28 September 2014 Last updated at 08:04
Islamic State crisis: Al-Nusra issues threat over air strikes
Syrian militant group al-Nusra Front has denounced US-led air strikes as "a war against Islam".
In an online statement, the al-Qaeda-linked group called on jihadists around the world to target Western and Arab countries involved.
It comes as the US and other nations widened air strikes against Islamic State (IS) fighters in Iraq and Syria.
The Pentagon said jets hit the Syrian city of Raqqa on Saturday as well as IS positions near the Turkish border.
Kurdish fighters have been defending the Kurdish town of Kobane on the Syrian side of the border since an IS advance sent about 140,000 civilians fleeing to Turkey.
Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters in fresh stand-off with police
Tens of thousands join mass civil disobedience over voting rights as authorities promise crackdown on sit-in
Hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters were locked in a standoff with police on Sunday who warned they would crack down on a mass sit-in outside government headquarters.
Students and activists have been camped outside the government complex all weekend. Students started the rally but by early Sunday leaders of the broader Occupy Central civil movement said they were joining them to kickstart a long-threatened mass sit-in.
Demonstrators barricaded themselves inside the protest zone using metal crowd control barriers originally brought in by authorities. They donned protective gear in case police use pepper spray, wrapping their faces and arms with plastic wrap and wearing cheap plastic raincoats, goggles and surgical masks.
War against Isis: It's started, but do we know what we're doing?
Military experts are among the doubters
, CERN at 60: while our research collides we form lasting international friendships
CERN is more than a unique research institute. It's about building bridges between nations and friendship between scientists from around the world, says its director Rolf-Dieter Heuer.
DW: CERN is celebrating its 60th birthday. What does it mean to you - not just from a scientific but also from a political point of view?
Rolf-Dieter Heuer: A lot has changed in world politics over the past 60 years. During CERN's youngest years, some states closed themselves off to other countries. We had the Iron Curtain. Relations between Beijing and Taipei were difficult, and those between China and the USA, or the USA and Russia. At CERN, we could ignore all these difficulties. People from all over the world have cooperated here, throughout our 60 years.
This is what CERN stands for: friendship and cooperation between people. When you working at CERN, you may not even know where another person comes from. Everyone's focused on a common goal. And it's important to note that those who work at CERN overcome their prejudices. They learn that their colleagues are just people like themselves. For example, we had a student summer party, organized jointly by Israeli and Palestinian students, and they noticed how much they had in common culturally. It was a real eye-opener.
Asylum seeker beaten and robbed after confronting people smugglers
September 28, 2014 - 6:00PM
Jakarta: People smugglers have cheated many asylum seekers of their money in these tough times for refugees, but Haneef Hussein is one of the few who has tried to get his money back.
His attempt ended with him being beaten unconscious by a gang that apparently included two or more Indonesian policemen. The drama was captured on a secret video camera.
Mr Hussein, 22, arrived in Indonesia from his troubled home on the day last year that Tony Abbott was elected Prime Minister. Like 10,000 others, Operation Sovereign Borders has marooned him in Indonesia, waiting for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to give him passage somewhere.
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