Daesh cuts fighters' salary in half amid financial hardshipDaesh 'halves salaries for fighters in Raqqa' as US-led coalition air strikes continue to target oil and revenue streams
New aid enters besieged Syria townsFood and medicine was also delivered to the rebel-held town of Zabadani, which was not included in similar aid deliveries to Fuaa, Kafraya and Madaya this month.
Economic support will lead to peace: Yemen VPHe pointed out that his country has been ignored for over 50 years and thus it added more issues to the ongoing crisis.
Syrian peace talks face hurdles, possible delay: UNThe peace talks are scheduled to open in Geneva on January 25, but invitations have yet to be sent to the delegations.
Houthis and Saleh behind stalemate in peace talks: Gargash Rebel forces hold more than 200 prisoners and use them as human shields, the UAE minister alleges.
Secret chambers in Egypt pyramids?At 146 metres tall, Khufu pyramid is considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, built some 4,500 years ago.
Iran to boost oil output by 500,000 barrelsIran used to export 2.3 million barrels per day but its crude exports fell to 1 million in 2012.
US and Iraq search for Americans kidnapped in BaghdadOfficial says the Americans and their translator were kidnapped from a "suspicious apartment" in Baghdad.
Israeli woman stabbed to death inside West Bank home The attacker broke into the house and stabbed the victim to death.
Iran welcomes sanctions' end, but tough thaw ahead Iran will join a global economy in flux, with fears of a Chinese slowdown that led to a plunge in US stocks last week.