World Where next for Erdogan's 'New Turkey'? Immediately after his inauguration, Recep Tayyip Erdogan went to Ataturk’s mausoleum in Ankara to lay a wreath. The new president is arguably the 28/08/2014
Sci-tech Elephants smell better A new Japanese study suggests that elephants have a better sense of smell than any other animals on earth, even dogs. A researcher from the 28/08/2014
Gaza Human rights group names the 521 children 'killed in Gaza' Israel’s latest offensive in Gaza has claimed the lives of 521 children, according to a human rights group. The 50-day operation, which saw air 28/08/2014
United Kingdom Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney named England captain Manchester United star Wayne Rooney has been named the new captain of the England football team, it’s been confirmed. The 28-year-old striker, who 28/08/2014
United Kingdom Not your usual bedfellows: '5,000' wasps build giant nest in bedroom A three-foot-wide (0.91 metre) wasp nest has caused a buzz in Winchester, England. The nest is unusually large, but what may be more surprising is 28/08/2014
Canada Canada sends hilarious barb to Russia over Ukraine 'incursions' Canada has sent a sarcastic online barb to Russia over its involvement in Ukraine. The country's delegation to NATO tweeted a map of eastern 28/08/2014
France MIPCOM 2014 - 'What do we want? Content! When do we want it? Always!' In 1984, the year of MIPCOM’s first edition, my parents’ television set was a cathodic tube with a convex screen, providing three different 28/08/2014
USA Boston bombing suspects' sister arrested Aliana Tsarnaev, the sister of the alleged perpetrators of the 2013 Boston Marathon attack is facing prosecution for aggravated harassment, a New 28/08/2014
World [As it happened] Newsday Erdogan inauguration as Turkey president; Ebola in Nigeria oil hub; Platini rules out Fifa bid Thanks again for following the day’s stories with euronews today. Our live news updates for Thursday, August 28 have now closed. You can continue 28/08/2014