Senegal’s Layene Sufi brotherhood celebrates Mawlid in Dakar
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Journalists accept Turkey MP's roses days after paper takeover
Turkish authorities have earned a reputation for handing out prison terms to journalists in recent months. But Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu sought
EU leaders 'turning a blind eye' to Turkey's press crackdown
Brussels’ failure to tackle Turkey over press freedom shows EU leaders have dropped the idea of Ankara becoming a member of the bloc, it's been claimed
How many children have drowned since Alan Kurdi and that photo?
More than 300 migrant children have died attempting the Turkey-Greece sea crossing in the six months since the much-publicised death of Syrian
How do other parts of Europe mark the leap year?
Leap years – which see an extra day (29th) added to February every four years to allow for the Earth taking 365.2422 days to orbit the sun – are
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Who is the global leader for importing major weapons?
The global supply of major weapons has increased 14 percent in the last four years, say the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
EU states criticised over 'shocking' FGM response
EU states must do more to tackle female genital mutilation (FGM), campaigners say, as the number of those affected by the practice in Europe climbs
Polyglot or ‘polynot’: a look at language skills across the EU
Luxembourgers are the multilingual champions of the EU while the Irish, Bulgarians, Austrians and Hungarians are among the worst, latest official
Where does your country rank in latest corruption index?
Spain’s standing in a global corruption index has fallen the heaviest of all EU states, according to Euronews analysis of official data. Experts say
Video explainer: All you need to know about under-threat Schengen
Here we take a look at Europe’s passport-free Schengen zone, which is facing its biggest ever threat. What is the Schengen zone? It is a zone within
How much is an Oscar nomination worth?
How much is an Oscar nomination worth?
With the ink yet to dry on this year’s Oscar nominations, we take a look at the financial boost official recognition gives a film. We’ve used the
Convict chic? US store bids to cash-in on El Chapo's shirt fashion
Could one of the world’s most notorious drug kingpins be seen on the catwalks of Paris, New York or Milan? Unlikely maybe, but it’s not as
Charlie Hebdo attacks: five ways France has changed
It’s one year since two gunmen, brothers Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, burst into the Paris offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and opened
UN urged to act after journalist deaths hit 10-year high
This year has been the deadliest in a decade for journalists, with reporters increasingly killed away from the battlefield, new data shows. Reporters
The uncomfortable truth of Japan's wartime sex slavery
What were comfort women? The term euphemistically refers to the women who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military from 1932-1945
Hungary's campaign 'fuelling xenophobia towards migrants'
Hungary must stop fueling fear, intolerance and xenophobia towards migrants, says the UN’s refugee agency. UNHCR, in a joint statement with two other
EU plans for a new border and coastguard agency
What is being proposed? The European Commission is proposing to establish a new border and coastguard agency that would have a wider mandate and more
How close are you to being the average European?
A comprehensive report on life in the EU has shed light on what the average European looks like today. People in the EU, which Brussels calls a
Everything you need to know about France's regional elections
What are the elections taking place on December 6 and 13? The elections are to decide which party runs each region of France. It’s nothing to do with
Pegida 'anti-Islamisation' group in fresh bid for British backing
Britain is set to host fresh ‘anti-Islamisation’ protests after a former far-right leader helped to re-launch a Pegida offshoot in the country
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