Today's World News covering, Africa, Europe, Middle East

"Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn't the top priority", quoted by German Chancellor, Angela Merkel who is described as the European Union's most powerful female leader, characterizes her political perspectives which may have risen her through the ranks.

Voting has opened in Germany's federal elections, with Chancellor Angela Merkel tipped to retain power.

More than half a million people have signed a petition calling for Transport for London to reverse its decision to strip Uber’s licence in the capital, making it the fastest growing petition in the UK this year.

President Robert Mugabe has called on the American President Donald Trump to ‘blow his trumpet in a musical way towards the values of unity, corporation, peace, togetherness’ which has been the hallmark of the United Nation.

Kim Jong-un has said remarks by "deranged" US President Donald Trump have convinced him he is right to develop weapons for North Korea.

Uber will not be issued a new private hire licence, Transport for London (TfL) has said.

Uber is set to launch a bus service in Egypt, the most populous Arab country with over 90 million inhabitants and notoriously heavy traffic.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has pushed the election date to October 26 to enable commission conduct a presidential election that meets standards set by Supreme Court.

A thief arrested by the Guinean police has congratulated the law enforcement agents for their feat.

At least 21 children and five adults died at a primary school which collapsed in Mexico City during Tuesday's quake, the government says.

Cameroon's anti-terror law is being used by authorities to arrest and threaten local journalists, creating a climate fear among political reporters, according to an international media watchdog.

Four Palestinian human rights groups have submitted a 700-page communication to the International Criminal Court (ICC), alleging that high-level Israeli officials have been complicit in committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says Tehran will not be the first country to violate a 2015 nuclear deal, hitting back at US President Donald Trump who has hinted he might pull out of the pact.