Venezuela Venezuela: rival rallies face off over Maduro's future In Venezuela, there’ve been fresh protests for and against President Nicolas Maduro as the country’s economic crisis deepens. 07/09/2016
Sport FIFA happy with Luzhniki refurbishment ahead of 2018 World Cup A FIFA delegation is in Moscow to inspect the refurbishment work being carried out on the Luzhniki Stadium ahead of the 2018 World Cup. 07/09/2016
Sport Mathias Frank with enough in the tank to claim stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana Mathias Frank sweltered his way to victory in stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana. 07/09/2016
South Korea LG Electronics seeks to revive mobile fortunes with V20 smartphone South Korea’s LG Electronics has unveiled its new V20 smartphone, seeking to recover from a series of losses in the mobile market. 07/09/2016
Germany The figures behind the rise of far-right party Alternative for Germany The burgeoning Alternative for Germany (AfD) scored one of its biggest triumphs at the ballot box in early September, notching up more than a fifth of votes and pushing Angela Merkel’s conservatives i 07/09/2016
brussels bureau The Brief from Brussels: mulling the future of US-EU trade ahead of presidential vote This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily round up of news from across Europe. 07/09/2016
USA 'Ireland has done nothing wrong' says finance minister over Apple tax Ireland's government insisted it has done nothing wrong as the Dublin parliament debated its fight with the European Commission over Apple's tax bill. 07/09/2016
Hungary Hungary prepares for anti-refugee referendum Less than one month to go before the referendum in Hungary and the streets are full with different types of billboards. 07/09/2016
Spain Spanish minister withdraws application for job at World Bank Spain’s former industry minister has withdrawn his application for an executive job at the World Bank. 07/09/2016
France French police detain two after gas canisters found in Paris car Two people were arrested in southern France on Tuesday (September 7) in southern France after a car parked near Notre Dame Cathedral was found with several gas canisters inside over the… 07/09/2016
France French postal worker sues employer after suffering stroke A French postal worker who suffered a stroke is suing her employer after she was refused permission to seek medical attention when she fell ill at work. 07/09/2016
Sport 'Could do better' European teams so-so in World Cup Qualifiers After the highs come the lows as Euro 2016 champions Portugal discovered in the first World Cup qualifying match against Switzerland. 07/09/2016
United Kingdom Julian Assange criticises timing of Swedish news conference Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has criticised the timing of a news conference held by the Swedish prosecutor. 07/09/2016
no comment Chinese waterfall reaching its spectacular best Influenced by the rainfall in the upper-middle reaches of the Yellow River and the discharge of water from the reservoir, the Hukou Waterfall in northern China’s Shanxi Province has entered its best v 07/09/2016
Greece Greece hit by flash floods In Greece, four people have died and one other is missing after heavy downpours caused flash flooding from Thessaloniki in the North East, all the way to Sparta in the… 07/09/2016
Sport Easy ride for Djoko as Kerber and Wozniacki reach US Open semis Top seed Novak Djokovic moved into the semi-finals of the US Open after his opponent Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retired with injury. 07/09/2016
United Kingdom Syria opposition says Russia-US plan to end war must be like its own The main body representing Syrian opposition groups has set out its plan to end the war under which President al-Assad would step down after six months of talks. 07/09/2016
Business Hit the road jack - iPhone 7 expected to lack a headphone socket Apple is about to unveil its lineup of new products in San Francisco, expected to include the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus as well as the Apple Watch 2. 07/09/2016
Singapore WHO warns zika virus more resilient and spreading fast In Asia Singapore had the first confirmed local transmission of the zika virus, back in August. 07/09/2016
Cinema Morgan, a sci-fi thriller about a humanoid gone bad Luke Scott, son of famed director Ridley, makes his directorial debut in the sci-fi thriller Morgan, about a humanoid gone bad. 07/09/2016
Cinema Bridget is back and she's having a baby "Who's the daddy?" is the question on everyone's mind, especially Renée Zellweger's, in Bridget Jones's Baby. 07/09/2016
Sci-tech More than a mirage: tropical biodome opens in Dubai Boasting hundreds of species of tropical flora, fauna and wildlife, The Green Planet has opened in Dubai. 07/09/2016
