Syria Takes Its Latest Shot at a Cease-fire and other top stories.

• Syria Takes Its Latest Shot at a Cease-fire

  

  The latest agreement aimed at halting the fighting in Syria goes into effect Monday at sundown. At that time, according to the deal announced by the United States and Russia, both the Syrian government and rebels are supposed to stop fighting each other. Syrian forces are also supposed to stop aerial attacks on the Nusra Front militant group. The U.S. says those strikes often really target opposition fighters and are the main cause of civilian casualties. Like most of the previous cease-fire e..

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• Zim finance minister's plan to save cash - but will Mugabe agree?

  

  Zim finance minister's plan to save cash - but will Mugabe agree? 2016-09-12 08:40 Special Report The clenched fist, the set upper lip and that oh-so-slightly sunken chest: Zimbabwe's best-known sculptor Dominic Benhura has captured President Robert Mugabe in his trademark pose in a brand new creation. Harare - Cash-strapped Zimbabwe is increasingly looking like a sinking ship - but one man is desperately trying to bail water.Thing is, will President Robert Mugabe let him?Presenting ..

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• 9/11 now: Terror, militarism, war and fear as the 'war on terror' continues unabated

  

  Terrorism is a terrible thing, but it is made even more terrible and tragic when people and governments fail to react to it intelligently and allow it to perpetuate itself and expand - which is precisely what is happening today, 15 years after the 9/11 attacks by al-Qaeda against the United States.I was in Boston on September 11, 2001, and I find myself in Boston again this week. As I watch the public’s mood here, I see a very bizarre combination of militaristic triumphalism, political perplexit..

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• Recent Developments Surrounding the South China Sea

  

  BEIJING — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential gas and oil reserves:___EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest key developments in the South China Sea, home to several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region.___CHINESE-RUSSIAN NAVIES HOLD JOINT WAR GAMESThe Chinese and Ru..

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• Suffering from pneumonia, Clinton falls ill at 9/11 memorial, cancels California trip

  

  NEW YORK- Hillary Clinton is suffering from pneumonia, the Democratic presidential candidate's personal doctor said on Sunday after she fell ill at a Sept. 11 memorial, an episode that renewed focus on her health less than two months before the election.     Clinton canceled a trip she was scheduled to take to California on Monday for fundraising and other campaign events, an aide said, declining to provide further details about her schedule for the week.   Clinton, 68, was diagnosed on Frid..

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• Nationals MP proposes holding Indigenous recognition referendum, same-sex marriage plebiscite at same time

  

  Nationals MP proposes holding Indigenous recognition referendum, same-sex marriage plebiscite at same time Updated September 12, 2016 13:59:14 Federal Government MP Andrew Broad has suggested running the referendum on Indigenous recognition and the same-sex marriage plebiscite at the same time next year, citing the possibility to save up to $160 million.The Nationals MP for the Victorian seat of Mallee said he was confident Australian voters could have conversations abo..

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• Krauthammer: Incident in Hangzhou

  

  Charles Krauthammer WASHINGTON – The president of the United States lands with all the majesty of Air Force One, waiting to exit the front door and stride down the rolling staircase to the red-carpeted tarmac. Except that there is no rolling staircase. He is forced to exit – as one China expert put it rather undiplomatically – through “the ass” of the plane. This happened Saturday at Hangzhou airport. Yes, in China. If the Chinese did not invent diplomatic protocol, they surely are its most ven..

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• EasyJet passenger screams 'Allahu Akbar' and 'today, we will die' on board flight0:37

  

  EasyJet passenger screams 'Allahu Akbar' and 'today, we will die' on board flight0:37An Easyjet passenger, believed to be an illegal immigrant being flown home, screams 'Allahu Akbar' and 'today, we will die' on a flight from Gatwick to Venice. The man on-board the Venice-bound plane was reportedly a failed asylum seeker.PEOPLE on a holiday plane jetting off to Venice sat through an unsettling two-hour flight, where a man being deported shouted “Allahu Akbar” and “death is coming”.Children wer..

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• North Korean floods leave 133 dead: UN

  

  North Korean floods leave 133 dead: UN

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• North Korea ready for another nuclear test, warns Seoul

  

  North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho at an ASEAN meeting in July. He was reportedly in Beijing on Monday. SAKCHAI LALIT by ​Ju-min Park and Jack Kim North Korea is ready to conduct an additional nuclear test at any time, South Korea's Defence Ministry said on Monday, three days after the reclusive North's fifth test drew widespread condemnation.Pyongyang set off its most powerful nuclear blast to date on Frida..

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