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Iran’s Ahmadinejad Registers To Run For President
Iran's former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the shock move on Wednesday of registering for next month's...
Iran Warns US Action In Syria ‘won’t Go Unanswered’
Any new US action in Syria "will not go unanswered", Iran's Defence Minister Hossein Dehgan warned Tuesday after...
Iraq’s Sadr Warns Assad Could Share Kadhafi’s Fate
Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Tuesday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he risked suffering the same fate as...
G7 Rejects Sanctions On Russia After ‘chemical Attack’
The G7 group of nations has failed to reach agreement over threatening new sanctions against Russia and Syria. Foreign...
Russian Officers ‘could Face Sanctions’
G7 foreign ministers will attempt to agree a common position on the Syrian conflict, before the US secretary of state...
Syria Dominates G7 Meet Before Tillerson Heads To Russia
Syria is set to dominate Tuesday's meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Italy, with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson...
On Missile-Hit Warship, Israel Readies For All Threats
White specks appear on the horizon and a voice crackles over the radio with a warning: "The speed boat is acting...
Global Executions Fall 37% Since 2015, Amnesty International Says
The number of executions recorded worldwide in 2016 fell by 37% on the previous year, human rights group Amnesty...
Amnesty Hails Decline In Executions
US death penalty sentences fell to a historic low last year and executions also dropped sharply, contributing to a...
China Remains World’s Biggest Executioner
China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as death...
US Strike Wiped Out Fifth of Assad Air Force, Mattis Says
The US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of the Damascus regime's remaining warplanes, Pentagon chief Jim...
Death Penalty For ‘Indian Spy’ In Pakistan
Pakistani officials said that the man in the video was an Indian spy A military court in Pakistan has sentenced to...
Syria, Russia To Top Agenda As G7 Ministers Meet
G7 foreign ministers were on Monday to send a "clear and coordinated message" to Russia over its stance on Syria as...
Tillerson: Russia ‘failure Allowed Syria Chemical Attack’
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has criticised Russia, saying it had failed to prevent Syria from carrying out a...
Iran’s Rouhani Defends Economic Record Ahead of Election
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani defended his economic record in a press conference on Monday but stopped short of...
Assad Allies Threaten To Act Against Further ‘aggression’
A joint command centre made up of forces from Russia, Iran and militias backing Syrian President Bashar al Assad...
US Steps Up Pressure On Syria Ahead of Russia Talks
The United States stepped up pressure Sunday on Russia to rein in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, warning that any...
Assad Allies Vow Reprisals Against Aggression On Syria
A site hit by airstrikes on Tuesday in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib Allies of Damascus have...
Russian Anger Over Boris Johnson’s Decision To Cancel Moscow Trip
Russia has hit out at Boris Johnson's decision to scrap a planned trip to Moscow after discussions with the US. The...