World News

Euro 2016: French cities restrict alcohol in bid to end hooligan violence

An alcohol ban has come into force in Lille and other major French cities in a bid to curb the violence which has so far marred Euro 2016.

14 June 2016

France

Euro2016 - Marseille prosecutor blames "Russians, trained to fight"

The chief prosecutor in the French city says Russians trained to fight were involved in the worst of the fan violence that erupted in Marseille at the start of the Euro 2016 football tournament on Sat

13 June 2016

France

France restricts alcohol sales to avert more violence during Euro 2016

Extra security measures are being put in place to try and prevent a repeat of three days of clashes between English, Russian and French football fans in the Mediterranean port city of…

13 June 2016

World News

France and UEFA to boost security

France and European football’s governing body UEFA have vowed to beef up stadium security in the wake of last night’s violence between English and Russian football…

12 June 2016

Ukraine

Ukrainian Secret Service on Frenchman arrested at border in terror plot

euronews talks with Vasyl Hrytsak, head of Ukraine’s Secret Service, about the Frenchman they followed and arrested at the Ukraine-Polish border with a cache of explosives and weapons.

8 June 2016

Turkey

Three killed in car bomb attack on police station in southeast Turkey

At least three people have been killed and 30 wounded in a car bomb attack on a police station in southeastern Turkey.

8 June 2016

Italy

European food safety office evacuated after explosives found

The European Food Safety Authority in Parma, Italy, received a package with explosive material on Tuesday which a local bomb squad destroyed, police…

7 June 2016

France

UK warns fans over Euro 2016 terror risk

The UK Foreign Office has issued advice to fans travelling to France to remain vigilant as busy tournament hubs could be potential terror…

7 June 2016

France

France steps up security ahead of Euro 2016

With days to go to the Euro 2016 kick off France is armed and security measures have been stepped up.

6 June 2016

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Thunder struck

Organizers of the “Rock am Ring” festival in Mendig, Germany decided to cancel the third and final day of the sell-out concert on Sunday (5 June) after heavy thunderstorms and lightning injured more t

5 June 2016

Yemen

Houthi supporters denounce Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen

Thousands of pro-Houthi demonstrators gathered in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Friday (June 3) to denounce intensive airstrikes launched by Saudi-led Arab Allies against…

3 June 2016

Ukraine

'Normandy Quartet' agrees on OSCE mission, says Poroshenko

Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko said on Friday the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine — the “Normandy Quartet” — have agreed on deploying an OSCE police mission to Ukraine’s eastern r

3 June 2016

France

Euro2016: officials vow to beef up security for fans

2 June 2016

USA

MySpace and Tumblr hacked

Your old profile on one of the first social media networks may have been hacked.

1 June 2016

USA

UPDATE: White House partial lockdown lifted on Memorial Day

The White House has resumed ‘normal operations’ after it was placed on a partial lockdown after a person threw an object over the fence.

30 May 2016

World News

Security alert at Cologne airport

A security alert has caused disruption at Cologne airport in Germany where a man has been arrested on suspicion of entering a secure area without being…

30 May 2016

France

Special elite police units to help guard Tour de France

Special elite police forces are to be deployed along the route of this summer’s Tour de France for the first time, to reinforce the presence of the security…

24 May 2016

Syria

Calls for action to stop the targeting of hospitals and clinics in war zones

To deliberately attack a hospital is considered a war crime but such strikes against them have become increasingly common.

23 May 2016

Nepal

Mount Everest claims third fatality in as many days

An Indian climber has died on Mount Everest, becoming at least the third person to be killed on the mountain in as many days.

23 May 2016

USA

Lockdown at White House after armed man shot at checkpoint

The White House was briefly put on lockdown on Friday after a shooting in the surrounding streets while President Obama was away playing…

20 May 2016