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N Korea calls off UN chief visit

KOREAS

N Korea calls off UN chief visit

Ban Ki-moon says North Korea has cancelled an invitation for the UN secretary general to visit the Kaesong industrial complex.

Iran gas output to hit 1 bcm by 2020

ENERGY

Iran gas output to hit 1 bcm by 2020

A high-ranking Iranian gas industry official says the country’s natural gas output will hit one billion cubic meters per day by the end of sixth development plan.

‘US foreign policy, a sick illusion’

INTERVIEWS

‘US foreign policy, a sick illusion’

A former US intelligence linguist says the US foreign policy is a “sick illusion” that was made by European oligarchs in their efforts to “dominate other nations”.

'NHS lets down dying patients'

SOCIETY

'NHS lets down dying patients'

A parliamentary report has detailed systematic failings in end-of-life care provisions that have severely let down dying patients.