HUMAN RIGHTS
US police fatally taser ill black woman
A video shows US police officers using a stun gun on a mentally-ill black woman, who later died.
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UN to punish abusive peacekeepers
The UN vows to expel peacekeepers whose countries fail to punish the perpetrators of sexual abuse.
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3 dead, 25 missing in Japan flooding
Unrelenting floods have killed three people across Japan as over two dozen others have gone missing.
ENERGY
India preparing for Iran oil payments
India is preparing to pay the first installment of outstanding oil payments to Iran.
EGYPT
Egypt kills 134 Sinai militants in 4 days
The death toll from the Egyptian army’s operation against Daesh-linked militants in the Sinai Peninsula in four days hits 134.
MILITARY
Pentagon mishandled live plague
The Pentagon has come under fire for mishandling potentially live plague samples months after the anthrax scandal.
RUSSIA
'Russia to react to Sweden joining NATO'
Russia says Sweden’s potential accession to NATO would entail retaliatory steps by Moscow.
EU
Hungary mulls ‘state of emergency’
Hungary says it may declare a state of emergency over the refugee crisis in Europe.
KOREAS
US envoy attacker given 12-year jail term
A South Korean court hands down a 12-year prison term to a man who attacked and injured the US ambassador back in March.
HUMAN RIGHTS
US blocks release of CIA Gitmo torture
The US has blocked the release of documents detailing CIA torture of a Guantanamo detainee.
POLITICS
US facing cyber Armageddon: Clapper
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has warned of a “large, Armageddon-scale” cyber attack against the US.
INTERVIEWS
‘US doesn’t want to destroy ISIL’
The United States and its allies have created the war in Syria and have destabilized it since 2011, an analyst says.
FOREIGN POLICY
‘US to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees’
US President Obama has ordered his administration to prepare to take in at least 10,000 Syrian refugees over the next year.
SUDAN
Sudan summons British ambassador
Sudan summons the British ambassador for portraying the country's foreign debts and the Darfur region "in a negative way.”
PALESTINE
Palestine flag to fly at UN headquarters
The UN approves a resolution calling for the hoisting of the Palestinian flag at the world body’s headquarters in New York.
SYRIA
UNSC okays Syria gas attacks panel
The Security Council approves UN chief's recommendations for an investigative body tasked with determining those responsible for deadly chemical attacks in Syria.
POLITICS
Obama celebrates Iran victory
Barack Obama has hailed Senate Democrats for blocking a resolution disapproving of the Iran nuclear agreement.
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'22,500 refugees registered in Greece'
Greece police say the country has registered 22,500 refugees arriving in the island of Lesbos since the beginning of the week.
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