
FOREIGN POLICY
Ministers agree to ‘expand' aid in Syria
John Kerry says ministers meeting for Syria crisis talks in Germany have agreed to “accelerate and expand” humanitarian aid to the country.

John Kerry says ministers meeting for Syria crisis talks in Germany have agreed to “accelerate and expand” humanitarian aid to the country.

South Africa’s leftist opposition MPs walk out of President Jacob Zuma’s annual address.

An Afghan policeman drugs and kills five fellow officers in the country’s southern province of Kandahar.

Scientists detect gravitational waves, confirming Einstein’s general theory of relativity that was presented a century ago.

US House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi disregards the early presidential results in Iowa and New Hampshire as a good predictor of the election to come.

A recent report reveals that the death toll from Syria’s foreign-backed conflict stands at 470,000.

A US court has ordered the State Department to release thousands of more Hillary Clinton’s emails during her term as secretary of state.

Erdogan policies raise risk of direct military confrontation with Iraq and Syria, says an analyst.

The Russian premier says the involvement of foreign troops in Syria could result in a ‘new world war’.

Israel accuses two Palestinian teen girls with the attempted murder of a guard.

French president Francois Hollande names former PM Jean-Marc Ayrault as new foreign minister.

Negotiators describe the talks on technical and legal issues as “good progress” before a likely EU-UK deal.

If Jeb Bush is “not dead as a viable candidate, he certainly is in a coma and he is no Lazarus,” a political analyst says.

NATO sends ships to the Aegean Sea with the declared aim of cracking down on human smugglers.

Washington says Riyadh is seeking a greater role in the US-led air campaign allegedly targeting Daesh.

South African police fire stun grenades to disperse crowd outside parliament aiming to disrupt president's annual speech.

Iranians have held a ceremony in Washington, DC, to celebrate the 37th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

Italy Prime Minister Matteo Renzi denounces Europe's recent economic policies.