Taliban attack 2nd Afghan
city as deal with US nears
KABUL, Sept 01: The Taliban attacked a second Afghan city in as many days on Sunday and killed several members of security forces, officials said, even as Washington's peace envoy said the U.S. and the militant group are "at the threshold of an agreement" to end America's longest war. The attack on the capital of Baghlan province came hours after U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said he warned the Taliban during talks in Qatar that "violence like this must stop." — AP
Guterres vows continued support for DR Congo army
BENI, Sept 01: UN chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday promised continued blue helmet support for the army of the Democratic Republic of Congo fighting an array of armed groups. Arriving in Beni in the country's east, the secretary general said the UN peacekeeping mission MONUSCO, the Congolese army and national police "will continue to work together to return peace and security to the region. —AFP
Journalist shot dead in NW Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Sept 01: A journalist was shot dead in northwest Honduras Saturday, the 79th killed since 2001 in the Central American country, according to a human rights group. Edgar Joel Aguilar, a correspondent for HCH TV was shot dead in the city of Copan around 200 kilometers northwest of the capital Tegucigalpa, the Honduras National Commissioner for Human Rights said in a statement. —AFP
Palestine rejects Israeli sovereignty
on West Bank settlements
RAMALLAH, Sept 01: The Palestinian presidency on Sunday condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pledge to impose Israel's "sovereignty" on the settlements in West Bank. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman of the Palestinian presidency, said in a statement published by WAFA news agency that the Israeli move, as a continuation of attempts to impose a fait accompli, is unacceptable and will not lead to any peace, security, or stability. — Xinhua
Greece to speed asylum-seeker deportations
ATHENS, Sept 01: Greece's prime minister and his national security advisers have decided to transfer refugees from overcrowded migrant camps on its eastern islands to the mainland and accelerate the deportation of rejected applicants for asylum without giving them the right to appeal. — AP
Recycling rubble to save mountains, rivers and beaches
NICOSIA, Sept 01: Recycling rubble, particularly in countries pummelled by war, is one way to limit environmental damage caused by extracting sand and rock, according to Pascal Peduzzi of UN Environment. "Syria is experiencing a horrible and tragic war - whole cities will have to be razed and rebuilt," the expert said." Construction materials must be recycled or we will have quarry problems." — AFP
Firefighters free Pope after
being stuck in Vatican lift
VATICAN, Sept 01: Pope Francis has apologised for arriving late for his weekly prayer in St Peter's Square, saying was stuck in a lift in the Vatican. The 82-year-old pontiff said he had been trapped in the lift for 25 minutes because of a power outage before he was freed by firefighters. "I have to apologise for being late," a smiling Pope said. — BBC
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