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New MERS case reported in S Korea

KOREAS

New MERS case reported in S Korea

South Korea reports a new case of infection with the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus.

'US lying about attack on Iran plane'

INTERVIEWS

'US lying about attack on Iran plane'

An American scholar says it is impossible to believe that USS Vincennes shot down an Iranian passenger plane in 1988 by mistake.

New anti-regime demos hit Bahrain

PERSIAN GULF

New anti-regime demos hit Bahrain

Protesters across Bahrain have staged rallies to demand the release of opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman and all other political prisoners.

Bomb attacks kill 8 in Iraq

IRAQ

Bomb attacks kill 8 in Iraq

Eight people have been killed and over a dozen more injured in three explosions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad and a nearby town.