Investigation into former ceo of volkswagen, martin wirt corn. Winterkorn. And is there life on the red planet . Tackling Islamic State of iraq and the levant and ending the war in syria have dominated the first day of the United Nations General Assembly in new york. World leaders have taken turns to offer their solutions but there are clear divisions in approach between russia and the u. S. In the past half hour russian president Vladimir Putin has sat down for dinner with u. S. President barack obama and u. N. Secretarygeneral, ban kimoon. A new approach for targeting i. S. I. L, cannot include syrian president bashar alassad. We think it is an enormous mistake to refuse to cooperate with the Syrian Government and its armed forces fighting terrorism face to face. No one but bashar alassads armed forces are truly fighting Islamic State of iraq and the levant and other terrorist organizations in syria. But while military power is necessary it is not sufficient to resolve the situation