Now playing Next Belgium Watch: Joking Juncker looks for comic relief from Brexit tension The EU Commission President sparked a moment of light relief ahead of Brexit crunch talks. 21/03/2019
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Now playing Next Iraq Nearly 80 killed in Iraq after overloaded ferry sinks Officials told Reuters most of the victims were women and children who could not swim. 21/03/2019
Now playing Next World News Spring clean: Litter pickers set to help clear-up Europe’s beaches Environmentally-conscious volunteers are donning gloves and picking up litter at more than 640 sites across the continent. 21/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Conway on husband's feud with Trump: 'I'm not being asked to choose' George Conway again blasted Trump in a string of tweets Thursday, saying "he is the worst kind of dumb." 21/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Danish badminton player banned over match-fixing Joachim Persson was found guilty of failing to report an approach in 2015 to lose the first set to an opponent but still win the match, and for failing to report an approach by another opponent to manipulate their match. 21/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Dutch suspect in Utrecht tram shooting to face terrorism charge Monday's shooting in a tram in the central city of Utrecht that left three dead and three seriously injured indicate that the shooter acted alone. 21/03/2019
Now playing Next World Theresa May asks European Council for Brexit extension In a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk, UK Prime Minister Theresa May asked for an extension to her Brexit deal. May has proposed postponing Brexit until June 30 in order to find a plan to exit the European Union. 21/03/2019
Now playing Next Europe News New Brexit deadline set for May 22 if MPs back divorce deal But if MPs do not back the withdrawal agreement then the EU will agree to a shorter delay until April 12. 21/03/2019
Now playing Next World News Electric car batteries damaging to environment: Amnesty International Extracting the minerals for the lithium-ion batteries poweing electric vehicles and electronics is fossil-fuel intensive, the NGO warned on Thursday. 21/03/2019
Now playing Next Europe News UK Brexit delay request dominates EU summit as May goes to Brussels The European Council is to consider the UK's request for a Brexit delay. British opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is also in Brussels to push his alternative plan. 21/03/2019
Now playing Next New Zealand New Zealand seeks to ban nearly all semi-automatic weapons Legislation to ban almost all military-style semi-automatic and assault rifles will be introduced the first week of April, the prime minister said. 21/03/2019
Now playing Next Italy Man who hijacked Italy school bus acted as 'lone wolf' A school bus driver went on a rampage with 51 students aboard before setting the vehicle ablaze in an apparent protest over Italy's migration policy, police said. 20/03/2019
Now playing Next USA E.U. head Donald Tusk sees short Brexit delay if U.K. backs divorce deal Tusk said that an extension could be granted in writing if EU leaders approved his proposal and Britain's parliament voted in favor of the withdrawal agreement. 20/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Britain wanted to take back control. Now it's begging Europe for more time. The request comes as Donald Trump Jr. says Theresa May "should have listened to my father" during negotiations. 20/03/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom European Council to consider UK request for short Brexit extension UK Prime Minister has said she will seek only a short delay to Brexit from the EU, ahead of the summit on March 21. 20/03/2019