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OPEC makes last-ditch bid to save oil deal as tensions grow

OPEC was trying on Monday to rescue a deal to limit oil output as tensions grew among the producer group and non-OPEC member Russia, with top exporter Saudi Arabia saying markets would rebalance even without an agreement. OPEC experts started a meeting in Vienna at 0900 GMT and were due to...

UN torture expert starts Turkey visit amid abuse claims

The UN's expert on torture was Monday beginning a week-long visit to Turkey following claims prisoners have been ill-treated in the wake of the July failed coup. Nils Melzer, special rapporteur on torture, arrived in Turkey on Sunday and will speak with alleged victims and inspect detention...

Israeli airforce strikes ISIS-linked group in Syria

Israel's air force targeted gunmen linked to ISIS in Syria overnight, the army said Monday, after they fired on an Israeli soldier in the occupied Golan Heights. "Overnight the (Israeli air force) targeted an abandoned UN building that has been used by the Islamic State as an operations...