Egyptian Noble Prize laureate Ahmed Zewail dies aged 70

 The Egyptian-born Nobel-winning scientist Ahmed Zewail has died in the US, aged 70.Mr Zewail won the Nobel chemistry prize in 1999 for his pioneering work in femtochemistry, the study of chemical reactions in ultra-short time…

Emirates airplane catches fire while landing in Dubai

An Emirates plane has crash-landed at Dubai International Airport. All 300 people on board were able to escape from the burning aircraft. The plane appeared to have landed on its belly, and images showed thick black smoke rising into…

Republicans split again over Donal Trump

Fresh divisions are emerging within the US Republican Party over its presidential candidate Donald Trump.Republican donor Meg Whitman has endorsed his rival Hillary Clinton, saying Mr Trump's "demagoguery" had undermined the…

Obama: Bombing ISIS in Libya is a US security interest

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday it is in the U.S. national security interest to support Libya's emerging government's fight against Islamic State, a day after his administration said it launched air attacks there.The air…

Syrian warplanes drop chlorine gas on Idlib town, Saraqeb

A helicopter dropped containers of toxic gas overnight on a town in Syria's Idlib province, a rescue service operating in rebel-held territory said on Tuesday.Raed Saleh, head of the Syrian Civil Defense group, told Al Jazeera that…