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China - 22/07 12:53 CET
China steps up efforts to contain oil spill
China is battling to stop an oil spill off its north-east coast from seeping into international waters. At least one person has been killed during…
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China - 22/07 10:21 CET
China braced for Typhoon Chanthu
Southern China is set to be hit by its second typhoon inside a week. Typhoon Chanthu was upgraded from a tropical storm on Wednesday after…
Tags: China, Natural disasters, Flood
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China - 21/07 19:07 CET
Chinese government starts to worry about rains
Over 700 people have already died in floods in China that are drowning the south of the country. 13 million people have been evacuated, and now more…
Tags: China, Natural disasters, Flood
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South Korea - 21/07 12:39 CET
US announces new sanctions against North Korea
The United States is to impose new sanctions on North Korea, including the purchase and sale of arms as well as the freezing of individuals’…
Tags: North Korea, South Korea, Hillary Clinton
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China - 21/07 08:54 CET
Dozens more die in rain-lashed China
Torrential rain continues to lash China – claiming the lives of dozens more people. As many as 700 people have been killed due to flooding…
Tags: China, Natural disasters, Flood
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Afghanistan - 21/07 07:10 CET
Kabul conference backs optimistic security handover
Afghan forces could be taking over from foreign troops in some areas as early as the end of this year. Although the target for a nationwide…
Tags: Afghanistan, Aid, Hamid Karzai
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China - 20/07 17:17 CET
Beijing warns of export slowdown
China is downbeat about its export prospects, partially blaming Europe. The Ministry of Commerce said growth in exports will slow in the second…
Tags: Economy, economic growth
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Afghanistan - 20/07 16:16 CET
Afghans set 2014 target for security
Afghanistan will take charge of its own security by 2014 following an agreement at a summit of foreign donors in Kabul. It comes as the …
Tags: Afghanistan, Aid, Summit
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Afghanistan - 20/07 11:05 CET
Karzai seeks Afghan-led security by 2014
Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai has said his country should take responsiblity for its own security by 2014. As countries from the…
Tags: Afghanistan, Aid, Summit
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Afghanistan - 20/07 09:34 CET
Al Qaeda deputy mocks Obama's Afghan stance
Al Qaeda’s second-in-command has rubbished President Barack Obama’s claims that the US-led coalition can win in Afghanistan. In a…
Tags: Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, Barack Obama
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Afghanistan - 20/07 07:34 CET
Historic conference discusses Afghanistan's future
They are the key players in Afghanistan’s biggest international conference in decades. The country’s leader Hamid Karzai wants greater…
Tags: Afghanistan, Corruption, Hillary Clinton
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Gaza - 19/07 17:55 CET
Gaza women banned from smoking water pipes
A tradition has just gone up in smoke for the women of Gaza. Puffing on tobacco-infused water pipes in beachside cafes has been an activity…
Tags: Mideast, Gaza, Women, smoking ban
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Taiwan - 19/07 14:46 CET
Tibetan art in Taiwan
An exhibition of Tibetan art has opened at Taiwan’s National Palace Museum called “Tibet – Treasures from the Roof of the…
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Jerusalem - 19/07 12:49 CET
Israeli soldier's release 'vital' says EU diplomat
The European Union’s foreign policy chief has called for the immediate release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, held captive by Hamas in Gaza…
Tags: Diplomacy, Gilad Shalit, Catherine Ashton
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India - 19/07 10:55 CET
49 dead as trains collide in eastern India
At least 49 people have been killed and 89 others injured when a speeding passenger train crashed into another waiting at a station in eastern…
Tags: India, Transport, train crashes
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Thailand - 19/07 09:34 CET
Russian pianist pleads not guilty to rape charges
Grammy award-winning pianist and conductor Mikhail Pletnev appeared in court in Thailand on Monday to face allegations that he raped a 14-year-old…
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China - 19/07 08:34 CET
Chinese authorities begin slick clean-up
Authorities in China have launched a massive clean-up operation after two oil pipelines exploded off the country’s northeast coast. The…
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India - 19/07 07:23 CET
Train crash kills 49 in West Bengal
An express passenger train has crashed into another waiting at a station in eastern India killing at least 49 people. Around 100 more were…
Tags: India, Transport, train crashes
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Afghanistan - 18/07 16:35 CET
Suicide blast in Kabul ahead of conference
A suicide bomber has struck in Kabul, just two days ahead of a major conference there on Afghanistan’s future. Four civilians were reported…
Tags: Afghanistan, Terrorism, Bomb blast
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Gaza - 18/07 13:14 CET
Middle East diplomacy gathers pace
It is a very busy day of Middle East diplomacy with meetings taking place all over the region. The EU’s foreign policy head Catherine Ashton…
Tags: Mideast, Diplomacy, Catherine Ashton
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Iraq - 18/07 12:04 CET
Iraqi Sunni militia hit by suicide bomber
A suicide bomber attacked government-backed Sunni militia on Sunday as they lined up to be paid on Baghdad’s southwestern outskirts outside an…
Tags: Iraq, Bomb blast, Attack
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Iran - 16/07 20:07 CET
Pictures show twin suicide attacks in Iran
Dramatic footage shows the moment when suicide bombers attacked a crowded Shi’ite mosque in Iran, killing at least 28 people and wounding some…
Tags: Iran, Bomb blast, Attack
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Kyrgyzstan - 16/07 19:53 CET
Roza Otunbayeva: "We have the nation waiting to reconstruct itself"
Kyrgyzstan, April 2010. After the widespread rioting in the capital Bishkek…
Tags: Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Politics
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China - 16/07 19:19 CET
Tepid Hong Kong response to AgBank
Investors in Hong Kong were as unenthusiastic as their Shanghai counterparts as Agricultural Bank of China’s share went on sale on Friday…
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Iraq - 16/07 15:31 CET
Dozens dead in Iraqi hotel blaze
A hotel fire in the city of Sulaimaniya in northern Iraq has killed 29 people and injured at least 40 others. Earlier reports had said the number…
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China - 16/07 14:54 CET
Germany and China boost business ties
A grand welcome for the German Chancellor in Beijing. Angela Merkel is attempting to strengthen her country’s business ties in China during…
Tags: Germany, China, Angela Merkel
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China - 15/07 19:41 CET
Chinese GDP growth eases
China’s economy cooled between April and June. Gross domestic product was up by 10.3 percent from the same period in 2009. In the first…
Tags: China, Economy, Gross domestic product
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Iran - 15/07 09:03 CET
Iranian scientist in US torture claim on return home
The Iranian scientist who claims he was kidnapped by US agents has said he was mentally and physically tortured. On his arrival back in Tehran…
Tags: Iran, Nuclear Energy, USA
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Iran - 01/07 17:51 CET
Hopes raised over menopause blood test
Doctors in Iran believe they have discovered a blood test which can accurately predict when a woman will reach the menopause.
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South Korea - 23/06 19:52 CET
Interview: South Korea's Unification Minister
The sinking of a South Korean warship in March raised tensions in the Korean peninsula to a high-point not seen in decades. Pyongyang’s…
Tags: North Korea, Crisis, South Korea
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Gaza - 18/06 21:16 CET
Gaza: surviving the blockade
For more than three years the people of Gaza have been surviving on a trickle of humanitarian aid. The blockade imposed by Israel to prevent rockets…
Tags: Israel, Blockade, Gaza flotilla raid
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Kyrgyzstan - 18/06 13:04 CET
Assault cases shock experts in Osh
Complaints of rape and other brutal violence are emerging after the unrest in Osh. On one street alone, local people say more than 10 Uzbek women…
Tags: Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Violence
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Gaza - 16/06 19:10 CET
Interview with Ismail Haniyeh
Amid the outcry over Israel’s attack on the aid flotilla in the Mediterranean, there have been growing international calls for an end to the…
Tags: Israel, Gaza, Gaza flotilla raid
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Philippines - 11/06 15:20 CET
The Phillipines grapples with refugee problem
The Philippines are not just a tourist’s paradise. The country has been affected by decades of conflict between government and rebel forces…
Tags: Philippines, refugees
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Israel - 09/06 16:56 CET
Pagan Antiquities in Israel
In a natural hollow in the bedrock of Lower Galilee, southeast of Haifa, Israeli archaeologists have discovered a rare treasure trove of ancient…
Tags: Israel, Archaeology, History
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Pakistan - 08/06 19:57 CET
Pakistan's PM on the flotilla raid, insurgents and nukes
Seeking to strengthen political, security, economic and development cooperation with the EU, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani…
Tags: Pakistan
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Israel - 03/06 15:35 CET
Israel and the Iranian threat
Is Iran working on the nuclear bomb? In Israel, people are afraid it is. The Israelis are preparing for a worst-case-scenario with large-scale civil…
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China - 27/05 19:51 CET
Shanghai: Better city Better life
Starting form the theme of the World Expo, we went to see how people live in Shanghai, and if China, with its megalopolis is really focusing on…
Tags: China, Architecture, Exhibition
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India - 19/05 15:42 CET
Indian mosquito destroyer runs off the sun
Mosquitos are one the biggest pests in many parts of India, spreading deadly diseases such as malaria and dengue fever.
Tags: Health, India, Technology
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China - 19/05 12:51 CET
China: a step into the green
The University of Nottingham in Ningbo is one of the most advanced centres in China for research and teaching of sustainable energy technologies…
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India - 18/05 15:34 CET
Farmers in India convert to organic cotton
Cotton is one of the most polluting industries in the world. India is the second largest producer after Turkey. Although cotton only occupies…
Tags: India, Agriculture
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China - 18/05 14:24 CET
Shanghai World Expo "better city, better life"
Shanghai’s World Expo under the banner of “better city, better life” showcases the latest green technology from 189 countries. As…
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Japan - 12/05 18:55 CET
Akatsuki satelite ready to launch
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is planning to launch the Akatsuki satellite from the Tanegashima Space Centre on 18th May. The…
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India - 04/05 20:57 CET
Sunny side up in India's kitchens
Using the sun’s rays to provide energy for kitchens across India means both cheap meals and a reduction in the amount of pollution produced.
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United Arab Emirates - 15/04 21:24 CET
Religious cohabitation in the Emirates
Like many other Gulf States, the United Arab Emirates has a large population of expatriates. But how do Christians, for example, practise their…
Tags: United Arab Emirates, Religion
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Kazakhstan - 14/04 21:13 CET
Kazakhstan's nuclear legacy
At the elderly care home in Semipalatinsk, we met 85 year old Praskovya. Semipalatinsk, or Semey, is a city 150 kilometers from the main Soviet…
Tags: Kazakhstan, nuclear weapons
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South Korea - 02/04 17:26 CET
Europe and South Korea take on Hollywood's cartoon empire
Jeju Island in South Korea is known as “Marriage island”. Couples come here to tie the knot for life, but during the Cartoon Connection…
Tags: Animation, South Korea
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Lebanon - 15/02 20:19 CET
Lebanese PM: "Israel keeps threatening us"
In a wide-ranging interview with euronews, the Lebanese Prime Minister discussed relations with Israel and Syria, the UN inquiry into the murder of…
Tags: Lebanon, Prime Minister, Diplomacy
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Cambodia - 12/02 11:06 CET
Climate change along the Mekong river
The Mekong is one of the world’s great rivers and millions of people depend on it. But with climate change a vast region could be at risk of…
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Azerbaijan - 02/02 21:15 CET
President of Azerbaijan: "Our patience also has limits"
“We want to put an end to the conflict in Nagorno Karabakh by peaceful means…but at the same time, our patience also has…
Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh
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Azerbaijan - 01/02 21:01 CET
Forgotten victims of a frozen conflict
Internally displaced people from Azerbaijan are the forgotten victims of the frozen conflict: Nagorno Karabakh. Entire communities were expelled…
Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh
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Jerusalem - 11/12/09 08:51 CET
Jerusalem: eternally divided or a glimpse of a better future?
Who owns Jerusalem? Who is allowed to build or live there? Israel approves…
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Lebanon - 30/10/09 16:47 CET
Will the pieces of the Lebanese political jigsaw ever fit?
20 years after the civil war, Lebanon is still searching for political balance. Within the small Middle eastern country, political divisons have…
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West Bank - 24/07/09 09:40 CET
West Bank settlers accused of hounding Palestinians
A Palestinian boy who would rather play football watches as illegal Jewish settlers set fire to fields near his home. It is the “price…
Tags: Palestinian Territories, West Bank
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Jordan - 18/06/09 20:57 CET
Demining Jordan
Unexploded and abandoned war munitions still remain a massive problem in the Mediterranean and Middle East. To tackle this NATO and Jordon have…
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Jordan - 26/03/09 18:05 CET
EU helps Jordan reform its vocational training system
Reforming and upgrading technical and vocational training is a major challenge for Middle Eastern & Mediterranean nations, where education often…
Tags: Jordan
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Jordan - 27/02/09 11:24 CET
Women's rights in Jordan
With International Women’s Day just around the corner, euronews travelled to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to see what reforms are being put…
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