The French government on Sunday slammed as "unacceptable" delays and cost overruns at nuclear power plant projects undertaken by state utility firm EDF, including Britain's controversial Hinkley Point.
Finance and Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said an independent audit would be launched and warned that France's nuclear industry could not be a "state within a state".
Electricite de France (EDF) had said last week that costs for Hinkley Point C were now estimated at 21.5-22.5 billion pounds ($26.8-28.1 billion), a rise of 1.9-2.9 billion pounds over previous estimates.
A similar EPR third generation nuclear power plant project in Olkiluoto in Finland is now 10 years behind the initial schedule, as is the Flamanville project in western France.
"The government issued warnings several months ago," Le Maire told LCI and RTL TV, saying the independent audit would be delivered on October 31.
"All this drifting is unacceptable. It is not up to the level of what EDF represents and the French .

France says nuclear plant overruns 'unacceptable'

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At least one migrant died on Sunday after a fire broke out in Moria, the over-crowded refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece's Health Ministry said.
Police were firing tear gas to control crowds who started rioting after the fire ignited inside the camp, according to an AFP correspondent.
Additional officers were sent from Athens in C-130 army airplanes in a bid to contain the situation.
The fire has since been extinguished, but scuffles broke out as migrants tried to enter the camp's detention centre, Athens News Agency reported.
Migrants said they were angry over the time it took for the fire brigade to arrive, claiming the long delay had led to the death of a woman and two children.
"We found two children completely charred and a woman dead. We gave the children covered in blankets to the fire brigade", Fedouz, a 15-year-old migrant from Afghanistan told AFP.
An AFP correspondent saw two bodies, one of which was taken to Doctors Without Borders (MSF).
The organisation ..

At least one dead in Greek migrant camp blaze

A New York City police officer grappling with an armed man was killed early Sunday in the Bronx after being shot three times, possibly with his own gun.
The 27-year-old suspect was also killed, after five officers fired at him, police officials said. He was pronounced dead at the scene and has not been publicly identified yet.
The NYPD identified the slain officer as 33-year-old Brian Mulkeen.  "We lost a hero this evening," Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference outside Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx.
Mulkeen was patrolling the streets around a city apartment complex at around 12:30 a.m. as part of a unit investigating potential gang activity, Chief of Department Terence Monahan said.
Mulkeen and his partner tried to apprehend a man who had fled questioning, and a struggle on the ground ensued, Monahan said.
As the men wrestled, Mulkeen's body camera recorded him saying, "He's reaching for it! He's reaching for it!" "Officer Mulkeen's gun fired five times," Monahan said. .

NYPD officer shot and killed during struggle with suspect

Raising the Kashmir issue at the UN, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has alleged that India has "invaded and occupied" Jammu and Kashmir and asked New Delhi to work with Pakistan to resolve the issue.
The Malaysian prime minister in his address to the UN General Assembly on Friday said that there may be reasons for India's action in Jammu and Kashmir "but it is still wrong."
He said despite UN resolutions, Jammu Kashmir has been "invaded and occupied."
He said, "ignoring the UN would lead to others forms of disregard for the United Nations and the rule of law."
"India should work with Pakistan to resolve this problem," he said.
Later, addressing a press conference in the UN Headquarters, Mahathir said he had suggested to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to resolve issues over Kashmir through "negotiations" rather than by "invasion" when Modi told him why his government revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status during their meeting in Russia.
India has categorically told 

Malaysian PM raises Kashmir issue at UNGA, alleges India 'invaded, and occupied' Kashmir

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific off the coast of Chile on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
"There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage," the USGS said of the quake, which it earlier reported as a magnitude 7.2, and which occurred 41 miles (66 kilometers) west-southwest of Constitucion, Chile.
"Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are resistant to earthquake shaking, though vulnerable structures exist," it said.

Strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake off Chile coast: USGS

Seventeen people, including a soldier, were killed in weekend attacks in the north of Burkina Faso, security sources said on Sunday.
The country has been caught in a spate of violence generally blamed on a long-running jihadist insurgencies in the poor, fragile Sahel region.
On Saturday, about 20 men on motorcycles attacked the village of Komsilga in Bam province, killing nine people, security sources said. They also burned shops and two car tyres.
Later on Saturday, seven people were killed at around 6:00pm local time after armed individuals attacked the village of Deneon in the same province, a security source told AFP.
A third attack occurred on the same day in Deou in Soum province when a soldier was killed during an attack on an army unit, another security source said.
"Security measures have been reinforced and reinforcements have been deployed for sweeps in these areas," said the source.
The West African nation has become part of a four and a half year old jihadist insurgency ..

Seventeen killed in multiple attacks in north Burkina Faso

Indian women held hosts Great Britain to a 1-1 draw in the second match of their Tour of United Kingdom held here on Sunday.
India's Lalremsiami scored the equalizing goal in the 32nd minute after Great Britain had taken an early lead in the match.
India were out of the blocks quicker, and earned a couple of penalty corners within the first two minutes. Britain's custodian Maddie Hinch was at hand to ensure India didn't get an early lead though.
Soon it was Great Britain, who reciprocated, winning a penalty corner from a swift counter.
Despite a smart save by the Indian defence, an infringement meant the hosts were awarded a penalty stroke, which was duly converted in the 8th minute, giving them a 1-0 lead. It was that slender lead they took into the first break.
Much like the first quarter, it was India again, who took the initiative early in the second period, winning another short corner and Hinch pulled off another save.
In the third quarter, India finally restored parity after ...

Women's Hockey: India hold Great Britain to 1-1 draw

Turkey's air force on Sunday downed an unidentified drone on the Syrian border after it breached Turkish air space six times, the defence ministry said.
"An unmanned aerial vehicle which violated our air space six times (on Saturday)... was downed by two of our F-16s which took off from Incirlik" air base in southern Turkey, the defence ministry said, sharing pictures of the downed drone.
The ministry said it was not known who the drone belonged to but said it was grounded at 1324 (1024 GMT) local time.
"The wreck of the drone was found at the Cildiroba base" by the Turkish gendarmerie in the Kilis province near the Syrian border, the ministry said.
The Turkish air force shot down a Russian Su-24, aircraft, in the Turkey-Syria border area in 2015, sparking an unprecedented crisis in the two countries' relations.
That was condemned by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "stab in the back" but the two countries later reconciled and worked together on the Syrian crisis although they ...

Turkey downs unidentified drone on Syria border: defence ministry

Newly crowned world 100m champion Christian Coleman has withdrawn from the 200m at the World Championships, the United States Track and Field Federation confirmed Sunday.
US sprinter Coleman, who blasted to a brilliant gold medal in the 100m on Saturday, had been due to take part in the heats of the 200m.
However a revised start list for the event at the Khalifa Stadium showed the American's name absent.
A USATF spokesman later confirmed Coleman was not racing the event but would be available for the relays. No reason for his 200m withdrawal was given.

World champion Coleman withdraws from 200m: US official

Austrian conservatives won most seats in snap elections Sunday, putting their leader Sebastian Kurz on track to retake power but forcing him into tough coalition negotiations after a corruption scandal sent his far-right former allies tumbling.
Kurz's People's Party (OeVP) won 37 per cent, up almost six percentage points from the last election two years ago, but not enough to form a government on its own, according to projections.
The Greens were big winners amid voters saying the climate was their top concern, securing at least 13 percent of the vote.
That means they will be viable coalition partners for Kurz in the new government.
Kurz's former allies, the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe), were the biggest losers, falling 10 percentage points to stand at around 16 percent following the spectacular "Ibiza-gate" affair.
The scandal broke in May, bringing down the OeVP-FPOe coalition after just 18 months in government and triggering the snap poll.
The centre-left Social Democrats look ...

Conservatives set to win Austria election as far-right tumbles

Haryana Steelers edged past Gujarat Fortunegiants 38-37 in a closely fought match while Dabang Delhi KC ousted Puneri Paltan from the Pro Kabaddi League with a comfortable 60-40 victory, here on Sunday.
Vikas Kandola was once again the star for the Steelers, picking up a Super 10, as the Steelers produced a successful tackle in the final play of the match to edge the thriller in front of a packed audience at the Tau Devi Lal stadium.
Naveen, the talented raider picked up another Super 10 (his 17th consecutive) as Delhi produced a near-flawless performance to end Paltan's campaign in the league.
Delhi, as expected, started on the front foot, with their raider-in-chief Naveen Kumar looking unstoppable. The 19-year-old raider picked points at will, pulling out the acrobatic moves in the process, as the Delhi side inflicting an all-out on Pune in the seveth minute of the match.
Pune badly missed the services of their raider Pankaj Mohite, who sat out due to  fever. Their raiders struggled 

Haryana Steelers edge past Gujarat Fortunegiants 38-37

A man accused of driving an SUV through a suburban Chicago shopping mall has been charged with terrorism.
Police in Schaumburg announced early Sunday morning that the state's attorney had authorised the charge against 22-year-old Javier Garcia, of Palatine, Illinois.
Garcia also was charged with felony criminal damage to property. He was scheduled to appear in bond court on Sunday.
Investigators said in a statement that they "believe Garcia acted alone, no motive has been determined."
He was released to police custody on Friday from the AMITA Health Behavioral Institute.
Video of the September 20 incident posted on social media shows shoppers running for safety in the corridors of the Woodfield Mall as the black Chevy Trailblazer plowed through. Nobody was seriously hurt or hit by the vehicle.
Garcia was immediately arrested after crashing the vehicle into a clothing store.

Terrorism charge against SUV driver in suburban Chicago mall

In Libya, where rival forces are deadlocked south of Tripoli, a months-long battle for the skies between Turkish and UAE drones has failed to break the stalemate, analysts say.
Since April 4, when eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive to capture Tripoli -- the capital and seat of the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA)-- frontlines have moved little.
Faced with a standoff, the two sides have turned to sophisticated weaponry in the hope of gaining an advantage in a battle that has killed over 1,000, injured close to 6,000 and forced 120,000 people from their homes, according to UN figures.
Libya is "possibly the largest drone war theatre in the world", UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame said in a video released by the United Nations on Wednesday.
Salame noted "a much more intense use of drones" in recent weeks, saying they had been deployed "600 times on one side and 300 times on the other side", without clarifying the sides to which he was ...

UAE, Turkish drones battle it out in Libya skies

Five people were injured in a fire that broke out at a new high-speed train station in Saudi Arabia's western city of Jeddah on Sunday, state television reported, with huge palls of smoke seen rising into the air.
The station serves the main Haramain High Speed Rail system.
The route opened to the public in October last year, transporting passengers between Mecca and Medina, Islam's holiest sites.
"Five people who sustained minor injuries because of the fire were transported to hospital," Al-Ekhbariya state television reported.
The General Directorate of Saudi Civil Defence said in an earlier tweet that it was working to extinguish the fire.
A video uploaded on Twitter by the Mecca provincial government showed plumes of grey smoke rising from what looked like the inside of the complex.
An AFP correspondent said security forces closed the main road linking Mecca and Jeddah and cordoned off the site.
The blaze erupted at 12:35 pm local time (0935 GMT), according to the Haramain High ...

Five injured in fire at Saudi high-speed train station: reports

Dragflicker Harmanpreet Singh yet again scored a brace as Indian men's hockey team thrashed Spain 5-1 for their third consecutive win, here on Sunday.
Harmanpreet (41', 51') and Ramandeep Singh (35') scored in the second half after Akashdeep Singh (5') and SV Sunil (20') had put India ahead at the half-time.
It was not a great start for the Indian team though, as they went a goal down in the third minute through Spain's opening attack. Iglesias Alvaro scored the opening goal of the match to put the pressure on the Indians.
However, high on confidence from their two wins in the opening two matches, India responded with a quick equalizer in the fifth minute as Akashdeep Singh scored a field goal to make it 1-1.
The Indians looked comfortable in possession during the latter stages of the first quarter and forced the Spanish goalkeeper into making a save off a Penalty Corner.
SV Sunil also marked his return to the team with a wonderful strike in the second quarter to give India a 2-1 ...

Harmanpreet stars as Indian hammer Spain 5-1

President Donald Trump's personal lawyer says he'd only cooperate with the House impeachment inquiry if his client agreed.
Central to the investigation is the effort by lawyer Rudy Giuliani to have Ukraine conduct a corruption probe into Joe Biden and his son's dealings with a Ukrainian energy company.
Trump echoed that request in a July call with Ukraine's president.
The House Intelligence Committee is leading the inquiry, and Giuliani thinks the chairman, Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, "has already prejudged" whether Trump linked US aid to Ukraine in exchange for the probe.
Giuliani tells ABC's "This Week" that "I wouldn't cooperate" with Schiff, but if Trump "decides that he wants me to testify, of course I'll testify."
Schiff says he hasn't decided whether he wants to hear from Giuliani.

Giuliani would need Trump OK to assist in impeachment probe

Austria's 33-year-old former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was on course to win snap elections Sunday despite a scandal which engulfed his previous far-right allies, projections showed Sunday.
Kurz's centre-right People's Party (OeVP) took 37 per cent of the vote, according to first projections.
His erstwhile coalition partners, the scandal-hit far-right Freedom Party (FPOe), meanwhile, dropped from almost 26 per cent at the last election to around 16 per cent.
The election was triggered by a corruption scandal which engulfed the FPOe in May and brought down the OeVP-FPOe coalition.
The centre-left Social Democrats look set for their worst-ever result on around 22 per cent of the vote.
The Greens are the other big winners, reversing a disastrous performance in 2017 which saw them fail to enter parliament to win at least 13 per cent this time round, which would be their best-ever score.
The small liberal NEOS party scored around seven percent.

Austria conservatives projected to win snap poll amid far-right losses

A fire broke out Sunday at a train station in the Saudi city of Jiddah, with local media saying five people had been injured.
Thick black smoke could be seen Sunday afternoon in the sky over Jiddah, a city on the Red Sea.
The fire struck a train station on the line that connects the holy Muslim cities of Mecca and Medina.
Saudi state TV reported five people had been injured and were taken to local hospitals.
Authorities in Jiddah acknowledged fighting the fire and said they would release more details later.
Firefighters could be seen battling the blaze and spraying water on the flames, including using a water-dropping helicopter.

Fire breaks out at train station in Saudi city of Jeddah

Thousands of people on Sunday queued in Paris to bid a final farewell to France's former president Jacques Chirac, fondly remembered as a charismatic giant of domestic and international politics despite a mixed legacy.
A massive queue snaked round the Invalides complex to pay homage at Chirac's coffin ahead of a national day of mourning on Monday and a memorial service expected to be attended by dozens of world leaders.
Chirac's death on Thursday aged 86 prompted a flood of tributes to a man whose high-profile political career spanned three decades capped by 12 years as president from 1995-2007.
But it also sparked questions about how much this consummate political operator had actually achieved during a long spell in office and again threw the spotlight on a 2011 conviction for graft over his time as Paris mayor.
Nevertheless, a poll in Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper showed that the French consider him to have been their best president of the modern era, alongside Charles de ...

French bid farewell at coffin of ex-president Chirac

Indian shuttler Kaushal Dharmamer clinched the men's singles title at the Maldives International Challenge with a straight-games win over Siril Verma,  here on Sunday.
The 23-year-old from Mumbai, who won the Myanmar International Series earlier this month, registered a comfortable 21-13 21-18 victory over his compatriot in a match that lasted 35 minutes.
The final day of the competition saw Indians competing for the title in four of the five events. However, apart from Kaushal all others ended on the losing side.
In the women's doubles event, the duo of Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy ended runner-up after going down 10-21 21-17 12-21 in a hard fought battle to the Japanese pair of Sayak Hobara and Natsuki Soni.
Saipratheek Krishnaprasad and Ashwini Bhat went down 11-21 15-21 to Thailand's  Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn and Chasinee Korepap in the mixed doubles final.
While the second seeds men's doubles pair of Arun George and Sanyam Shukla lost 9-21 20-22 to top seeds Keiichiro ...

Dharmamer wins Maldives International Challenge

Angola may well miss its target of clearing the country of landmines left after the civil war by 2025 because of a loss of funding, said a senior official.
Adriano Goncalves, the head of the country's demining operations (CNIDAH), made the admission to reporters Saturday evening, following the visit of Britain's Prince Harry to observe mine-clearing work.
"Angola has more than a thousand minefields to clear but has lost around 90 percent of its international funding to fight this evil," said Goncalves.
"That makes it more difficult to free the country of these devices by 2025 at the latest," he added.
On Friday Prince Harry paid what he described as an "emotional" visit to a street in Angola that was still a minefield when his mother Diana visited in 1997, shortly before her death.
Diana campaigned to draw attention to the more than one million landmines planted during Angola's 27-year war, which started after independence from Portugal in 1975.
"There are still more than 1,000 ...

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