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Xinhua World News Summary at 0130 GMT, Sept. 1

Xinhua, September 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

Fora Dilma. Dilma Out. The battle cry of the enraged right-wing of Brazil, which rang out around the streets for months, has come to pass. On Wednesday afternoon, the Senate voted to strip Dilma Rousseff of the presidency by 61 votes to 20.

This brings 13 years of leftist rule in Brazil to an end, leaving behind a complex legacy. Under the leadership of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (2003-2010), the economy was transformed with the middle-class steadily expanding and the country's foreign debts virtually vanishing. His policies and that of his successor, Rousseff, were marked by broad public spending, through flagship programs such as Bolsa Familia (Family Grant) and Mi Casa, Mi Vida (My House, My Life). (Brazil-Rousseff-Impeachment)

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MADRID -- Spain faces a third general election after acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy failed to gain enough support on Wednesday in the investiture.

The People's Party (PP) leader Rajoy obtained 170 votes in favor and 180 against after 11 hours of debate at the Spanish Congress of Deputies. He needed an absolute majority in this first attempt, the support of 176 members of the Congress of Deputies. (Spain-Investiture)

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DAMASCUS -- At least 50 rebels were killed and over 70 others wounded on Wednesday, when the Syrian army foiled militants' attacks in the central province of Hama, state news agency SANA reported.

The Syrian army was engaged in violent clashes with the rebels in the northern countryside of Hama on Wednesday, said SANA, adding that the rebels foiled several attacks on the towns of Soran and Taibet al-Imam. (Syria-Rebels-Clash)

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SANTA CLARA, Cuba -- The first regular direct commercial flight from the United States arrived in the central Cuban city of Santa Clara on Wednesday morning, marking an important new step in thawing ties between the former Cold War foes.

The JetBlue flight touched down at 10:57 a.m. local time at the Abel Santamaria International airport, carrying 150 passengers, including numerous airline executives and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx. (Cuba-US-Flight) Endi