SYRIA
Mustard gas used in Syria war: OPCW
The OPCW says chemical weapons were used in fighting between rival militant groups in Syria in August.
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POLITICS
House bill bars Obama from closing Gitmo
The US House has passed a $607 billion defense bill that hampers efforts to close the notorious Guantanamo Bay military prison.
PERSIAN GULF
Bahrain's Salman detained arbitrarily: UN
A UN rights group says the prominent Bahraini opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, has been detained “arbitrarily.”
RUSSIA
NATO hints at deployment against Russia
NATO suggests it might station permanent military units in its member states against what it calls threats from Russia.
MILITARY
‘Escort vehicle hits US nuclear warhead’
An astonishing video has surfaced showing an armored vehicle colliding into a nuclear warhead in the United States.
BUSINESS
Lufthansa halts Sharm el-Sheikh flights
German airline group Lufthansa says it has cancelled weekly flights to the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
PALESTINE
Israeli forces shoot Palestinian dead
Israeli troops shoot and kill a young Palestinian man near the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem.
INTERVIEWS
‘Israel using Iran to extort from US’
Israel is extorting the United States for more military aid in the wake of Russia’s geopolitical gains, says an analyst.
ENERGY
S Africa set to discuss refinery with Iran
South Africa's deputy president will visit Tehran soon to discuss a refinery project to process Iran's crude oil.
AFGHANISTAN
US raid on MSF clinic ‘aimed to kill, destroy’
The MSF says the US air assault on its hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz could have no purpose but to “kill and destroy.”
ECONOMY
US national debt up by $339bn in one day
The US national debt has seen an astronomical increase in only one day.
DEFENSE
Radiological defense drill in Iran +Images
Iran conducts a first radiological defense drill in the capital, Tehran.
ECONOMY
Iran says copycat KFC closed over logo
Iranian officials say the use of American signs and symbols prompted the closure of a fake KFC restaurant in Tehran.
INTERVIEWS
‘US blacks live under apartheid system’
Black people in the United States have suffered from racial segregation and police violence, a historian in Washington says.
PERSIAN GULF
Bahrain court sentences five to life in jail
A court in Manama sentences five Bahrainis to life imprisonment for their alleged role in plotting terror attacks.
SPORTS
Iran thrashes Colombia in futsal tourney
Iranian junior futsal players edge Colombia 4-1 at the 2015 Grand Prix de Futsal in Brazil.
GERMANY
Lufthansa talks with cabin crew fail
Last-ditch talks between Lufthansa and cabin crew union fail, making a strike very likely.
ECONOMY
BoE forecasts slow growth for UK
The Bank of England trims its growth outlook by putting the blame on slowing emerging markets.
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