Assad's removal not to help Syria crisis: Russia

US Secretary of States John Kerry (R) gestures beside of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) ©AFP

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • Russia says it would be an illusion to think that the removal of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will have a positive impact over the crisis in Syria.
  • CIA director John Brennan says Daesh has used chemical weapons and is capable of making chlorine and mustard gas.
  • US democratic presidential candidates face off in their last debate before the campaign moves to Nevada and South Carolina. They battled for the crucial support of black and Hispanic voters.
  • In Spain, thousands of people take to the streets of the capital Madrid in solidarity with hundreds of workers charged for participating in strikes in recent years.
  • The Venezuelan Supreme Court approves an emergency decree giving President Nicolas Maduro more powers. The opposition-controlled congress had earlier rejected the decree.

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