Columbia - Giant outdoor escalator built in Medellin's Comuna 13 district "shantytown"

Published on Dec 27, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ A huge outdoor escalator has been unveiled in one of the poorest districts of Colombia's second largest city.

Until now residents of Medellin's Comuna 13 district have had to climb hundreds of steps to get around the shantytown, which clings to the side of a steep hill. Journey times will be reduced from over half an hour to six minutes.

"It's wonderful, it's a dream come true, and I was one of the first to use it," said one local woman delightedly.

Syria - Carnage in Homs as tanks prowl residential areas

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Amateur video shot by anti-government Syrian activists seemed to show carnage in a Homs city street, and locals said they were afraid to leave their homes as army tanks appeared to fire machine-guns and mortars into residential areas.

Britian - Prince Philip leaves hospital after emergency heart surgery

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The Duke of Edinburgh wavs as he leaves hospital after emergency surgery that forced him to miss Christmas celebrations.

Philippines - Hundreds still missing after Typhoon Washi and its aftermath.

Published on Dec 27, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ The number of confirmed victims of severe flooding in the southern Philippines has risen sharply. The authorities have announced 200 more deaths caused by Typhoon Washi and its aftermath.

Several hundred people are still missing and the final toll is likely to be much higher than the current figure of almost 1,500.

Many bodies are still thought to be buried in the mud and debris left behind after torrents of water cascaded through coastal and riverside areas on Mindanao island in mid-December.

North Korea - Kim Jong-un sheds tears at wake for dead father

Published on Dec 27, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ North Korean television has broadcast new pictures of the new leader Kim Jong-un wiping away tears at his father's wake in Pyongyang.

The programme said the film was shot on Monday. The funeral of Kim Jong-il, who died ten days ago, is due to take place on Wednesday.

Britain - Fatal stabbing on London's Oxford Street. As many as 11 people were arrested following the stabbing

Published on Dec 26, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ In Britain, the first day of the so-called January sales turned to tragedy after a man was stabbed to death on London's busy Oxford Street.

Police believe the 18-year-old died after rivalry between two groups of teenagers turned violent.

As many as 11 people were arrested following the stabbing, just hours after stores re-opened from the Christmas holidays.

Tens of thousands of people battled against a public transport strike in the British capital to reach the first day of the sales.

France - Unemployment November an extra 30,000 looking for work. Overall unemployment figure to 12 year high of 9.3%

Published on Dec 26, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Unemployment in France was higher than many other European countries before the euro crisis began.

But in the last year, the number of people out of work has climbed by more than 5 percent.

New figures suggest in November alone, an extra 30,000 people were looking for work taking the overall unemployment figure to a 12 year high of 9.3 percent.

The under-25s and over-50s are the worst affected. 53-year-old Isabelle Léger is a former engineer who has been out of work for two years.

"Of course I'm very demoralised but what can I do?

Mexico - drugs breakthrough: key lieutenant Felipe Cabrera held

Published on Dec 26, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Mexican authorities have arrested the suspected lieutenant of a powerful regional drug cartel.

Felipe Cabrera was paraded in front of the media following his capture in the northwestern state of Sinaloa.

The arrest is part of a military crackdown on drugs gangs, who are blamed for thousands of deaths over the last 5 years.