Outgunned and ill-trained, Libya's rebels look increasingly vulnerable in the face of Colonel Gaddafi's ferocious firepower. Their enthusiasm may be in tact but the fighters are up against a mounting counter-offensive by forces loyal to the Libyan leader. Rebels have been fleeing the strategic oi...
"Be beautiful and shut up" is a phrase which will probably be heard and denied during Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's trial over his relations with an underage prostitute. This comes at the same time as a revival of the debate about women in Italian society, trailing Europe in the equality sta...
www.euronews.net Dutch scientist Mark Post hopes that he will be able to produce the world's first test-tube burger later this year. He says it will look, and taste identical to a regular quarter-pounder. In the laboratory, he has already grown small strips of beef from bovine stem cells, and is ...
Protesters in Libya are planning to take to the streets on Thursday for what is called a "day of anger" against the government. But in the wake of reported clashes with security forces in the city of Benghazi, there are fears of a possible crackdown by the authorities. Opposition groups say sever...
www.euronews.net Scientists are calling it The Sixth Mass Extinction; species are dying off faster than at any time since the dinosaurs disappeared 65 million years ago. It is estimated that around 30000 species become extinct each year. In January, 100 EU researchers and policy experts met at Co...
www.euronews.net The biggest movie stars from around the world hit the red carpet for the 2012 Golden Globes, the accolades bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association; picks that are closely looked at come the Oscars. 'The Artist' was the most-nominated film coming into...
www.euronews.com Chris Burns: "The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner, Thomas Hammarberg, wraps up his six year term at the end of this month and he's going out with a bang not a whimper. The former head of Amnesty International, he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977 on behalf of A...
www.euronews.net Europe's population is ageing rapidly. Increasingly, senior citizens expect to remain active and integrated members of the community. Seeking to meet these expectations, researchers have turned to information technology. http www.eldergames.eu
Love and Other Drugs is a romantic comedy staring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway. Edward Zwick, the director said: "This is the story of two young people who are desperate not to fall in love, in fact who would much rather fall into bed, but once that happens are incapable of resisting each ot...
www.euronews.net Scientists have confirmed the discovery of a new planet similar to earth. According to NASA, Kepler 22-b lies 600 light years away and is roughly 2.5 times the size of earth, with an average temperature of 22C.
Welcome to Learning World - Euronews' new programme dedicated to education. Art is of course vital to education opening up a rich world of creativity that can touch all aspects of learning. It's a form of expression that plays an undeniable role in our ability to develop, learn and grow. In this ...
A giant wave several metres high has struck Japan's Pacific coast. A warning has been issued for a possible tsunami across the whole of the Pacific.... www.euronews.net
www.euronews.net Tension is rising in the Persian Gulf after Iran once again tested long-range missiles and a senior army officer warned the US to keep its aircraft carriers out of the region. The warning, reported by the semi-official Fars news agency, did not name the American vessel but claime...
www.euronews.com Which European animation movie will get into cinemas tomorrow? 2012's Cartoon Movie, gathering over 700 participants from 35 countries in the French city of Lyon, presented 55 European animation film projects in a bid to raise finance for films either in concept, development, pro...
www.euronews.net There are 5 billion mobile phones in the world. Many people, especially the young, use mobile phones without taking into account the alleged potential health risks involved. But since last May the International Agency for Research on Cancer has been giving clear warnings about a ...
www.euronews.net Paris could not be missed in Anoushka Shankar's European tour. With her latest work,Traveller, Ravi Shankar's daughter traces the Indian roots of... flamenco. The show blends the passion of gypsy music with the hypnotic sounds of Indian classical music. Anoushka Shankar said: "Fo...
