31 August 2016 | Euronews
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Brazil 'We will all fight', Brazil's ousted President Rousseff to appeal impeachment Out but not down, Brazil’s ousted President Dilma Rousseff has pledged to appeal her impeachment. -
Spain Spain's acting PM Mariano Rajoy loses parliament confidence vote Spain has moved closer to having to call its third election in a year after the country’s acting premier was denied a second term in office. -
Sport Tearful Schweinsteiger plays final game for Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger couldn’t hold back the tears as he was honoured before playing his final international game for Germany on Wednesday. -
Sport Balotelli leaves Liverpool and joins French side Nice Mario Balotelli has joined French first division side Nice from Liverpool on a free transfer. -
World Brazil after Rousseff, challenges facing Temer Risk analyst Carlos Cardenas from IHS Global Insight spoke with Damon Embling from euronews about the challenges facing Rousseff's successor Michel Temer. -
Brazil Temer officially sworn in as Brazilian president Conservative Michel Temer has been officially sworn in as Brazil’s president, after the Senate voted to impeach Dilma Rousseff. -
Sport Vuelta a Espana: Froome wins stage 11 After a well-deserved rest day the riders of this year’s Vuelta a Espana were back in the saddle for a fairly gentle stage 11 and a 168 kilometre trip to Pena Cabarga in northern… -
World News First US-Cuba scheduled passenger flight in five decades For the first time in more than half a century, a scheduled, commercial passenger flight has travelled from the United States to Cuba. -
Sport Man City's Nasri joins Sevilla on loan Manchester City’s new boss Pep Guardiola continues to clean house. -
Sport IOC disqualify six athletes from Beijing 2008 The International Olympic Committee continued its fight against doping by disqualifying six more athletes for having failed tests at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. -
World News Brazil's Dilma Rousseff removed from presidential office after senator's impeachment vote Dilma Rousseff has been removed from presidential office after Brazil’s Senate voted to impeach her. -
Europe News The Brief from Brussels: Europe's migration crisis rages on This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily round up of the top stories from across Europe. -
United Kingdom UK: 'Hate crime' murder probe after Polish man is killed A sixth teenager arrested on suspicion of murdering a Polish man in southeast England has been freed on bail in what police believe may have been a hate crime. -
Economy To take the money or not - Ireland delays decision over Apple tax cash Ireland's cabinet has delayed a decision on whether Dublin should appeal against Brussels' ruling that Apple has to give 13 billion euros of underpaid taxes to the government. -
Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi opens peace talks to end decades of fighting in Myanmar Hundreds of representatives of ethnic groups have gathered in the capital of Myanmar, as Aung Sun Suu Kyi opened peace talks to end decades of fighting between the military and… -
Cuba Cuba feels the benefits of being back in favour in Washington After more than half a century of freezing Cuba out of diplomatic relations the last year has seen an abrupt turnaround between Havana and Washington. -
Sport A bomb claimed his leg, but it won't stop him reaching Rio Syrian refugee Ibrahim Al Hussein has been named as one of the two members of the Paralympic Refugee Team that will head to Rio de Janeiro hunting a gold medal. -
Syria Turkey under growing pressure over its clashes with Syrian Kurds Russia has voiced concern over the actions of Turkey’s armed forces and fighters led by Ankara in northern Syria. -
Economy Deutsche Bank's boss calls for more cross-border bank mergers The boss of Deutsche Bank has said there should be more cross-border bank mergers in Europe to counter "scattered regionalism". -
Brazil Roussef brought down by bad timing and bad friends Once upon a time she had fought as a guerilla against military dictatorship but in 2011, fully backed by outgoing President Lula Da Silva, Dilma Roussef became President of… -
Africanews Bongo declared president-elect of Gabon with 49.80%, Ping polled 48.16% Incumbent president Ali Bongo Ondimba has been declared winner of Gabon's presidential election after polling 49.80% of the votes while his main opponent, Jean Ping polled 48.23 %. -
World News 'Young Europeans more likely to support restrictions on religious expression' - WEF A report released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has found young people in Europe are more likely to support restrictions on public expression of religious beliefs than people the same age group in -
Spain Spain's Rajoy faces crunch confidence vote in parliament Is Spain headed for a third election in a year? -
Economy German jobless rate falls again, retail sales data mixed German unemployment was down again in August for the 12th straight month. Retail sales grew month-on-month in July, but declined from a year earlier. -
Africanews Gabon opposition says people will not accept Bongo's provisional victory A spokesman for Gabon's main opposition leader, Jean Ping, has said the Gabonese people will not accept figures from the electoral commission suggesting that incumbent Ali Bongo was on course for a se -
Economy Eurozone unemployment still 10.1% in July, inflation disappoints in August at 0.2% Unemployment in the eurozone was unchanged in July at 10.1 percent of the workforce - the lowest in five years. -
No Comment UK: Getting a soccer soaking Crowds gathering on the banks of the Windrush for the annual 30-minute splashabout in Bourton-on-the-Water, UK, are being warned to wear waterproofs or risk getting… -
USA Is anyone out there? Mysterious radio signal sparks alien speculation A mysterious radio signal picked up by a Russian telescope was probably not sent by aliens but astronomers in California are checking it out, anyway. -
No Comment Tokyo: Barcelona youth team comforts losing Japanese footballers A youth football team from Barcelona comforted their Japanese opponents after winning the U-12 Junior Soccer World Challenge 2016 in Tokyo on Wednesday (August 31), drawing attention from many on the… -
No Comment Italy: migrants arrive at the ports of Cagliari and Messina A Norwegian ship arrives at the Italian port of Cagliari, carrying 1,100 rescued migrants. -
Cinema Caméra d'Or Cannes winner 'Divines' out now in France Houda Benyamina's debut 'Divines' caused a splash at Cannes picking up the Caméra d'Or award. The film is out now in France. -
World News [Watch] ISS spots three hurricanes Nasa has upload this amazing timelapse footage showing three hurricanes filmed by the International Space Station on August 30. -
Lithuania Lithuania creates fake town to help prepare for a military invasion A new town has sprung up in Lithuania. -
North Korea North Korea minister executed 'for showing lack of respect' One of North Korea’s top ministers has been executed after showing a lack of respect at a meeting chaired by leader Kim Jong Un, the South said on Wednesday. -
United Arab Emirates Dubai officials fired after Sheikh finds empty desks during snap inspection It was an unfortunate day to be late into the office. -
Sci-Tech Rescue drones a new generation of lifeguards Not quite Pamela Anderson in a red swimsuit, but a new generation of life saver. -
Cult Lanny and the Miraculous Love Kids of Kabul Climbing to the top of Kabul Hill, strumming their acoustic guitars and singing along with their teacher has become the favourite moment of the day for the girls at the Miraculous Love Kids school in -
USA Building bridges, or walls? Donald Trump heads to Mexico Donald Trump is full of surprises, it seems. -
Cult Revolutionary Hungarian actress Andrea Fullajtár plays Marlene Dietrich A long dead, enigmatic, German movie star and stage queen has found a fresh voice in a new show performed by revolutionary Hungarian actress Andrea Fullajtár. -
Brazil Decision day for Dilma: Brazilian president awaits outcome of impeachment vote Today (August 31) could mark the beginning of a new era for Brazil, if the main prosecutor in suspended President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment trial has his way. -
Estonia Estonia fails to elect new president Estonia’s divided parliament has failed to elect a successor to President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who is having to stand down after two consecutive terms. -
Greece Greece launches controversial TV licence auction Greece has launched a multi-million euro auction for four private TV licences despite protests by broadcasters. -
USA Pop star Chris Brown arrested on assault with a deadly weapon US singer Chris Brown has been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a woman told police he had threatened her with a gun. -
Japan Storms sweep Pacific bringing strong winds and rain Hawaii is bracing itself for the arrival of Hurricane Madeline which is sweeping across the Pacific towards the island chain. -
Syria US welcomes "pause" in Turkish - Kurdish fighting A pause in the fighting between NATO member Turkey and Kurdish forces in northern Syria has been welcomed by the US.