Yemen
Yemen's Houthis respond to air strike with missile attack in.reuters
Yemen's Houthi movement launched a ballistic missile deep into Saudi Arabia and may have also fired on a U.S. warship, two days after an apparent Saudi-led air strike killed 140 mourners at a funeral attended by powerful tribal leaders.
Also see Yemen conflict: US 'could be implicated in war crimes' bbc
Russia
Russia to build permanent Syrian naval base, eyes other outposts reuters
"By doing this Russia is not only increasing its military potential in Syria but in the entire Middle East," Senator Igor Morozov, a member of the upper house of parliament's International Affairs Committee, told the RIA news agency.
Germany
IAEA chief: Nuclear power plant was disrupted by cyber attack [2 or 3 years ago] reuters
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) iaea.org Director Yukiya Amano also cited a case in which an individual tried to smuggle a small amount of highly enriched uranium about four years ago that could have been used to build a so-called "dirty bomb".
Israel
63 Ethiopian immigrants arrive in Israel after years-long wait timesofisrael v
A group of 63 Ethiopian immigrants (olim) arrived in Israel Sunday night, the beginning of a new wave of aliya jewishagency.org from Ethiopia in accordance with a government decision passed in August. According to the decision, the government will bring 9,000 Falash Mura to Israel by the end of 2020, starting with 1,300 Ethiopians who are expected to arrive by the end of 2016. This follows a three-year hiatus after a declaration of the “end of Ethiopian aliya,” which left many families separated.
Also see Ethiopian aliya resumes as first group arrives in Israel jpost
Tech
Disney Reveals Bouncing, Flouncing ‘Tigger’ Robot interestingengineering v
The company has yet to hint whether Tigger-bot would appear in fresh park animatronics or even a simple Tigger plush toy. Although, seven seconds definitely seems like all the lovable Tigger would be able to bounce before getting into some mischief.
Driverless Cars
California issues more self-driving permits, Iowa creates testing corridor arstechnica
By being one of the first states in the nation to allow for the testing of autonomous vehicles on its roads, California has become quite the hotbed for self-driving car research. The addition of Wheego wheego and Valeo valeo now brings the total number of testing permits issued up to 17. At the end of the summer, Chinese tech firm Baidu gained permission to begin testing autonomous vehicles in the state as well.
False Religion
India parents investigated after Jain girl dies from 68-day fast bbc
Police in southern Hyderabad city told BBC Hindi they want to know if Aradhana Samdariya was forced to fast. Her parents have insisted she voluntarily fasted as prescribed in Jainism gotquestions.org, one of the world's most ancient religions.
Jainism began in the 6th century as a reformation movement within Hinduism. It is based on the teachings of its founder, Mahavira. Believing that a life of self-denial was the way to achieve “enlightenment,” Mahavira wandered naked and mute through India for 12 years, enduring hardship and abuse. After this, he took on disciples, preaching his newfound belief. Mahavira was vehemently opposed to the idea of acknowledging or worshipping a supreme being. Although Mahavira denied that any God or gods existed to be worshipped, he, like other religious leaders, was deified by his later followers. He was named the 24th Tirthankara, the last and greatest of the savior beings. According to Jain writings, Mahavira descended from heaven, committed no sin himself, and through meditation, freed himself from all earthly desires.
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