News Headlines - 26 September 2015

▽Obama and Vladimir Putin to meet at U.N. next week - CNNPolitics.com

President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet during next week's gathering of the United Nations General Assembly, a senior administration official said. The official noted the meeting comes "at the request of President Putin."

▽Paris goes car-free for a day on Sunday | Reuters

The French capital's central arrondissements and areas around landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and Champs Elysees will be free from car noise and exhaust fumes, allowing people to stroll, cycle or skate between 0900 GMT and 1600 GMT.

▽Tesla opens first European plant on road to 500,000 car target - FT.com

Tesla Motors, the US maker of electric cars, has opened its first factory in Europe in an attempt to ramp up sales in the continent and realise its goal of producing half a million cars a year globally by 2020.

▽Zaha Hadid cuts off live BBC interview

An angry Zaha Hadid cut short a live radio interview over "absolutely inaccurate" allegations about her Qatar World Cup and Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadiums, and told a Radio 4 presenter she had failed to check her facts.

▽NASA to Announce Mars Mystery Solved | NASA

NASA will detail a major science finding from the agency’s ongoing exploration of Mars during a news briefing at 11:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 28 at the James Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The event will be broadcast live on NASA Television and the agency's website.