1. Germany ‘at limit’ as migrants surge

    German police were carrying out checks on the Austrian border on Tuesday following Berlin’s decision to reintroduce passport controls as a record number of migrants surge* into Hungary.

    Chancellor Angela Merkel’s dramatic reinstatement of checks on Germany’s frontiers* marked a new phase in the continent’s migrant crisis and struck at the heart of the EU’s cherished Schengen* agreement, which allows border-free travel throughout most of the bloc.

    Underscoring the scale of the challenge, Hungarian authorities said on Tuesday they had registered a record 5,809 migrants streaming into the country the day before amid reports that neighboring Serbia might try to “push through” as many as 30,000 people before new laws come into force.

    2. Clinton sorry for using private email

    Hillary Clinton on September 8 told ABC News’ David Muir that using a personal email account while secretary of state was a “mistake” and that she is “sorry” for it.

    This is the farthest Clinton has gone yet in offering an apology for her use of a private email server.

    “That was a mistake. I’m sorry about that. I take responsibility and I’m trying to be as transparent as I can,” Clinton said.

    Later in the day, Clinton took to Facebook and emailing her supporters for a mea culpa* that included an explanation of her thinking and links to campaign literature on her email use.

    3. Bomb suspect enacts deadly role

    Thai police said on September 9 that a key suspect has admitted to meeting the alleged Bangkok shrine* bomber outside a train station and handing him a heavy backpack containing a bomb just before the blast occurred on the night of August 17.

    Police announced the development as they escorted* the suspect, identified as Yusufu Mierili, to the scene of the alleged handover and also to the Erawan Shrine, where the blast killed 20 people, for a public reenactment* of his role and movements before and after the explosion.

    4. Plane catches fire on Las Vegas runway

    An engine on a London-bound British Airways jet caught fire on September 8 while the plane was preparing to take off from Las Vegas, shooting flames from the side of the jet and forcing passengers to escape on emergency slides.

    Billowing black smoke and orange flames could be seen pouring from under the plane’s wings.

    All 159 passengers and 13 crew members aboard Flight 2276 were able to get off the plane, McCarran International Airport spokesman Chris Jones said.

    5. Dentist returns to work amid Cecil anger

    The U.S. dentist who killed Cecil the lion returned to work on September 8 after weeks away, walking silently into his small dental practice.

    Walter Palmer had largely retreated from public view since he was identified as Cecil’s killer in July.

    Some of the uproar bubbled up shortly after sunrise on September 8 as a security guard whisked* Palmer inside the clinic, past reporters shouting questions and a protester repeatedly yelling “extradite* Palmer!” Palmer walked from a nearby street where police had blocked off traffic.

    6. Massive flooding swamps Japanese city

    Rain in Japan unleashed* heavy floods on September 10 that tore houses from their foundations, ripped up trees and forced more than 100,000 people from their homes.

    Helicopters hovering* over swirling, muddy waters rescued many people from the roofs of their homes. Several people were missing and at least 17 were injured.

    Some areas received double the usual September rainfall in 48 hours after tropical storm Etau swept across Japan’s main island of Honshu. In some places, rain-swollen rivers burst their banks.(SD-Agencies)