
INTERVIEWS
‘Russia raids blow to US hegemony’
An activist says Russia’s involvement in Syria is essentially the opening salvo in the long trajectory of the decline of US hegemony in the region.

An activist says Russia’s involvement in Syria is essentially the opening salvo in the long trajectory of the decline of US hegemony in the region.

US policies against the Syrian government are a “total failure,” an American scholar says.

A British nurse, who contracted Ebola while treating patients in Sierra Leone, has been re-admitted to a London hospital and is now in a serious condition.

Nepal’s parliament will hold a voting session on Sunday to choose a prime minister.

Afghan government forces kill 175 Taliban militants during separate mop-up operations across the country.

A top Iranian cleric says the deadly Saudi aggression against Yemen shows Riyadh’s intention to tarnish the image of Islam.

A group of British lawmakers and business leaders have launched a campaign to encourage Britons to vote to quit the European Union.

The Pentagon is abandoning its failed program to recruit militants for training in Syria.

Two people are killed in pre-election violence in Conakry, Guinea.

Two senior members of the Daesh Takfiri group were among those killed, Russia says.

Recent warnings by US officials against Russia’s pounding of Daesh (ISIL) in Syria may be a prelude to a military confrontation, says an analyst.

A shooting at a university campus in the US state of Arizona has killed one person and injured three others.

The Gazans were protesting against fresh Israeli provocations at al-Aqsa Mosque in al-Quds (Jerusalem).

Iran plans to expand its container fleet in order to extend its forward coverage beyond all frontiers as the country sees Western sanctions being lifted as early as January, a senior official says.

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is facing an almost £1 billion deficit.

India’s Foreign Ministry files a strong note f protest with Riyadh as an Indian woman’s right arm is chopped off by her employer in Saudi Arabia.

A US police officer who was charged with shooting to death of a black man resigns and receives thousands of dollars.

America’s planned naval drill in Asia risks confrontation with China, say reports.