
FOREIGN POLICY
'Russian aid to Syria escalate US tensions'
Russia is using an air corridor over Iraq and Iran to fly military equipment and personnel to a new air hub in Syria, US officials have disclosed.

Russia is using an air corridor over Iraq and Iran to fly military equipment and personnel to a new air hub in Syria, US officials have disclosed.

Australia's beleaguered Prime Minister Tony Abbott is removed from power in an internal party ballot.

Austria, the Netherlands and Slovakia follow Germany's lead in reinstating border controls to cope with an influx of refugees.

Bahrain’s opposition says the human rights situation in the country is deteriorating.

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has lost 21 percent support over the past two months, a new poll shows.

Iran says both the JCPOA and a roadmap signed between Tehran and the IAEA entail reciprocal measures.

India says it will within the next few days pay Iran $700 million to clear more than one-tenth of the outstanding oil dues.

At least 26 civilians are killed and 70 others injured in twin terrorist bombings in Syria's northwest.

Swiss judicial officials are helping authorities in Oman investigate alleged corruption in its national oil company and oil ministry.

Turkey's lira has sunk to a fresh record low against the dollar.

Thai police say the key suspect in the August 17 deadly Bangkok bombing fled to Turkey later in the month.

EU Interior ministers hold an emergency meeting on the persisting flow of refugees to Europe.

The governor of the Japanese island of Okinawa says he will cancel approval for relocation work for a contentious US air base there.

Iran plans to launch its international halal food brand in the next few months, aiming to tap an under-served regional market of 400 million people, an official says.

A clash incident at an Oklahoma prison in the weekend left four dead and four injured.

Thousands of Britons join UK Labour after Corbyn election to opposition chief.

At least 15 militants are killed in Pakistani airstrikes on North Waziristan.

A senior Iranian diplomat says Iran has no plan to close its embassy in Yemen.