26 August 2016 | Euronews
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Turkey Turkey opens world's biggest suspension bridge in Istanbul Turkey has opened the world’s biggest suspension bridge in Istanbul. -
Zimbabwe No 'Arab Spring' in Zimbabwe, Mugabe warns protesters President Robert Mugabe has warned there will be no ‘Arab Spring’ in Zimbabwe after protests against his decades-long rule descended into violence on Friday. -
World News 'Lucky to be alive': farmer surveys Italy quake destruction Illica is one of the closest villages to the epicentre of last week’s earthquake in central Italy – and one of the most damaged. -
Sport Clarke receives warm reception in Denmark Welshman Bradley Dredge held his nerve to card an impressive 66 during the second round of the Made in Denmark tournament on Friday. -
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Sport Vuelta a Espana: Van Genechten clinches Stage 7 as Contador suffers crash Belgium’s Jonas Van Genechten timed his sprint perfectly to clinch the seventh stage of the Vuelta a Espana. -
Italy State funeral for Italy quake victims A state funeral on Saturday will lay to rest some of the 278 victims of Italy’s earthquake, among them many children. -
Sport Casillas left out of Spain squad New Spain coach Julen Lopetegui has left out goalkeeper Iker Casillas from his first international squad. -
World Colombia's peace deal heads to Congress It was an historic moment: the formal peace agreement made in Havana to end 52 years of civil war in Colombia. -
Poland Merkel calls Brexit a 'deep break' in EU integration Angela Merkel has described Brexit as a “deep break” in the European Union’s history of integration. -
Economy US second quarter growth sluggish, as consumer spending surges New data show economic growth in the US was slightly more tepid than initially thought in the second quarter – offsetting a spurt in consumer spending. -
Musica The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra electrifies Salzburg with Wagner Nearing 20, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, created by Daniel Barenboim and the late Edward Said in the interests of musical harmony bringing social divides, still wanders far from its musicians' ho -
Spain Spain's Navarra region sees worst fires in 30 years The northern Spanish region of Navarra has been hit by its worst wildfires in 30 years. -
Economy Case for US interest rate hike strengthens, says Fed's Yellen Improvements in the labour market and expectations for solid economic growth have strengthened the case for a US interest rate hike. -
USA NASA's SpaceX Dragon capsule returns home NASA’s SpaceX Dragon capsule has returned to Earth carrying a huge cargo of scientific experiments from the International Space Station. -
Japan Coral bleaching in Japan the worst in 20 years, say scientists Scientists say coral bleaching is getting worse in southwestern Japan. -
Sport Kenya disbands Olympic committee over Rio performance -
Sport Russian Olympic medallists awarded free BMWs -
South Africa South Africa court rejects appeal to increase Pistorius sentence A South African court has dismissed an appeal to increase Oscar Pistorius’ six-year murder sentence by state prosecutors. -
Sport Thierry Henry named as new Belgium assistant manager -
Myanmar Myanmar earthquake: Japan, China and UN offer to help restore ancient site The UN, along with Japan and China, have offered to help restore dozens of damaged structures in Myanmar following Wednesday large earthquake. -
Economy Ride-hailing firm Uber reportedly records record loss Ride-hailing giant Uber lost more than 1. -
Sport Hong Kong Open: Mohamed El Shorbagy suffers shock exit World champion Gregory Gaultier and world number one Mohamed El Shorbagy were both dumped out of the Hong Kong Open on Thursday. -
France Burkini ban suspended by top French court France’s highest administrative court has suspended the ban on women wearing burkini swimsuits that had been in force in the southern seaside town of Villeneuve… -
Economy US: EpiPen costs to be slashed for some patients amid wave of criticism Under mounting pressure, pharmaceutical company Mylan says it will slash the costs of emergency EpiPens for some patients in the US. -
Somalia Al-Shabaab kill ten in Mogadishu restaurant attack Al-Shabaab militants have killed ten people in a car bomb attack in Somalia. -
Turkey Turkey: car bomb targeting Cizre police HQ kills at least 11 people A car bomb attack on a police headquaters in the Turkish town of Cizre has killed at least 11 people. -
World News And also... Homeless Budapest, Tel Aviv dogs, mouldy musician, pizzas by drone Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the international… -
Syria Rebels and residents to evacuate besieged Syria town One of the longest stand-offs in Syria’s five year conflict is coming to an end. -
My Europe Series State of the Union: Brexit questions remain unanswered State of the Union is euronews’ weekly roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital. -
Business Series VW emissions scandal: Automaker agrees €1bn compensation deal for US dealers Volkswagen has reportedly agreed to fork out more than one billion euros, to compensate its 650 dealers in the US for losses from the diesel emissions… -
Italy Italy quake: hopes fade of finding more survivors More than 48-hours after the 6. -
Cult Opera goes underground in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires’ subway commuters broke their daily routine in mid-August when an opera company took to Las Heras station’s main hall to perform an 18th century… -
Cult The best cultural events in Europe For the last days of summer choose between a huge soundsystem festival in Croatia and the Deauville American Film Festival in France. -
Italy Italy quake: state of emergency declared as rescue operation continues The number of people killed in Wednesday’s earthquake in central Italy now stands at a least 278. -
Italy Italy quake: Renzi calls for new homes initiative Italy’s Prime Minister has declared a state of emergency and authorised an initial 50 million euros in crisis funding following the earthquake which left at least 267… -
Cinema "The Hollars" puts family back in the movie spotlight A man returns to his small hometown after learning that his mother has fallen ill and is about to undergo surgery. -
Cult Solid gold from Stirling with new album "Brave Enough" Life’s constant lessons in love, loss and self are just some of the elements found in violinist Lindsey Stirling’s new album, “Brave Enough. -
Belarus Belarussian president offers carrots to a famous visitor Hollywood actor Steven Seagal visited Belarus and was given a tour of president Alexander Lukashenko’s farm. -
Turkey Turkey: car bomb attack on Cizre police building kills at least 8 people A car bomb attack on a police headquaters in the Turkish city of Cizre has killed at least nine people. -
No Comment Protests again the ban of the burkini on some parts of France Protests against France’s ‘burkini ban’ Dozens of women, Muslim and non-Muslim, held a beach party outside the French embassy in London on Thursday (August 25) to protest against the ‘burkini ban’ be -
No Comment Mumbai celebrates the annual 'Dahi Handi' festival The traditional festival marks the anniversary of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna and is based on the legend that Krishna as a child used to steal butter and curd from a pot while tied and suspen -
Bolivia Bolivian politician 'beaten and tortured to death' by striking miners A Bolivian politician has been abducted and beaten to death by striking mineworkers. -
Syria Kerry and Lavrov arrive in Geneva for talks on Syria Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Geneva ahead of talks on Friday to work through an agreement on fighting the so-called Islamic State group in… -
Brazil End of the road for Brazil's suspended president Rousseff? As witnesses take to the stand in the impeachment trial against Brazil’s suspended president Dilma Rousseff, political scientist David Fleischer says this is the end of the road for the embattled… -
Italy Italy declares state of emergency in quake-affected areas Rescue teams work tirelessly scouring the rubble to find survivors in Italy.