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EU to choose executive commissionThe European Union has turned it’s attention to choosing an executive commission, after electing a new president and foreign affairs chief last…
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EU gaining appreciation in WashingtonFor an outside look at Europe moving forward, euronews sought out an American expert in international relations who specialises in the EU: Dr…
Chinese perceptions of EuropeReinforcing Europe’s influence on the world stage is one of the big goals behind the EU’s streamlining of its highest positions. Europe wants to be…
EU shortens its phone numberRounding off coverage of Europe’s launch of new leaders, euronews’ in-house cartoonist harps on Kissinger’s quip which captured the imagination…
Body of dead police officer found after UK floodsRescue services have recovered the body of a police officer who disappeared into a swollen river after a bridge collapsed. As north west England was…
Henry says replay with Irish would be fairFootball’s world governing body has again insisted that the controversial France-Ireland World Cup qualifier will not be replayed. Television…
Freed sailors speak of death threatsThe 36 crew of the Basque owned fishing boat Alakrana freed by Somali pirates this week say their captures threatened to shoot them. The…
Sanctions on Iran not the way, urges IAEA chiefIran’s decision not to process enriched uranium abroad has disappointed six world powers. Officials from Britain, France, the US, Germany and…
UN marks the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Speaking in New York Ban…
Afghanistan: A deadly place for childrenAfghanistan is the most dangerous place on the planet for a child to born, according to the United Nations. The country has the highest infant…
‘Human fat murderers’ arrested in PeruPeruvian police say they have broken up a gang suspected of killing dozens of people in order to sell their body fat to cosmetic companies. In a…
Spain told wait for better timesThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation has advised Spain that it should to hold off on measures to cut its budget deficit until the economy is in…
A new model for the MediterraneanIts now one year since the launch of the Mediterranean Union and the organisation is still searching for its identity. As a result the Forum…
Gold tops $1,150Gold prices have hit a record high as the dollar slumped against a basket of currencies to its lowest level in 15 months. Gold rallied to its…





