Little to celebrate at UN Food Day
Delegates have gathered in Rome ahead of the 30th World Food Day, and are hearing much more needs to be done if the UN objective of eradicating…
View ArticleHigh school students join protests in France
High school students have joined the pension protests across France this week. Clashes erupted in the city of Lyon between demonstrators and the…
View ArticleUncertain situation over French oil refineries
A cat-and-mouse game is underway in France between the security forces and striking oil workers. The terminal at Marseille was reopened this…
View ArticleFocus on global hunger on World Food Day
World Food Day, which happens every year on 16th October, is intended to focus attention on global hunger. euronews spoke to Hafez Ghanem, an…
View ArticleMedvedev proposes Sobyanin to run Moscow
Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has named the man who ran his election campaign and the chief of staff of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Sergei…
View ArticleLiverpool FC finally sold
Liverpool's long-running ownership saga has finally been resolved after many legal twists and turns. After buying the previously debt-burdened…
View ArticleMoscow agrees to nuclear deal with Venezuela
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has visited Moscow where he has signed a deal for the Russians to build his country's first nuclear power plant.…
View ArticleChile miner speaks of relief and anger
The first miner to return home after spending 69 days underground in Chile has spoken of his relief at being rescued - and his anger at being trapped…
View ArticleMedvedev picks Putin aide to be Moscow mayor
Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has named Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's chief staff, Sergei Sobyanin, to be the new mayor of Moscow. Sobyanin…
View ArticleSpaniards refuse to say 'adios' to siestas
Despite these tough economic times, Spaniards are refusing to say 'adios' to their traditional afternoon siesta. Some say the fast-pace of modern…
View ArticleRussia seeks to prove Arctic 'ownership'
Russia has launched a drifting polar research centre on an ice-floe a thousand kilometres north of the Arctic circle. Some 15 scientists will man…
View ArticleChina mine blast kills 20 and traps 17 others
Twenty miners have been killed and 17 more are trapped after an underground gas blast in Henan province in central China. State media says the pit…
View ArticleState employees demonstrating in Romania
no comment : State employees demonstrating in Romania
View ArticleIsraeli soldiers clash with Palestinians in West Bank
no comment : Israeli soldiers clash with Palestinians in West Bank
View Article'Living nightmare' endured by Chilean miners
Stories of the rescued Chilean miners' struggle to survive are beginning to emerge as most of the 33 men arrive home to rapturous receptions. Two…
View ArticleMore pension protests in France
Tens of thousands of protesters have once again poured onto the streets of France to protest against government plans to raise the retirement age.…
View ArticleRescue underway at gold mine in Ecuador
It is an uncomfortable reminder of events in neighbouring Chile. Emergency teams have headed underground at a gold mine in Ecuador to rescue a…
View ArticleIsland dispute strains China's links with Japan
Thousands of anti-Chinese protesters have been marching through Tokyo to vent their anger in an ongoing row over disputed islands. As the…
View ArticleThousands of workers demonstrate in Italy
The effects of the current climate of protest are making themselves felt across Europe. In Italy, thousands have taken to the streets of Rome, to…
View ArticleFrench drivers told 'don't panic' as fuel dries up
French motorists have been scrambling to fill up at the petrol pumps. Strikes and protests aimed at preventing pension reforms are threatening to…
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