World News Syrian opposition accuses Moscow of hindering peace talks US Secretary of State John Kerry has held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov ahead of next week’s peace negotiations on Syria. John 20/01/2016
USA Sarah Palin is Donald's trump card Donald Trump's presidential campaign has received the backing of the former governor of Alaska, and fellow populist, Sarah Palin. 20/01/2016
USA Palin calls for voters to "stump for Trump" Former Alaskan governor turned reality TV star, Sarah Palin has endorsed Donald Trump’s Republican presidential bid calling on people to “stump for 20/01/2016
Iran Iran's supreme leader warns against US 'deceit and treachery' Iran’s supreme leader has welcomed the lifting of sanctions against Tehran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that his country remain wary of its old 19/01/2016
USA Eagles guitarist and co-founder Glenn Frey dies aged 67 Tributes have poured in after the announcement that American guitarist Glenn Frey who was a founding member of the Southern California rock group 19/01/2016
United Kingdom British lawmakers debate a ban on Donald Trump entering the country A petition to bar Donald Trump from entering Britain was the object of debate at Britain’s Houses of Parliament. More than 500,000 citizens put 18/01/2016
USA USA: Clinton expresses 'outrage' at Flint water contamination scandal A water pollution scandal in the US has risen to the surface of this year’s presidential campaign. Lead-contaminated drinking water was piped to 18/01/2016
Iran Iran 1979-2016, sanctions not over yet The international agreement over Iran’s nuclear programme, billed as ‘historic’, ended years of sanctions that challenged the Islamic Republic. Long 18/01/2016
USA Sanders tries to fry Hillary in final Democrat TV debate The Democrat party contenders for the 2016 presidential nomination felt the Bern in their last TV debate in the US as Bernie Sanders laid into 18/01/2016
Iran Freed American-Iranians arrive in Germany after prisoner swap The first picture has emerged of Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian since his release from jail in Iran under a prisoner swap as a landmark 17/01/2016
Iran Iran sanctions lifted: what it means Here is a summary of the actions which have followed the declaration from the UN’s nuclear watchdog that Iran is fulfilling its obligations under a 17/01/2016
World News Iran hails lifting of sanctions, but US is more cautious Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated the nation following the implementation of a landmark nuclear accord and subsequent lifting of 17/01/2016
Iran Iran: Low-key reaction on Tehran streets to the lifting of sanctions In a country now poised to emerge from years of economic isolation, the reaction in Iran to the lifting of sanctions has been somewhat subdued. Parts 17/01/2016
Switzerland Three out of five Americans released by Iran head for home Three out of four Iranian-Americans released from prison in Iran have left Tehran aboard a Swiss aircraft. The three – Jason Rezaian, The Washington 17/01/2016
World News 'Congrats on this glorious victory!' Iran's Rouhani hails lifting of sanctions Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has taken the very 21st-century step of tweeting his congratulations to the nation following the implementation of a 17/01/2016
USA Iran US prisoner swap on same day that sanctions are lifted Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post journalist who’s one of four Americans being released from prison in Iran as part of a deal coinciding with the news 17/01/2016
Iran Back from the cold - international sanctions on Iran are lifted Iran is back on the world economic stage with the lifting of sanctions imposed by the US, UN and EU. The news came after the International Atomic 17/01/2016
Sport Olympic champion skier Picabo Street arrested U.S. Olympic gold medallist skier Picabo Street was charged with assault and domestic violence after an alleged altercation with her father in Utah 16/01/2016
World News Iran 'frees four US detainees' in prisoner swap As diplomats gathered in Vienna on Saturday to announce the lifting of international sanctions on Tehran under last year’s nuclear deal, Iran’s state 16/01/2016