Sport Champions League: Long-range wonder goal holds defending champs Barca to draw The first round of matches in the Champions League group stage came to a close on Wednesday night. Alessandro Florenzi scored a long-range cracker 16/09/2015
Syria Senator John McCain brands US military programme to train Syrian rebels an "abject failure" A US military programme which began in May to train Syrian rebels to combat Islamist militants in the country has been heavily criticised and on 16/09/2015
USA Study: United States weak on UN development goals A new study reveals that the United States falls short on its commitment to sustainable development as compared to other industrialized nations. The 16/09/2015
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso: Presidential guard detains interim leaders Burkina Faso’s interim leaders have been detained by the powerful presidential guard in what looks like a coup d’etat. President Michel Kafando, his 16/09/2015
Business Line Business Line: interest rates, the key to life It’s been all about the central banks interest rates over the last few weeks. Some have been cut, some raised, others – not changed at all. Why are 16/09/2015
United Kingdom Jeremy Corbyn makes his first appearance as Leader of the Labour Party at Prime Minister's Question Time Pure theatre. That’s how British Parliament’s weekly question-and-answer session is viewed with verbal jousting between the prime minister and the 16/09/2015
Yemen Yemen's exiled PM returns to Aden Yemeni Prime Minister Khaled Bahah has returned from exile to make a trip to the strategically-important city of Aden. Bahah, also the vice president 16/09/2015
Israel Palestinian hunger striker Mohammed Allan returned to Israeli prison Israeli authorities have returned Palestinian detainee Mohammed Allan to prison, following a stint in hospital. Allan was being treated for brain 16/09/2015
Afghanistan Afghan suicide bomb attack kills at least 4 At least four people have died and over 40 were injured in a truck bomb attack west of the Afghan capital, police report. A suicide bomber allegedly 16/09/2015
Turkey Turkey taking care stopping Aegean Sea refugees Near the tiny village of Behramkale, refugees from Syria leave the Turkish coast and cross the Aegean Sea, heading for the Greek island of Lesbos 16/09/2015
Sport African Games: Algeria claim men's volleyball gold Algeria celebrated another gold at the African Games in Brazzaville, when the men’s team won the volleyball. The North African’s beat hosts Congo 16/09/2015
Hungary Hungary border clashes: "Children were crying because of the gas, people retching" 16/09/2015
brussels bureau EU proposes 'trade court' to settle disputes It’s one of the most controversial free trade deals in recent history. Opponents of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment says it puts the interests 16/09/2015
Sport Chinese boat sets North East Passage record The sun rose on a new chapter of sailing history this week. On Tuesday Chinese skipper Guo Chuan and his four crew members from Russia, France and 16/09/2015
Sport Rugby World Cup: Lomu leads the line in street-side haka In the past the sight of Johna Lomu leading the line in a haka was one that put the fear into most, if not all, national rugby teams across the 16/09/2015
Lebanon Beirut: clashes between police and protesters ahead of political talks Riot police and protesters clashed in Beirut (September 16) ahead of a second “national dialogue” meeting aimed at resolving the political crisis 16/09/2015
Syria Assad blames Europe's refugee crisis on West's support for 'terrorists' Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has spoken out for the first time about Europe’s refugee crisis. In an interview with Russian media, he blamed 16/09/2015
World Greece's Meimarakis wants big coalition if victorious after election For years Vangelis Meimarakis has served in centre-right governments accused by the left of leading the country to the brink of financial crisis now 16/09/2015
Switzerland IOC will conduct own research to make sure each Olympic bid for 2024 Games is popular The International Olympic Committee confirmed Wednesday it would conduct its own research into public confidence placed in each of the five cities 16/09/2015
Business Decision time on interest rates for US Federal Reserve The world is watching as the US Federal Reserve meets over two days on Wednesday and Thursday, to take the crucial decision on whether or not to 16/09/2015
brussels bureau Anti-Uber protest brings central Brussels to a standstill The Belgian capital of Brussels came to a standstill on Wednesday as some 300 taxi drivers protested against ride-hailing service Uber. Taxi drivers 16/09/2015
World Which European countries offer the most social benefits to migrants? People seeking refugee status in European countries are generally entitled to food, or money to buy it, plus shelter and medical attention, schooling 16/09/2015
Business AB InBev bids for SABMiller in beer industry's biggest merger move Moves are afoot to unite the world’s two biggest producers of beer. Anheuser-Busch InBev – which makes Budweiser and Stella Artois – says it 16/09/2015
Culture 'Kinky Boots' hits London's West End Broadway hit ‘Kinky Boots’ has had its premiere in London to strong reviews. Already a huge success Stateside, it tells the story of Charlie Price 16/09/2015
Sci-tech Mexico: drones to fight turtle poachers Mexican officials have announced they are deploying drones on beaches in Oaxaca in a bid to curb the illegal poaching of protected turtles and their 16/09/2015
Business Hewlett-Packard to cut up to 30,000 more jobs Hewlett-Packard says it expects to cut between 25,000 and 30,000 more jobs in its enterprise division, as it adjusts to falling demand. The latest 16/09/2015
Business OECD says world economy set to grow less than estimated The outlook for the world economy is less bright than it was a few months ago, according to the OECD. The Paris-based Organisation for Economic 16/09/2015
