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Clinton extends lead over Trump: Poll

POLITICS

Clinton extends lead over Trump: Poll

Hillary Clinton has taken a 8-percentage point lead over Donald Trump in the run-up to the 2016 US presidential race, according to a new poll.

Palestinians in jail lapse to dangerous stage

PALESTINE

Palestinians in jail lapse to dangerous stage

Six Palestinian prisoners are facing dire health conditions after days of hunger strikes to protest their “administrative detention” by the Israeli regime.

'US jets tried to intercept Syrian aircraft'

MILITARY

'US jets tried to intercept Syrian aircraft'

US fighter jets attempted to intercept Syrian Arab Air Force aircraft in Syria but the showdown was avoided as government planes left before the Americans arrived, according to the Pentagon.