Britain signals move toward air strikes in Syria
Britain moved closer to military action in Syria as a senior minister on September 5 said Europe's migration crisis had to be tackled at its source and a newspaper said a parliamentary vote on bombing Islamic State militants in Syria could take place next month.
US, Saudi Arabia pledge to strengthen security cooperation
(VOV) - The US and Saudi Arabia will continue security cooepration in the Middle East despite recent differences between the two countries over regional issues.
Migrants stream into Austria, swept west by overwhelmed Hungary
Thousands of exhausted migrants streamed into Austria on September 5, bussed to the border by a Hungarian government that gave up trying to stop them as Europe’s asylum system buckled under pressure from the sheer numbers reaching its frontiers.
France confirms wing debris of missing MH370
French prosecutors confirmed on September 3 that a wing part found in Reunion Island on July 29 certainly came from missing flight MH370 of the Malaysia Airlines.
Chinese man arrested over Bangkok bomb
A Thai court on September 3 issued an arrest warrant against a Chinese national in connection with a deadly bombing in Bangkok last month, reported Thai police.
Iran's Khamenei backs parliamentary vote on nuclear deal with powers - state TV
Iran's Supreme Leader said on September 3 he favored a parliamentary vote on its nuclear deal reached with world powers and called for sanctions against Tehran to be lifted completely rather than suspended, state television reported.
Cambodia’s border demarcation map indistinguishable from France’s
The map the Cambodian Government is using to demarcate the country’s border with Vietnam is identical with the map it borrowed from France, showed the verification conducted by Cambodia’s border commission.
Another Bangkok bombing suspect arrested
Thai police detained Kamarudeng Saho, a Thai national, suspected of involvement in the deadly bomb attack at Erawan Shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people and injured 120 others on August 17.
Obama secures key vote to protect Iran nuclear deal in US Congress
President Barack Obama on September 2 secured the 34th Senate vote needed to sustain a veto of any congressional resolution disapproving a nuclear deal with Iran, ensuring the accord will not fail in the US Congress.
Clinton proposes US$7.5 billion US fund to fight addiction
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton would launch a US$10 billion initiative to tackle drug and alcohol addiction, a problem she speaks of often on the campaign trail and which affects 23 million Americans.