Whats New?

Divisions among world leaders on Syria have been laid bare at the UN, but the US and Russia suggest there can be compromise.
BBC News – Middle East

South American neighbours Venezuela and Guyana agree to restore ambassadors, despite a dispute over the region west of the Essequibo river.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

German prosecutors begin an investigation against former Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn.
BBC News – Europe

Four high-profile British jihadists who are fighting or recruiting for Islamic State militants in Syria are made subject to UN international sanctions.
BBC News – UK

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump outlines his tax plan, which would eliminate income tax for millions of Americans.
BBC News – US & Canada

Hundreds of inmates escape from a prison in the Central African Republic as a wave of violence leaves dozens dead.
BBC News – Africa

With mic firmly in hand accompanied by a thoughtful countenance and a sturdy posture, Thunder Head Coach Billy Donovan fielded several qu
Oklahoma City Thunder

Volkswagen had warnings about illegally cheating in emission tests years ago, German media cite an internal inquiry as saying.
BBC News – Business

Iran’s supreme leader calls for Saudi Arabia to apologise for Thursday’s Hajj stampede which killed 769 people, adding to a raft of criticism by Tehran.
BBC News – Middle East

The parents of 43 students missing in Mexico lead a march of thousands of people in the capital to mark one year since their disappearance.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

France has carried out its first air strikes against IS militants in Syria, destroying a training camp in Deir al-Zour, President Hollande says.
BBC News – Europe

Jeremy Corbyn admits he faces a battle to persuade his shadow cabinet to back him on scrapping nuclear weapons, at the Labour conference in Brighton.
BBC News – UK

Pope Francis meets victims of sex abuse in Philadelphia and promises those responsible will be held accountable, as his US visit concludes.
BBC News – US & Canada

Deadly clashes break out in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, after a Muslim motorbike taxi driver was killed.
BBC News – Africa

*/
Oklahoma City Thunder

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Pensions Minister Baroness Altmann has told the BBC she considered helping women who have had their state pension deferred twice but could not find a way to do so.
BBC News – Business

A group of US-trained Syrian rebels has handed over their vehicles and ammunition to fighters linked to al-Qaeda, the US military admits.
BBC News – Middle East

The parents of the Brazilian football star, Neymar, deny their son has done anything wrong, after a judge formally accused him of evading $ 16m in taxes.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Switzerland temporarily bans the sale of some Volkswagen diesel-engine models in the wake of the emissions-rigging scandal in the US.
BBC News – Europe