Germany, Austria and Hungary have discussed the phasing out of an emergency measures which allow the free movement of thousands of migrants. The issue was raised during a meeting between the German Chanceller Angela Merkel, her Austrian counterpart Werner Faymann and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Jilly Hill is in Munich. The German chancellor is under pressure. Her own conservatives are furious. That in fact Ms Merkel relaxed EU migration Law to allow these thousands of people into the country and in doing so. In the view of some of her Conservatives, she says a pretty dangerous precedent now. That's one reason. The second issue is the question of Europe. Ms Merkel is just thought to have failed to persuade the EU to come up any kind of consensus on these issues. Some of her ministers are really irritated that the EU hasn't agreed any kind of coordinated strategy. That's really begining to irk them."
This woman who fled the Syrian city of Rakkas spoke the welcome of the refuges received on arrival of Vienna. Look, everybody here are happy. Everybody here happy and don't afraid. They are happy because it's in the Vienna everybody here, men, women, child everybody here. They give us many things, homes and bags and coffee. They are helping to ask very much.
An independent investigation into disappearing of 43 Mexican's students nearly a year ago has dismissed the government's account of the events. In response, Mexico's attorney general has ordered an new once again investigation to be carried out. Katy Watson is in Mexico city."The events of September 26th last year were of the scale of that shocked people here, even in the country there's no stranger to violence. Back in January, the government said it had provided what it called 'the historical truth on what had happened' that the students were rounded up by corrupt policmen and handed over to a criminal gang, then they were burnt and their remains incinerated. Now, international experts have published their version of the truth. The result of the six months' work has concluded that the government's investigations were deeply flawed. Most dying involved if as the stories that the students were burnt just doesn't stand up.
Voters in Guatamala are casting their ballots in the presidential election days after a corruption scandal prompted the resignation of president Otto Perez Molina. One of the frontrunners, a comic actor, Jimmy Morales, has the slogan "Not Corrupt, Not A Thief".
The Turkish prime minister has been chairing an emergency meeting after several soldiers were killed in an attack by Kurdish PKK militants. Turkish media say landmines blew up two military vehicles in the southeastern province of Hakkari. In a statement, the PKK said 15 soldiers had died. The government has not confirmed the figure. World news from the BBC.
A Palestinian woman has died as a result of injuries suffered during an arson attack in July which killed her husband and young son. Riham Dawabsha suffered burns to 90% of her body when her home in the west bank village of Duma was fire-bombed. The attack is believed to have been carried out by Israeli settlers. Her 18-month-old son was killed in the attack.
The Tunisian authorites have warned of a threat of car-bombing in the capital Tunis and banned traffic from some central streets. The Interior Ministry said intelligence reports indicated danger of the strategic points of the city might be targetted, but gave no further details.
A controversial sculpture by the artist Anish Kapoor displayed in the garden of the Palace of Versailles, France has been vandalized for a second time. Anti-Semitic slogans were spray-painted onto the artwork, a huge metallic funnel called "Dirty Corner". "The 60-meter-long sculpture and rocks around it was sprayed in white paint with phrases such as 'Christ is king in Versailles' and 'the second rape of a nation by deviant Jewish activism'. The piece which Kapoor has described as 'very sexual' had already been splattered with paint in June, shortly after being unveiled. Clearly outraged, he said he would now keep what he called 'the abominable words' on the artwork. He said they would bear witness to hatred and tolerance."
Government officials in Tadzhikistan say more than 30 people, including some serving defense personnel have been arrested after militants killed nine policemen on Friday. The insurgents were allegedly led by a sacked deputy defense minister, General A N.
Heavy rains in parts of Sierra Leone have washed away houses and cut off major roads. An official in the southern district to Boe said at least 70 homes have been destroyed in one area, leaving hundreds without shelter. BBC news.