The left-wing Syriza party of Alexi Cyprus has been returned to power in Greece after winning the country's second general election this year. Mr. Cyprus hailed the
result in front of jubilant supports in the capital Athens. We fought a hard and difficult battle, and today I feel vindicated, because the Greek people give a clear
mandate to carry on fighting inside and outside our country for uphold the pride of our people. Syriza won't have enough seats in parliament to govern alone, and Mr.
Cyprus has already confirmed that he will form another coalition with the right wing independent Greeks, his partners of the last government. A Syriza spokeswoman has
said that the government will implement the bailout agreement reached with internatinal creditors, but will hold tough negotiations over the country's massive debt.
Pope Fransis has met the former Cuban leader Fidel Castoral at his home in Havana. A Vatican spokesman, said the two men have discussed world affairs and religion.
Earlier the Pope celebrated mass in front of hundreds of thousands of people in Havana's Revolution Square, Karl is travelling with the Pope. On Sunday, the Pope met
Fidel Castoral at his home in Havana. A single photo released by the Cuban authorities show the 89 year old, father of the revolution, looking frail. Afterwards, the
Pope won cheers from the crowds as he urged the young in Cuba to dream, perhaps his most subversive statment here yet. Catholics on the island remember all too well the high price that some paid here for their fate. Sometimes even imprisonment. But today, the image of the Pope is everywhere, as he brings with him a message of hope and of change.
A Republican candidate for the US presidency has said Islam is incompatible with the American constitution. Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon said he would never
agree to a Muslim becoming US president. I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation, I absolutely would not agree with that. Reponding to the
comments, James Zogby, the president of the Arabian American Institute told BBC Mr. Carson's views were downright stupid. Carson simply is making a bigoted comment, and one would expect him to know better, as a nerosurgeon who was running for president, but appearantly, he does not. He was playing to debase of the Republican party.
The head of the international atomic energy agency has visited the controversial Patchi military site in Iran. Yukiya Amano arrived in Tehran on Sunday on what western
diplomats say is s key visit if an agreement on the Iranian nuclear program is to come into effect. International inspectors have only had limited access to the complex where western nations believe Iran may have tried to develop nuclear arms. Iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. BBC news.
The flow of migrants and refugees through the Balkens to western Europe has continued throughout the weekend. Austria says it's expecting 20, 000 arrivals, most of
them through Hungary and Croatia, but some also from Slovinia.The EU leaders remain divided over who should bear the burden, as Johny Dimond now reports. The journey of many migrants to Europe is still hard and dangerous, but some of the chaos of last week appears to have dissipated as south eastern Europe allows migrants to move rapidly to the north and west, to Germany and Sweden, the favored destinatioins of many. Late on Sunday, Poland's prime minsiter announced that the country would accept only a symbolic number of migrants. That kind of talk riles Germany, the richest and biggest European nation which has accepted many, but clearly feels that some burden sharing is appropriate.
Reports from Northeast Nigeria say there have been three explosions in the town of Maiduguri. And eyewitness said the attack happened near a mosque. Unconfirmed
reports say 8 people have been killed and many other injured.
Western African mediators seeking to reverse a military coup in Bukino Faso have put forward proposals to end the crisis, but they have not yet secured an immediate
return to civilian rule. The plans include, an amnesty for those behind the coup and the restoration of transitional authorities, with the elections to be held in November.
The American computer giant Apple says it is taking steps to remove a malicious software program that's been found in a number of popular applications used by owners of Iphone, and Ipads in China. It is thought to be the first large scale attack on the company's Appstore. Apple said hackers had embeded a malicious code into the Apps by persuading developers to use an infected counterfeit version of the firm's own software. BBC world news.