11/09/2016 World News Today

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It's 15 years since the 9/11 attacks - memorials have been held

to remembers the people who lost their lives.

But Hillary Clinton has to leave the New York memorial early -

after she stumbles and is helped into a car.

She later recovers, and says she's fine.

More than a million Muslims - gather on Mount Arafat

in Saudi Arabia, to perform the most important ritual of the Hajj.

A Belgian paralympics medalist denies having plans for assisted

I am still alive, and will enjoy every little, little moment in my

life. Memorial services to commemorate

the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 Almost three thousand

people were killed - when al-Qaeda militants

hijacked four planes. A third targeted the Pentagon -

and the fourth crashed Here's a look back at

how the day unfolded. The most enduring memorial to those

we lost is ensuring the America That we stay true to

what is best in us. Well Democratic presidential

candidate Hillary Clinton - had to make an early departure

from the ceremony after feeling "overheated",

but was later doing "much better," But it raises concerns about her

health, with the presidential vote Our correspondent Nick Bryant

reports from New York. A lot of people are wondering what

the big deal is, hot day in New York, Hillary Clinton emerged from

her daughter's apartment, looking fine. Donald Trump trying to make

our stamina and issue in the campaign, many people thinking it is

sexist. Right wing commentators and tabloids focusing on the

69-year-old's health. Donald Trump is 70. Hillary Clinton making light

of these rumours. On a late-night TV show offering a host to take her

pulse, to prove she was alive. These pictures are more damaging. They

will be harder to laugh. Rebel groups in Syria are still

considering whether to join a ceasefire due to take effect

on Monday. There are reports that one

of the most influential rebel forces, may reject

the agreement altogether. Meanwhile aid agencies -

are getting ready to take emergency supplies to besieged towns

and villages, if the Our immediate priority to bring in

life-saving assistance, food and medical supplies. That is what is

needed. Then we look at the mental health and emotional well-being and

children. You cannot do that by dropping off the basket. You need to

stay in there, deliver the kinds of programmes that can help people

recover from being under siege for years.

Well BBC Arabic's - Assaf Aboud, has gained rare access

to the government-held side of Aleppo Citadel.

A 5000 year old fortress - which has become a key battle ground

We're getting reports from Thailand that the 88-year-old king

is recovering from a respiratory infection.

A statement from the palace said Bhumibol Adulyadej

is the world's longest serving monarch, does NOT have a fever.

It also said an x-ray showed there was no inflammation

The king who was last seen in public in January has been receiving

hospital treatment for various conditions for the past year.

Gunmen in north-west Pakistan have shot dead Doctor Zaka-ullah Khan -

a leading figure in the country's drive to eradicate polio.

More than 80 people have been killed in recent years in attacks on polio

immunisation campaigns by Islamists who oppose them.

Three women who attacked a police station in

the Kenyan city of Mombasa - have been shot dead.

Police say they stabbed two officers and threw petrol bombs.

There have been a number of attacks in Kenya's coastal region in recent

years, many carried out by the Islamist group Al Shabaab.

At least eighteen civilians are reported killed in northern

Yemen after air-strikes by the Saudi-led coalition.

Residents in the Ar-hab district, north of Sanaa, said that warplanes

Apparently mistaking their machinery for a rocket-launcher.

When local people rushed to the scene, the aircraft returned

One of Britain's oldest Asian theatres has reopened

Tara Arts in South London began in the 1970s and gave many

Asian actors a platform to launch their careers.

goes up once again next week -

One of India's best-known poets, like I never heard before. Putting a

new twist to the traditional, that is what this place is all about.

They have applied the same formula to their new home. In Britain, there

is no theatre which has an earth page flow. I wanted to have that

here in our space. For me, that is the condition by which all theatre

lives, everywhere in the world it started on the earth. To have the

sense of being modern, into Dave's life, but having a dialogue with the

cast, really important. Local boy, Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London

officially opened the theatre. Really pleased and proud to be here

today. This theatre is our country's first dedicated multicultural

theatre. I was born and raised up the road in a council estate, I have

long links with the theatre. Including volunteering, stuffing

envelopes, sending out promotional leaflets. Really important we have a

theatre we can be really proud of. The place literally means star, in

Gujarati. It represents the coming together of many cultures in

tooting, in London. With a new and improved building, high-profile

launch, it promises to tell stories from the Indian subcontinent, with a

very British twist. Stay with us on BBC News, still to

come dart all the latest action from Rio, on Dave four of the

Paralympics. -- day. Freedom was attacked to day, and freedom will be

defended. The United States will hunt down and punish those

responsible. Bishop Tutu becomes the leader of 100,000 Anglicans there.

The blacks in Soweto township as well as the rich whites. We say to

you today, in a loud and clear voice, and laugh of blood and fears.

Enough. The difficult decision be reached together, was one that

required great and exceptional courage.

It is an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of

political change in Eastern Europe. It's 15 years since the 9/11 attacks

- memorials have been held to remember the people

who lost their lives. But Hillary Clinton has to leave

the New York memorial early - after she stumbles and

is helped into a car. She later recovers,

and says she's fine. A million-and-a-half Muslims

from around the world have gathered in Mount Arafat to perform the most

important ritual of Arafat Day is the highlight of the

Hajj season. The most important ritual, pilgrims are estimated to

make a two-man Arafat before Sunset otherwise their Hajj will be

invalid. They spend most of the time praying, they believe all their

prayers will be answered on this day. They have two bears such hot

weather, more than 40 degrees, humidity quite high. On our way to

Arafat, we noticed how heavy security is, we passed by a number

of checkpoints, helicopters hovering in the sky every now and then.

Police forces all around trying to manage the huge crowds. Controlling

the massive numbers proves to be a challenging task for the Saudi

authorities. Last year was a disastrous season. Hundreds and

possibly thousands killed in a deadly stampede. Many of those from

Iran. Terry Brown not sending any pilgrims this year blaming Saudi

mismanagement of the Hajj. Saudi Arabia hit back saying Iran was to

politicise this ritual, they will not allow it. We talked to the

people to see what they think. TRANSLATION: Stampedes can happen,

not because of a lack of security, because of the people's behaviour.

Pilgrims then follow the instructions they are given. This

creates chaos. TRANSLATION: I cannot put my feelings into words. I am so

happy being gay, as if I am going to meet God, it feels like heaven.

Muslims who come to Hajj shed all signs of wealth, luxury and social

distinction. Men all dressed the same, wearing two sheets of

unstretched class. Women have to be covered up, uncovered faces, no

jewellery, or perfume. All about equality, humidity and emotion. --

devotion. They are forecast to win 58

seats in parliament - one more than the nationalist HDZ

party. The last administration,

led by the HDZ collapsed after only five months -

over allegations of corruption. Police have arrested

55 men on suspicion of aggravated trespass -

following an incident at a Sikh Temple in the central

English town of Leamington Spa. Officers were called

to the Gurdwara in the early hours of Sunday morning,

where they said they seized a significant number

of knives from the scene. Hundreds of thousands of people took

to the streets across Catalonia on Sunday to support a break

from Spain - which local leaders They gathered despite the legal

blocks by the central government and waved yellow

banners in time to music, symbolising the rhythm

of a beating heart uniting A Brazilian sprinter has won gold in

the T47 sprint in Rio. He pleaded two time world champion. Meanwhile

Britain's Rovers dominated. Rachel Morris winning gold, there was a

mixed doubles sculls gold, and the mixed coxed four goal made it

another one. Triathlon making its debut at the Paralympics. Grace

Norman beat the favourite, Lauren Steadman. A Belgian who won a bronze

medal denied press reports she intends to use her legal right to

die after the games. She has an incurable spinal the Jon Ashton

disease, she says she signed papers in 2008 allowing doctors to end her

life at the time of their choosing. She planned to enjoy life with

friends and families, offering inspirational talks to schools. This

is totally out of the question. Yes, this is my last Paralympic games. I

have a progressive disease. I signed my euthanasia papers already in

2008. Because it was really hard to handle, and to suffer with this

disease. Euthanasia, I can leave with a good feeling. Whatever

happened, I have my papers in my hands. But I am still enjoying every

little moment. When the moment comes, then I have more bad days

than good days, then I have my euthanasia papers. The time is not

there yet. Chelsea could not maintain their winning start to the

Premier League season, drawing 2-2 with Chelsea. Diego Costa scoring

early and late, never far from the action at the Liberty Stadium.

Swansea's goals coming from Gylfi Sigurdsson and Leroy Fer. I'm happy

because my team played the second half with more aggression and

energy. Against a very strong team. I am happy, Chelsea did not deserve

to lose this game. That we had a good reaction in the second half.

After 90 minutes of fighting. For us, a good result. The Chelsea

defender Gary Cahill aired his frustrations in the build-up to

Chelsea's second goal. I know how hard it is to win this league, how

many errors you can have, in terms of dropping points. It has killed us

unfairly. For me, you can see the look on my face, incredible. The

worrying thing for me, which I said, there are three of you. Three of you

that can see that. One or two, two fouls in that situation. You can see

that. They cannot, between the three of them. They said they did not see

that. For me, incredible. Frustrated Gary Cahill. The final of the men's

singles at the US Open about to get under way at Flushing Meadows. Novak

Djokovic looking to win his 13th Grand Slam title. Up against the

number three seed, Stan Wawrinka. Nairo Quintana winning the Tour of

Spain. Completing the largely processional final stage into Madrid

comfortably. Winning ever Chris Froome by one minute, 23 seconds. In

the Tour of Britain, Caleb Ewan winning the final stage in London,

Steve Cummings safely negotiating the course to be crowned overall

champion. The two time runner-up finishing 26 seconds ahead of Rome

and Venice. That is all the sport for now.

Well let's return to the memorial events being held in New York,

to mark the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

The worst terrorist attack on US soil.

I've been speaking to two people - who were in New York

at the time of the attack, a Muslim-American activist

who was a student a the time, but first here's the thoughts

of George Faller, a firefighter who rushed into danger

Well, it was one of the worst days of my life, for sure. I was off

duty, called into the fire house. We commandeered a bus, we drove it

down, arriving just after the second collapse. It was like looking at

another planet, nothing I have seen before. What impacted your decision

to enter the towers? Your son was born just a few days before. Yes, we

make about when we join, we leave no one behind. I know if I was in

there, someone will be doing the same for me. So many firefighters

died helping people in the towers. How is the forced to date? Have they

recovered from that awful day? There are a bunch of guys who have not

recovered, a lot of health issues. Broken up families, post-traumatic

stress disorder 's. The vast majority, they have faced dramatic

growth. Creating new meaning, changing their lives for the better.

I look at my own life, in a very different place because of those

events. You have talked about the trauma. What did you see when you

enter the tower? What we saw, hard to see, or the dust and the smoke.

Doing searches, crawling through voids. No idea if it was going to be

another attack, another building collapsing, hours later. It was

chaos, the Fire Department has great leadership, but that they so much of

the leadership had perished. We did not have radios, a lot of chaos. It

made for a very confusing and scary day. Do you still have memories of

that day? Do you still have the trauma of the day, 15 years on?

Absolutely, I can still smell the smoke, the bodies, all the things we

have seen. It is imprinted in my brain.

I remember being in a chemistry class at a local community college

in Brooklyn. When we heard my professor's cell phone ringing, he

walked out and never came back. We went out of the campus outside, we

felt was little pieces of the paper falling from the sky. Our college

campus was on the beach, right across from Manhattan. The burned

paper came directly to us. We did not know what was coming on, it was

disturbing and concerning to the students. No Twitter, Facebook, live

television, no way of knowing what was happening. When Al-Qaeda took

responsibility, what was your reaction? I was horrified, to know

that anyone would dare or consider to call themselves Muslims, would

choose to kill innocent people from anywhere around the world,

especially my home city, New York. I was horrified from a very scary

time, continues to be a very scary time for Muslims, not just in New

York, but the United States. 15 years on, you have spoken of your

experiences of being in American Muslim. What is it like to date?

Being in American Muslim, it is very hard. In the United States of

America, our country has not healed since 9/11. Harder being a Muslim to

date, that it was weeks, days, months after 9/11. We have seen a

rise in hate crimes, opposition mosques. The laws being passed in

states to limit the way Muslims can worship in this country, the country

of religious freedom. Living in one of the most politically charged

environments. We have recently two women attacked right here in

Brooklyn, ten minutes from my house, pushing babies. This is United

States of America right now, scary times. We are dealing with it by

building allies building the Jewish-American, Christian American,

African American sisters and brothers. We will not affect

communities on our own, we allies to stand with us in saying and

Americans are part of the fabric of our society that they have always

been part of the fabric of America. That is it from me in the team,

goodbye for now.