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GEORGIA Top NATO officials arrived in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi Sept. 15 to express support for the country following its short war with Russia, the BBC reported. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer called the EU-brokered ceasefire that allowed Russian forces to remain in the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia “difficult to swallow.”

GERMANY Berlin police arrested a Turkish man suspected of having collected money and equipment for al-Qaida, prosecutors told Reuters Sept. 13. Prosecutors allege Oemer Oe., who was arrested Sept. 12, has been trying to recruit militants to al-Qaida training camps since 2006. The 30-year-old had worked on the orders of Aleem N., a German of Pakistani origin, who was arrested in February.
UK UK authorities recorded conversations between those responsible for the Omagh bombing, Northern Ireland’s worst terrorist atrocity, on the day of the attack, the BBC told the Associated Press Sept. 14. The bomb exploded Aug. 15, 1998, killing 29 people and injuring 220. Among the dead were a woman eight months pregnant with twins, more than a dozen children and two Spanish tourists.
RUSSIA The pilot of a Russian plane that crashed Sept. 15 in the Urals, killing 88 people, failed to follow controller’s instructions just before his jet crashed, a controller told the BBC. The plane, operated by Russian airline Aeroflot Nord, caught fire upon its descent. Investigators linked the crash to a technical failure.
ITALY Alitalia airlines will cut 3,000 jobs under a new agreement reached with Italy’s four main union organizers, the BBC reported Sept. 15. The deal, which provides for investment by a consortium prepared to launch a new Italian airline, is opposed by five other unions, including pilots and cabin crews. Alitalia faces liquidation if a deal is not reached.
TURKEY The sinking of a ferry near the Turkish port of Bardirma left at least one passenger dead and five others missing, the BBC reported. Officials said 89 of at least 95 people onboard either swam to shore or were rescued. One body has been recovered.
UKRAINE After months of clashes between President Viktor Yuschenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine’s pro-Western coalition government collapsed Sept. 16, the BBC reported. Parliament has 30 days to form a ruling coalition before Yuschenko is authorized to dissolve it and call a snap election.
FRANCE A 6-year-old boy and a man died in hospital Sept. 14 after they were trapped in a tourist boat that sank on the River Seine in Paris, Reuters reported. The accident took place at the Pont de l’Archeveche, a bridge that connects the Ile de la Cite to the Left Bank. Ten passengers were rescued. The boat was raised from the riverbed and will be used in investigations.


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