CHEMICAL WEAPONS WATCHDOG: SARIN TRACES IN SYRIA ATTACK

Syria joined the OPCW in 2013, under threat of possible U.S. military strikes in the aftermath of a chemical weapons attack on a Damascus suburb... READ MORE›

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UNMARRIED FATHERS TO BE GIVEN MORE RIGHTS UNDER NEW LAWS

The agency worked with the Army intelligence battalion and chemical weapons specialists, who would fly by helicopter to Iraq's southeast and meet the man for exchanges... READ MORE›

TRUMP TO CONGRESS ON SYRIA STRIKE

Washington hurried to accuse the Syrian government for the suspected chemical attack... READ MORE›

ISIS LEADER TAKES STEPS TO ENSURE GROUPS SURVIVAL

United States officials said gathering more insight on the Islamic State's shadowy leadership structure was a top priority... READ MORE›

IRAQ'S 'HIDDEN' CHEMICAL WEAPONS: US 'COVERED UP' DISCOVERY OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AFTER 2003 INVASION WITH MANY ARE NOW IN ISISS HANDS

Iraq's 'hidden' chemical weapons US 'covered up' discovery of chemical weapons after 2003 invasion with many are now in Isiss hands... READ MORE›

U.S. ALLIES SHOW SUPPORT FOR STRIKES ON SYRIA

U.S. allies expressed support on Friday for Washington's missile strikes on Syria, calling them a proportionate response to Syrian forces' suspected use of chemical weapons... READ MORE›

UK TO EXTEND TORNADO STRIKES IN IRAQ

The RAF Tornado mission against Islamic State militants in Iraq is to be extended by an extra year Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has said... READ MORE›

MISSING BRADFORD SISTER 'MAY ALREADY BE IN SYRIA'

One of three Bradford sisters missing with their nine children may already be in Syria police believe... READ MORE›

CANADA UNVEILED AS THE COUNTRY WITH 'THE BEST REPUTATION' IN SURVEY ON GLOBAL PERCEPTIONS

The North American country reclaimed the top spot in the Reputation Institute's annual report which looks at the government environment and economy of 55 nations... READ MORE›

IS SUSPECTS HELD OVER 'PLOT' TO ATTACK SAUDI MOSQUES

Most of the suspects are Saudi citizens but they also include people from six nationalities including Yemen and Syria the interior ministry said... READ MORE›

US AND IRAN BOTH CONFLICT AND CONVERGE

All applaud the deal as a victory for Iran and maintain that their hostility to the United States remains undiminished... READ MORE›

COMMENT: THE WAR PHOTO NO ONE WOULD PUBLISH

It was, to her recollection, the only instance during the Gulf War where the photo department fought but failed to get an image into print... READ MORE›

SAUDI ARABIA SAID TO ARREST SUSPECT IN 1996 KHOBAR TOWERS BOMBING

The United States deported him to Saudi Arabia in 1999... READ MORE›

UN TO EXAMINE SYRIA CHEMICAL WEAPONS ATTACKS

The UN has adopted a resolution aimed at identifying those behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria... READ MORE›

NEW DIPLOMACY SEEN ON US-RUSSIAN EFFORTS TO END SYRIAN CIVIL WAR

The United States and its allies have long said no Russia says yes, adding that Mr. Assad's departure cannot be a precondition for talks... READ MORE›

WHITE HOUSE WARNS SYRIA'S ASSAD AGAINST CHEMICAL ATTACK

Russia's Defence Ministry said the toxic agents were released when a Syrian airstrike hit a rebel chemical weapons arsenal and munitions factory... READ MORE›

GRISLY ISIS VIDEO SEEMS AIMED AT QUASHING RESISTANCE

Mosul Nineveh's provincial capital is the largest city controlled by the Islamic State also known as ISIS or ISIL... READ MORE›

IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL PROVOKES SHARP REACTIONS ACROSS THE ARAB WORLD

Iran has long branded itself as the lodestar of the resistance, by which it means the regional forces opposed to the United States and Israel... READ MORE›

It was not clear whether the Arab commitment to take all necessary action against Islamic State and other militant groups would include direct military involvement in Iraq or Syria... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE USED POISON GAS IN NORTHEAST SYRIA

Islamic State used poison gas in northeast Syria Kurds, monitor... READ MORE›

Obama emphasized the United States was not going it alone... READ MORE›

U.S. AIMS TO SHIFT ISRAEL FOCUS TO SECURITY TIES AFTER IRAN DEAL

The United States and Israel fundamentally differ on whether the Iran nuclear deal makes both countries safer... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN CRUISE MISSILES FIRED AT SYRIAN TARGETS HAVE LANDED IN IRAN

Northern Iran and Iraq are in the flight path of the Russian cruise missiles on the way to Syria... READ MORE›

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER - AND TOP ARMS SALESMAN

Obama the super-salesman pours fuel on a Middle East in flames... READ MORE›

OBAMA'S IRAN DEAL HAS JUST GRANTED AN AMNESTY TO THE WORLD'S LEADING TERRORIST MASTERMIND

Another example of the craven concessions the White House had made to Tehran is the way future inspections will handled... READ MORE›

PENTAGON SAYS LEADER OF AL-QAEDA OFFSHOOT IN SYRIA WAS KILLED IN AIRSTRIKE

Counterterrorism officials have described the Khorasan Group as a small al-Qaeda offshoot that took root in northern Syria two years ago... READ MORE›

Australia answers U.S. call to join coalition fighting Islamic State... READ MORE›

TEST OF ISLAMIC STATE MORTAR FRAGMENTS SHOWS CHEMICAL ARMS TRACES

Military field test for the chemical weapons agent sulfur mustard a U.S... READ MORE›

U.S. MAY EXPAND TRAINING ROLE OF IRAQ MILITARY ADVISERS

The United States has about 1,400 military advisers and diplomatic security personnel in Iraq... READ MORE›

IRAQI KURDS SAY ISLAMIC STATE ATTACKED THEM WITH CHEMICAL WEAPONS

Chlorine's use as a weapon is prohibited under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention... READ MORE›

FRANCE CARRIES OUT AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE

The multiple airstrikes were the first in Syria by France as it expands its mission against IS until now centered in Iraq... READ MORE›