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Death toll rises in Chinese mine explosion

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:51:05 +0100

At least 42 miners are now known to have died in a gas explosion in a coalmine in north-eastern China. Another 66 are missing, believed trapped…

Uncertainty reigns ahead of Romanian election

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:52:05 +0100

Romanians go to the polls tomorrow in a closely- fought presidential election amid fears it may not resolve a government crisis that is stalling…

Floods devastate NW England

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:58:04 +0100

People in the northwest of England are counting the cost of the devastation to their homes after record rainfalls caused widespread flooding.…

Swine Flu virus begins to mutate

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:57:06 +0100

Health officials at a hospital in Wales are investigating a possible person-to-person spread of a drug resistant strain of H1N1 flu. Five…

Big bang machine back in action

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:14:06 +0100

The world's largest atom smasher has been re-started again after more than a year of repairs. The European Organisation for Nuclear Research…

First transatlantic flight for superjumbo jet

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:59:04 +0100

An Air France A380 has touched down at Kennedy airport. The Paris to NewYork journey was the world's largest airliner's inaugural transatlantic…

Body of dead police officer found after UK floods

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:10 +0100

Rescue 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 fair

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:24:04 +0100

Football'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 threats

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:04:07 +0100

The 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 chief

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:34:07 +0100

Iran'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 Child

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:42:08 +0100

UN 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 children

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:36:09 +0100

Afghanistan 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 Peru

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:10:03 +0100

Peruvian 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…

Russia guarantees gas supplies to Europe

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:19:22 +0100

Europe can perhaps look forward to a winter with stable energy supplies following talks between Russia and Ukraine. Kiev's dire economy has…

Clinton praises Karzai pledge to fight corruption

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:53:29 +0100

Hillary Clinton has welcomed the pledge by Afghanistan's newly sworn-in president to battle corruption both within and without political circles.…

President Karzai vows to tackle corruption

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:54:08 +0100

Pledging to fight corruption and take control of Afghanistan's security apparatus - Hamid Karzai has been sworn-in as president for a second…

Oil giant Total cleared over factory blast

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:55:06 +0100

The French oil giant Total and one of its operators have been cleared of direct responsibility for a blast at a chemicals factory near France's…

New lead in hunt for Emanuela Orlandi

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:54:04 +0100

Police in Italy are following a crucial new lead in the hunt for Emanuela Orlandi, a 15-year-old girl who went missing after a flute lesson in…

Report: Cuban human rights 'worse under Raul'

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:08:08 +0100

A damning new report says the repression of human rights in Cuba has worsened since Raul Castro took over from his brother Fidel in 2006. The claims…

Road safety a top priority

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:56:06 +0100

Car and bus crashes claim as many lives as malaria or tuberculosis. Urgent steps need to be taken to deal with what is becoming a public…

Shuttle duo make spacewalk

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:58:06 +0100

Two astronauts from the US space shuttle Atlantis have made their first spacewalk as part of their mission to the International Space Station.…

At least 19 dead after Pakistan suicide attack

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:04:08 +0100

A deadly suicide attack has hit the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, continuing a wave violence to hit the region. Police say at least 19…

North Korea tops Obama talks in Seoul

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:44:06 +0100

US President Barack Obama's Asia pacific tour is winding down but the issues being discussed with his South Korean counterpart show no signs of a…

Russian court says no to capital punishment

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:54:05 +0100

Russia's moratorium on the death penalty has been extended. The country's constitutional court decided just a few weeks before it was due to…

Serbia says farewell to Patriarch Pavle

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:22:05 +0100

Serbia has paid its final respects to the late head of its orthodox church, Patriarch Pavle, who died last Sunday aged 95. A religious service was…

Gas disruption fears cloud Ukraine-Russia talks

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:12:06 +0100

EU leaders will be eagerly awaiting the outcome of talks today between Ukraine and Russia amid fears another gas dispute may affect supplies to…

Obama defends 9/11 suspects NY trial

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:11:05 +0100

Domestic issues dominated Barack Obama's last day in China. Forced to defend the US government's decision to move five September 11th…

Brazil President to have final say on extradition case

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:04:04 +0100

Brazil's top court has ruled to extradite former Italian guerilla Chesare Battisti on murder charges but after a debate lasting hours the nine…

Berlin celebrates the Fall of the Wall

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:10:06 +0100

Berlin is recovering from yesterday's jubilant celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the fall of the infamous wall. Germany's capital welcomed…

Doubts over Sarkozy's Berlin Wall memories

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:45:06 +0100

France's media-loving President Sarkozy has become embroiled in a web of intrigue over his part in the fall of the Berlin Wall. He joined yesterday's…

Germany reflects after Wall anniversary celebrations

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:30:08 +0100

By all accounts it was a huge success - the eyes of the world were on Germany as it held one of its biggest ever parties to mark the 20th anniversary…

World leaders reflect on fall of the Berlin Wall

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:31:08 +0100

The Brandenburg Gate, once the fault line between East and West, and now the symbol of German reunification, was the impressive setting for a…

Berlin wasn't the only party venue

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:33:03 +0100

Berlin was not the only city where celebrations were held for the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Ceremonies took place in…

Germany remembers the fall of the Berlin Wall

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:54:08 +0100

Germany has marked the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall with mass celebrations. Thousands turned out to see one of the star…

World powers hail fall of Berlin Wall

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:54:06 +0100

The world leaders were late in turning up for their speeches but their words to mark the celebrations were well worth the wait. The Brandenburg…

Don't look back in anger could be the watchword for Berlin's DDR musuem

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:36:09 +0100

In recent years, the East or at least products from the former eastern half of the city, have become trendy once again. This has given rise to…

Reunified Germany's mixed economic picture

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:32:10 +0100

Two decades after the Berlin Wall came down, the economic reunification of the two Germanys has been mixed. There are success stories, such as…

World leaders mark fall of Berlin Wall

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:34:04 +0100

More than 30 past and present world leaders are in the German capital to mark 20 years since the collapse of the Berlin Wall. The event paved the way…

Domino date to mark Berlin collapse

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:36:06 +0100

With thousands of people descending on Berlin for the commemorative events, a massive security operation is underway. Police have blocked off many…

World leaders in Berlin for fall of wall bash

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:35:07 +0100

World leaders past and present are in Berlin to celebrate the "happiest day in recent German history," as they mark the 20th anniversary of the event…

Decorated dominoes symbolise fall of Berlin Wall

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:36:06 +0100

Few of the events organised for today's celebrations have drawn as much attention and anticipation as the Berlin Wall Domino Gallery. One…

Anticipation grows ahead of Berlin Wall anniversary

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:57:04 +0100

Anticipation is growing in Berlin ahead of Monday's 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall. At least 100,000 people are set to party around…

Berlin border guard recalls the Wall's fall

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:28:03 +0100

A former East German border guard has spoken about the night his checkpoint in Berlin was swarmed by people trying to cross to the west of the city…

Germany remembers the Wind of Change

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:19:07 +0100

For many, it became the song synonymous with the fall of the Berlin Wall. 'Wind of Change' by German rock band the Scorpions was written in…

Berlin gears up for fall of Wall anniversary

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:02:08 +0100

Almost 1,000 domino blocks have been placed along the route of the former Berlin Wall ahead of the 20th anniversary of its collapse. The blocks…

Berlin gets ready to celebrate fall of the wall

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:17:05 +0100

Final preparations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall are being put in place in the German capital. The giant party,…

U2 embarrassed by Berlin gig 'wall'

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:16:05 +0100

It was supposed to be U2's tribute to the fall of the Berlin Wall. But the rock group was left red faced when organisers of a free concert outside…

Couple kept apart 50 years by Iron Curtain

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:56:08 +0100

Separated from his sweetheart for 50 years by the Iron Curtain - Fortunat Mackiewicz finally found his true love, Elvira Profe. It is an amazing…

The car that came from behind the Iron Curtain

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:11:05 +0100

Fans of the tiny Trabant are hoping the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall will lead to a resurgence of interest in the iconic car from…

Photo journalist Stéphane Duroy remembers the Wall

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:02:38 +0100

Interview by Ricardo Figueira - euronews journalist. The fall of the Berlin Wall was, without doubt, one of the major events of the second half…

Mostovoy, USSR media chief Berlin 1989

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:57:26 +0100

Euronews talks to pre-perestrika USSR media veteran Vyacheslav Mostovoy about the fall of the Berlin Wall. Today he is Vice-President of TV-Centre,…

"We are now one generation after the fall of the Berlin Wall and perhaps we need one more to really build democracy as a culture"

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:59:50 +0100

Seamus Kearney - euronews: "The Fall of the Berlin Wall twenty years ago heralded a massive change in Germany but also had a ripple-on effect in…

"Small question, enormous consequences"

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:59:50 +0100

Giovanni Magi - euronews: "Ricardo Ehrmannn, hello, welcome to euronews. It was you who on the 9th of November, 20 years ago, during a press…

It is necessary to fight for democracy, in every age, because it is not done forever

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:18:12 +0100

Christophe Midol Monnet, euronews: "Jerzy Buzek is the President of the European Parliament. A former member of Solidarnosc and former Polish Prime…

An American in Berlin - Marc Fisher remembers the fall of the Wall

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:18:54 +0100

Federica Bonacini – euronews: "The events of November the 9th, 1989 marked the end of the cold war and had a big impact on the society as well. Marc…

Wolfgang Thierse, Vice-President of the German Bundestag, talks about the day the Wall came down

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:18:54 +0100

Michael Reichmann - euronews: "The 9th of November is an important day for Germans and our country. On this day in 1918 the first German democracy…

"We knew that by opening the Hungarian-Austrian border, we would make the Berlin Wall absolutely useless but it collapsed earlier than we expected."

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:18:54 +0100

Sergio Cantone - Brussels correspondent, euronews: "Laszlo Kovacs from Hungary is the EU Taxation Commissioner. His country was part of the Soviet…

Building the Berlin Wall

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:01:02 +0100

On Sunday August 13 1961, the inhabitants of Berlin woke up to find the city alive with construction workers. Some 40,000 soldiers and East…

Escapes over the Berlin Wall

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:01:02 +0100

A part of the Berlin wall can still be seen in Bernauer Strasse. It was here that some of the early escapes from West to East took place. In…

Berlin Wall: Train of Freedom, leaving East Germany

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:01:03 +0100

Even before the fall of the Berlin Wall the frontiers with the West were starting to crumble. 20 years ago at Shopron, in Hungary, on August 19,…

Berlin Wall memories

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:01:03 +0100

Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and in the shadow of the Brandenburg Gate two men meet. Gunter Ziehe and Peter Daube share common…

Joy and bitterness over fall of Berlin Wall

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:01:02 +0100

At first there was joy and euphoria, but for some Germans reunification led to bitterness, not able to understand what they were facing. Egon Krenz,…

East Germany's economic renaissance

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:01:03 +0100

Since 1922 MZ has been producing motor bikes in eastern Germany close to the German-Czech border town of Zschopau. The brand has undergone a…

The fall of the Berlin Wall

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:28:35 +0100

At 21h20 the barrier rose at the frontier post on Bornholmer strasse. The Berlin Wall was open. The decision to throw open the border was…

Bush, Gorbachev and Kohl honoured in Berlin

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:41:04 +0100

The three leaders of the Soviet Union, the United States and West Germany, at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall, have been honoured in the…

Leipzig celebrates being the first brick to fall

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:19:50 +0100

Leipzig, 20 years after the fall of the wall. The former East Germany's second city was at the heart of the popular movement that brought the curtain…