MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA 5:50pm

Fears raised over Syria uranium stockpile

satellite view of Marj al-Sultan site in Syria show gradual clearance of an Orchard

Iran might try to use material from Assad regime, say experts

ASIA-PACIFIC 11:40pm

White House weighs total Afghan pullout

US considering ‘zero option’ after 2014, says security official

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 6:37pm

Qatar extends $2.5bn lifeline to Egypt

Bid to use cash to cement ties with Islamist leaderships

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 4:17pm

EU jobless total hits fresh record high

Rising unemployment highlights challenges facing eurozone

A New South Wales Rural Fire Service worker spraying water on a bush fire at Green Point in New South Wales ©AFP ASIA-PACIFIC 10:28pm

Australia warns of ‘catastrophic’ fires

New South Wales firefighters scramble to douse blazes

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference at the premier's official residence in Tokyo ©EPA ASIA-PACIFIC 1:12pm

Abe prepares fresh stimulus measures

Japanese package expected to be at least Y12tn

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