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Iran refuses UN nuclear watchdog access to Parchin base

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 15:17

Iran will not give UN nuclear inspectors access to a military base outside Tehran that they have been seeking to visit since 2005, Defence Minister Hossein Dehgan said on Saturday.

Israeli aircraft bomb Gaza, five Palestinians killed

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 15:15

Israeli aircraft bombed the Gaza Strip on Saturday and Palestinian militants fired rockets at the Jewish state, the military said, with no end in sight to the deadliest violence between the sides in years.

S Africa`s ANC dissociates itself from anti-Indian song

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 15:09

South Africa`s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has dissociated itself from a racist song which calls for local Indians to "go back across the sea or face action."

Tensions over Russian aid convoy as Merkel heads to Kiev

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 13:40

Parts of a mammoth aid convoy from Moscow on Saturday crossed back from rebel-held east Ukraine to Russian territory, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel jetted into Kiev for crisis talks.

100 Russian lorries return as Angela Merkel visits Ukraine

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 19:19

As German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in the Ukrainian capital, about 100 lorries from an unauthorised Russian aid convoy crossed back over the border from eastern Ukraine, BBC reported.

Hamas leader Khaled Meshal admits to killing of 3 Israeli teens that sparked Gaza conflict

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 15:32

Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal has admitted that the members of his organisation killed three Israeli teenagers who were abducted in June this year, as per reports on Saturday.

Steven Sotloff, US journalist in sights of jihadists

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 11:50

Steven Sotloff, the 31-year-old American freelance journalist facing threat of execution by Islamic State militants, has covered conflict in Muslim countries for years with care and respect, colleagues said.

Toll in Japan mudslides hits 49

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 19:43

The toll in deadly landslides in the Japanese city of Hiroshima rose to 49 on Saturday, while 41 people remained missing.

Two IS militants arrested in Morocco

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 10:52

Two Islamic State (IS) militants, who were planning to leave for training camps in Syria and Iraq, were arrested in Morocco, the interior ministry said.

WHO to unveil response plan for Ebola

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 10:50

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it will unveil a response plan to deal with the current Ebola virus outbreak in west Africa.