Former premier began 19-month term for bribery, obstruction of justice in February; his request will be discussed in December

Unique program eliminates waiting lists and allows poor to pad wallets, but doctors and ethicists warn of slippery slope

4.3-magnitude quake hits devastated town of Amatrice, while death toll is slightly revised down to 241

Arab media reports airstrikes target military posts of Shiite terror group along near Lebanese border; Hezbollah denies, Israel mum

‘There will never be peace between me and these people in my life,’ says Doaa Elghobashy after Israeli-flag-clad woman invades selfie

Potentially habitable planet ‘next door’ may be reachable by unmanned space probes by the end of the century

National Security Council head says ‘impossible to deny’ regime’s use of chlorine in assaults against civilians, after UN report finds chemical weapons used by both Assad forces, Islamic State

Two gunmen killed by Kabul authorities; Taliban believed behind attack but no claim yet issued