Vienna talks best chance to save Syria from 'hell': KerryUS Secretary of State John Kerry warned that this week's international talks on the war in Syria will not find an immediate political solution but nevertheless represent the best hope available.
29 October 2015
Trump, Carson in spotlight as Republicans brace for debateDonald Trump, the longtime frontrunner in the Republican presidential race, gears up for battle in a third nationally televised candidates' debate, with fellow outsider Ben Carson hot on his heels.
EU's Mogherini urges Netanyahu, Abbas to meet Quartet 'in days'EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini urged Israel Premier Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to meet Quartet representatives "within days" in the hope of kick-starting stalled peace talks.
28 October 2015
UN chief condemns Saudi air strikes on Yemen MSF hospitalUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition on a hospital run by the MSF medical charity in Yemen and called for an end to the fighting.
Trump: Dad's 'small loan' of $1 million got him startedDonald Trump enjoys his reputation as a magnate whose own smarts and business savvy made him a billionaire, but he acknowledged that his father helped him out -- with a "small" million-dollar loan.
27 October 2015
Britain's Cameron defeated over welfare cuts for poorBritish Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a damaging blow over plans to cut help for low-income working families that drew flak from within his Conservative party.
27 October 2015
Putin, Saudi King seek solution to Syria crisisRussian President Vladimir Putin held phone talks with King Salman of Saudi Arabia focussed on seeking a solution to the Syria crisis, the Kremlin said.
US presidential candidate Carson in call to ban abortionRepublican presidential hopeful Ben Carson called for a ban on abortion in nearly all cases, and likened those seeking to terminate their pregnancies to slave owners, in comments certain to spark controversy.
Economic migrants use children as 'human shields': Czech leaderThe Czech president accused economic migrants of using children as "human shields" in their bid to reach Europe, as the continent grapples with its biggest migration crisis since World War II.