti-government demonstrations in Romania, protesters have now gone quiet to demand change.

16/03/2018

World News

Israel says 2 soldiers killed in Palestinian car-ramming

Two Israeli soldiers were killed and another two wounded in Friday's Palestinian car-ramming attack in the occupied West Bank, the military said in a statement.

16/03/2018

Germany

Germany: Storm in a coffee cup

Syrian refugees have responded on social media after a far-right German politician, who visited their war-ravaged country, accused them of drinking coffee in Berlin at the taxpayers' expense

16/03/2018

World News

Putin critic's pal was strangled, British police say

Nikolay Glushkov, a friend of a Vladimir Putin critic who was found dead with a rope around his neck, was strangled, police said.

16/03/2018

World

Food for thought: Literature and gastronomy festivals in Dubai

Inspire Middle East celebrates the region’s love for the written word at the 10th anniversary of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, by spotlighting some of the regional and international talents on the ground.

16/03/2018

World News

How a harpoon could be Europe’s answer to catching wayward satellite

Engineering giant Airbus is testing a big harpoon to catch wayward satellites — a move that could be of interest to European space chiefs.

16/03/2018

United Kingdom

Teen set off bomb on London's subway because he was 'bored and stressed'

The bomb partially exploded on a London Underground train at Parsons Green station on Sept. 15, leaving 23 people with burn injuries.

16/03/2018

South Africa

Zuma charged with corruption

Zuma was at the centre of a 1990s deal to buy European military kit that has cast a shadow over politics in South Africa for years

16/03/2018

Germany

Deutsche Bank pays out billions in bonuses

Payouts were four times higher than the previous year even as the German lender warned on costs for 2018 and reported a bigger 2017 loss than previously disclosed

16/03/2018

France

German Chancellor stops short of blaming Russia for spy poisoning

But French president Macron had strong words for Russia over the assassination attempt, while meeting Merkel on Friday.

16/03/2018

United Kingdom

Listen: Former DJ releases album to help drive people to sleep

The 19-track music collection has a total run time of over five hours for the more stubborn sleepers.

16/03/2018

Sport

British clubs draw each other in Champions' league quarters

Arsenal draw CSKA in Europa league.

16/03/2018

Economy

Eurozone inflation lower than expected

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi says he sees no reason to change current policy

16/03/2018

Iraq

Halabja massacre: 30 years since Kurds were gassed by Saddam

A ceremony has been held in memory of the 5,000 people who died

16/03/2018

United Kingdom

UK police say Russian Nikolai Glushkov was murdered

Murdered Russian was friend of the late Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, a critic of Vladimir Putin's, but police say no evidence Glushkov's death, due to "intense neck pressure", was linked to Skripal poisonings.

16/03/2018

No Comment

Chairlift rollercoaster as 12 hurt in Georgian resort accident

Chairlift speeds backwards after malfunction as staff and tourists look on helpless.

16/03/2018

Russia

Vladimir Putin: Russian redeemer, Western villain

Why do the Russian people want to keep Vladimir Putin in power after 18 years? And why is the unshakeable president so hated by many Western countries? Here are some suggested replies.

16/03/2018

World News

How cryptocurrencies could kill off cash

National governments are also looking into creating virtual currencies of their own.

16/03/2018

No Comment

No Comment: the best videos of the week

Join us for a look back at the week's best No Comment videos - where the pictures do the talking!

16/03/2018

Ukraine

From the front line: rebuilding shattered lives in eastern Ukraine

Communities at the heart of the conflict in eastern Ukraine are facing down hardship with remarkable resilience. Armed with her camera, Euronews' Nataliia Liubchenkova travelled to Donetsk finding yoga classes for pensioners and sheep shearing for tourists.

16/03/2018

Georgia

Skiers throw themselves from lift as it malfunctions at Georgia resort

Skiers at Gudauri ski resort in Georgia were forced to throw themselves off a broken ski lift as chairs crashed into each other at the bottom of a slope.

16/03/2018

United Kingdom

HSBC reveals shocking gendar pay gap

It's revealed there's a huge gap between what men and women earn.

16/03/2018

USA

Irish Taoiseach in US for St Patrick's Day

Leo Varadkar in Washington for traditional St Patrick's Day visit

16/03/2018

Russia

Treasure falls from the sky as Russian airport gets showered with gold

More than three tons of gold scattered over a runway in Yakutsk after cargo shift on takeoff.

16/03/2018

My Europe Series

Are there too many Germans in Brussels' bubble?

16/03/2018

No Comment

Tasmanian devils

Two Tasmanian devils from Australia are settling into their new home at the San Diego Zoo's Australian Outback

16/03/2018

Syria

Refugees flee Eastern Ghouta

Syrian forces are trying to reclaim the region

16/03/2018

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson: ‘overwhelmingly likely’ that Putin ordered spy attack

The British foreign secretary’s comments follow the UK government's earlier conclusion that Russia is to blame for the nerve agent attack on ex-spy Sergei Skripal.

16/03/2018