General Jameh Jameh killed in fighting with rebels in Deir Ezzor where he was head of intelligence, state TV says.
At least 24 killed in series of blasts in Baghdad while another 15 killed in earlier attack in north of country.
Chemical weapons inspectors say they are making good progress in Syria, having completed nearly 50% of their work.
Washington Post report accuses Ankara of blowing the cover of 10 Iranians who met in Turkey with Mossad handlers.
Thousands of students protest over the deportation of Roma student Leonarda Diprani to Kosovo.
أفاد مراسل بي بي سي في سوريا بمقتل اللواء جامع جامع مدير فرع المخابرات العسكرية السورية بدير الزور خلال اشتباكات مع مجموعات مسلحة معارضة في
Thousands of federal workers return to work across US after 16 days of partial shutdown.
Israeli NGO says 1,708 new homes started in occupied West Bank in first half of 2013, up by 70 percent from last year.
UN agency says there is sufficient evidence that exposure to outdoor air pollution causes lung cancer.
اشتباك مسلح بين الشرطة التونسية ومجموعة من المسلحين يسفر عن مقتل رجلي شرطة وإصابة ثالث، ووزارة الداخلية تصف المسلحين بالإرهابيين.
Amnesty International says hundreds of refugees are unlawfully detained and deported, many of them women and children.