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Italy

Three investigated for 'road murder' after Italy's deadly bus crash

The three men accused of 'road murder' and other lesser crimes worked for city authorities in Venice and the bus company which owned the crashed vehicle.

12/10/2023

Italy

Italy launches probe after bus plunges from overpass, killing 21

Venetians stopped in dismay Wednesday to pay respects to the 21 foreign tourists who were killed when an all-electric shuttle bus crashed through an overpass guardrail and fence, plunging more than 10 meters to the ground.

04/10/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: Janis Joplin remains one of rock's worst tragedies

4 October 1970: Singer Janis Joplin dies

04/10/2023

Spain

Spanish nightclub fire: two premises had invalid papers

Two of the nightclubs involved in Sunday's fire in Murcia did not have a municipal licence and had been under a cease and desist order. Thirteen people were killed.

01/10/2023

World News

Three times more migrants died in Mediterranean this summer

"The Mediterranean has become a graveyard for children and their future," UNICEF warned on Friday.

29/09/2023

World News

European leaders attend funeral of former Italian president Napolitano

Napolitano was Italy's president twice between 2006 and 2015 and was considered a stabilising force within the country's often turbulent politics.

26/09/2023

Culture news

David McCallum, star of 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' dies aged 90

The actor, originally from Scotland, achieved fame primarily for his role in the 1960s spy TV series and, more recently, for his role as Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard in "NCIS".

26/09/2023

Culture news

'Ça plane pour moi' singer Lou Deprijck dies

The Belgian singer and songwriter behind punk hit ‘Ça plane pour moi’, Lou Deprijck has died aged 77.

20/09/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: 53 years after his death, Jimi Hendrix's best riffs

18 September 1970: Jimi Hendrix dies

18/09/2023

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WATCH: Residents in Morocco wade through the rubble after huge quake

Residents stepped nervously through the dust and rubble after a powerful earthquake struck near the historic city of Marrakesh.

09/09/2023

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WATCH: Mali pays tribute to football legend Salif Keita

Hundreds gathered in Mali's capital Bamako to pay tribute to football legend Salif Keita who died at age 76.

07/09/2023

Culture news

Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell dies aged 56

Smash Mouth achieved international stardom through their catchy tunes, energetic performances, and with a little help from an unlikely source – an animated green ogre named Shrek.

04/09/2023

Italy

Five rail workers killed in Italy after being hit by late-night train

The five were hit while doing scheduled maintenance work on the rail way. Authorities have now opened an investigation into the deadly incident.

31/08/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: 10 years since the death of a naturalist poet

30 August 2013: Death of a Naturalist

30/08/2023

France

France pays tribute to General in charge of Notre Dame reconstruction

On Friday, at the Invalides in Paris, France bid farewell to General Jean-Louis Georgelin who died last week in a hiking accident at the age of 74. French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to the career soldier, who was in charge of supervising the Notre Dame Cathedral reconstruction.

25/08/2023

Culture news

How two friends turned a break-up into a revolutionary Fringe show

We sat down with Ell Potter and Mary Higgins, the minds behind 'The Last Show Before We Die', one of Euronews Culture's top picks of this year's Edinburgh Fringe.

24/08/2023

Italy

Italian worker dies after delivering parcel in the hottest time of day

The man, whose identity has not been disclosed, died after delivering a parcel around 13:30 on Monday.

15/08/2023

France

Prosecutors say home in Wintzenheim did not meet safety standards

Officials say the holiday home in eastern France where 11 people died in a fire on Wednesday, was not authorised to accommodate members of the public.

11/08/2023

Italy

Four shipwrecks in five days: Why migrants keep dying in the Med

Forty-one migrants died off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to the only four survivors, in the latest shipwrecks reported in the Mediterranean Sea.

09/08/2023

Italy

Italian man dies after being crushed by falling wheels of cheese

A total of 25,000 wheels of Grana Padano cheese fell on 75-year-old Giacomo Chiapparini after a shelf broke in his warehouse on Sunday.

07/08/2023