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AZERBAIJAN - 07/12 18:29 CET

{Watch} 30 workers presumed dead after oil rig fire in Caspian Sea

Twenty three workers are still missing and presumed dead after an oil rig fire in the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan’s state energy company says 33 workers

BEIJING - 07/12 16:57 CET
First-ever red alert for pollution issued in Chinese capital

As climate change is debated in Paris, the Chinese capital is facing unprecedented heavy smog
SINGAPORE - 07/12 15:00 CET
CMA CGM bids 3bn euros for Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines

The world’s third-largest shipping firm, CMA CGM of France, has bid of $3.4 billion (3.13 billion euros) to buy Singapore’s…
QATAR - 06/12 18:43 CET
Mara Navarria overcomes grief to win fencing Grand Prix in Doha

Italy’s Mara Navarria overcame her grief at the death of her fencing master Oleg Pouzanov, after he died last Thursday to win…
JAPAN - 06/12 17:15 CET
Japan’s judoka shine in the Land of the Rising Sun

Japan is synonymous with Judo and the Judoka from the Land of the Rising Sun have absolutely dominated the tatami at the ‘‘Tokyo…
YEMEN - 06/12 14:27 CET
Yemen: ISIL claims car bomb killing of Aden governor

The governor of Yemen’s southern port city of Aden was killed in a car bomb attack on Sunday. ISIL says it was responsible…
SYRIA - 06/12 07:56 CET
Syria: ISIL oil fields pounded by British bombers

Britain’s Typhoon warplanes and Tornado jets – taking off from a base in Cyprus – have now conducted two rounds of air strikes…
LEBANON - 05/12 17:14 CET
Islamist militant kills his mother and wife in Lebanon blast

A suspected Islamist militant killed died along with two members of his family when he blew himself up as the army raided his…
AZERBAIJAN - 05/12 17:13 CET
Thirty-two oil workers reported dead as rig catches fire in Caspian Sea

Thirty-two oil workers died in a fire on an offshore platform in the Caspian…
JAPAN - 05/12 16:46 CET
Japanese judo dominant as Europe launches fightback

Euronews correspondent Pedro Lasuen is in Tokyo for the Judo Grand-Slam and explains the importance of competition in the Land…

SYRIA - 05/12 05:52 CET
Syria: Air strikes ‘kill dozens of civilians’ in Damascus rebel stronghold

In a rebel-held district of Damascus, rebels are not the only ones being…
SYRIA - 04/12 22:06 CET
Syria: going underground

Explosions and gunfire continue to echo around Kufra in Syria. Videos, posted on social media, claim to show members of the Free…
TOKYO - 04/12 18:34 CET
Tokyo Grand Slam: Japan kick-start season-ender with gold medal clean sweep

Tokyo Grand Slam is the final event of the judo year and also acts as a…
CHENNAI (MADRAS) - 04/12 13:11 CET
Chennai struggles with worst rain in a century as lakes close to bursting

More rain is forecast to be on the way but India’s fourth-largest city Chennai…
IRAQ - 03/12 14:01 CET
ISIL tunnel network unearthed in Sinjar

Kurdish peshmerga forces in the north of Iraq have discovered a secret underground tunnel network allegedly used by …
SYRIA - 03/12 11:36 CET
UK government says first airstrikes against ISIL targets in Syria were successful

The British government has described the UK’s first airstrikes against …
SOUTH KOREA - 02/12 17:25 CET
The Gangnam Style star is back with his seventh album

He’s back and with that distinctive style it could only be…..yes Psy. Remember him? Singer, songwriter, record producer and…
CANBERRA - 02/12 15:37 CET
Environmental protesters forcibly removed from Australian parliament

Climate change protesters have held a sit-in in the foyer of the Australian parliament
THAILAND - 01/12 19:23 CET
Condom maker calls for safe-sex emoji to mark World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day is being celebrated around the world. In Thailand, hundreds of people joined a parade around the popular tourist…
JAPAN - 01/12 18:28 CET
All Nippon Airways announces big biofuel drive for passenger jets

The world’s largest Boeing 787 operator says its top priority is to cut CO2 emissions by 20 percent in 2020 – partly by…
LEBANON - 01/12 13:29 CET
Prisoner swap frees Lebanese soldiers and ISIL leader’s ex-wife

16 Lebanese soldiers and policemen held captive by Al Qaeda’s Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, have been released. The group was…
JAPAN - 01/12 08:20 CET
Japan’s whaling fleet sets sail despite UN condemnation

Japan’s whaling fleet has set sail for the Antarctic on a three-month voyage, which the Japanese government claims is in the…
SAUDI ARABIA - 30/11 22:11 CET
900 Saudi women running for office

With less than two weeks until voting gets underway in Saudi Arabia, campaigning by women taking part in elections for the first…
CHINA - 30/11 19:03 CET
IMF allows Chinese yuan to enter the jet set currency club

The IMF has accepted the Chinese yuan into the club of elite currencies. IMF set to put yuan in reserve currency basket…
INDIA - 30/11 18:18 CET
India: Rally against intolerance ends in clashes outside parliament

Protesters from India’s opposition Congress Party clashed with police near parliament on Monday as a rally against perceived…
ISRAEL - 30/11 18:10 CET
Palestinians slam delay in Israeli court’s verdict on murdered teen

Palestinians have denounced an Israeli court’s verdict on the murder of a…
CHINA - 30/11 14:04 CET
China resettles drought-afflicted residents

Drought makes life hard for many farmers in China’s mountainous northwest. Many have left to try to make a living elsewhere, and…
ISRAEL - 30/11 04:02 CET
Israel suspends ties with EU bodies amid food labelling spat

Israel is suspending contact with EU bodies involved in peace efforts with Palestinians. It comes after the bloc published new…
SYRIA - 30/11 01:20 CET
Syria: 40 reported dead in air strikes on market, blamed on Russian jets

It is claimed Russian jets have struck a market in Syria’s Idlib province…
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - 29/11 17:59 CET
Rosberg takes third straight win with victory in Abu Dhabi

Welcome back to Speed, the Formula One title may already have been won, but pride was at stake at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix where…