Middle East
U.S. has evidence sarin gas used on Syrian civilians, Kerry says
Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States now has evidence Syria used sarin gas in a recent attack on civilians ...Egypt to put ex-president Mohammed Morsi on trial
Egypt\'s public prosecutor on Sunday ordered former President Morsi to stand trial on charges of committing and inciting violence.Iranian dissidents killed in Iraq camp, UN demands inquiry
At least 47 Iranian opposition members are believed to have been killed in "Ashraf City," also known as Camp Ashraf, after the ...Radiation readings spike at Fukushima nuclear plant
Radiation at a tank holding contaminated water at a crippled Japanese nuclear power plant has increased by a factor of 18, the ...World protests as Obama prepares to strike Syria
Protesters worldwide are taking to the streets — and to social media — to express their varied views on a possible U.S.-led ...Yemeni PM survives assassination attempt
Yemeni Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa has escaped an assassination attempt when unidentified gunmen opened fire on his motorcade in Sanaa, officials ...Obama says US should strike Syria, will seek congressional vote
President Barack Obama says he has decided that the United States should take military action against Syria in response to a deadly ...UN chemical weapons inspectors leave Syria
United Nations inspectors leave their hotel in Damascus on Aug. 30. The team of U.N. weapons inspectors investigating a massive chemical attack ...John Kerry makes forceful case for US military intervention in Syria
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that the United States will not wait for UN weapons inspectors to finish their ...Saudi Arabia outlaws domestic abuse
Saudi Arabia has adopted a law that criminalises domestic violence, usually targeting women and children, in a decision hailed by activists.