
SYRIA
King Salman phones Putin over Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's King Salman discuss resolving the crisis in Syria.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's King Salman discuss resolving the crisis in Syria.

A human rights organization urges the UN to help stop the execution of a top Saudi Shia cleric.

US troops knew they were bombing a functional hospital in Kunduz on October 3, an AP report reveals.

Archaeologists unearth the remains of a 3,500-year-old soldier in a treasure-filled grave.

Beach goers in North Carolina have found the teeth of an ancient shark belonging to a 60-foot Megalodon.

Israeli warplanes carry out airstrikes on areas in the south and center of the Gaza Strip.

Iran unveils a 3D search and control radar system with the capability of tracking over 100 targets within a 450-kilometer radius.

At least 120,000 Syrians are displaced by ongoing violence this month, the UN says.

WikiLeaks is continuing to take on CIA Director John Brennan by releasing a new batch of secret emails.

As the Britons struggle with tough austerity measures, the Tory government insists on going ahead with plans to maintain and replace the country’s nuclear submarines.

US Vice President Joe Biden says he decided not to enter the US presidential race after concluding he couldn’t win.

The Iranian foreign minister urges enhanced relations with Brazil.

Saad Hariri is reportedly trying to free a Saudi prince arrested with two tonnes of drugs in Lebanon.

Two more Palestinians are killed in the West Bank amid an international outcry over escalating violence against Palestinians.

Thousands of protesters have held a massive anti-Israeli rally in Morocco's port city of Casablanca.

The US war against Iraq from 2003 to 2011 was an “unprovoked invasion” carried out under false pretenses, says an analyst.

Iranian security forces arrest all perpetrators of a terrorist attack in Khuzestan Province.

Russia says it targeted 285 terrorist targets in Syria in three days.