Turkey’s Erdogan to pay state visit to Germany
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will pay a state visit to Germany on Sept. 28-29, a spokeswoman for German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Tuesday, amid efforts by the allies to improves ties strained by a number of disputes.
Kenya, U.S. mark 20 years since al Qaeda’s first major attack
The U.S. ambassador joined a ceremony in Nairobi on Tuesday to commemorate 20 years since truck bombs hit the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing 258 people and marking the start of al Qaeda’s global campaign of violence.
Beekeeping in Yemen becomes a dangerous profession in war
Yemen’s beekeepers risk air strikes and land mines as they traverse the country’s valleys, transporting their hives on pick-up trucks to produce some of the world’s finest honey.
Indian Tamil leader Karunanidhi dies: outspoken atheist crusader for social justice
M Karunanidhi, five-time chief minister of India’s Tamil Nadu state and one of the dominant figures in the politics of southern India for half a century, died on Tuesday at the age of 94.
Italy passes law targeting temporary work, firms moving abroad
Italy’s Senate on Tuesday approved a decree curbing temporary job contracts and penalizing firms that move production abroad, passing the first major legislation by the new government.
UK will always be ‘tier one’ military power, says defense minister
Britain will always be a “tier one” military power, defense minister Gavin Williamson said on Tuesday.
Security lapse sparks evacuation at Frankfurt airport
Parts of Frankfurt airport were evacuated for several hours on Tuesday following a lapse in security in which a French family of four were allowed to leave the secure zone despite testing positive for explosives, federal police said.
Ethiopian government signs deal with Oromo rebels to end hostilities
Ethiopia’s government has signed an agreement to end hostilities with the Oromo Liberation Front, which it had previously declared a terrorist movement, state television reported on Tuesday.
Israel kills two Hamas gunmen in Gaza, sides dispute circumstances
Israeli tank fire killed two Hamas gunmen in Gaza on Tuesday in a strike the Israeli military described as return fire for a shooting attack against its forces, an account disputed by the Palestinian Islamist group.
Nigerian presidency condemns ‘unauthorized’ parliamentary blockade
A blockade of Nigeria’s parliament on Tuesday by security forces that prevented lawmakers from entering for up to an hour was done without the presidency’s knowledge, said the acting president who sacked the head of the security agency.
