1. The UN-brokered peace talks on the conflict in Yemen begin in the Swiss city of Geneva.
2. Greece blasts its international creditors for taking advantage of political opportunism to keep pressure on Athens to cut pensions.
3. Britain’s largest public sector union has warned of a long conflict with what it calls the hostile Tory government.
4. Britain’s largest public sector union has warned of a long conflict with what it calls the hostile Tory government.
5. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says a snap vote will be inevitable, if a new government isn't formed within the constitutional limit of 45 days.
6. Tunisian security forces and militants have been engaged in clashes in the center of the country. Four people are confirmed dead.
7. The death toll from the killer MERS virus in South Korea has risen to 16.
8. The Syrian army has repelled an attack by foreign-backed militants on the Tha'alah airport near the southern city of Suwayda.