The Syrian Army, backed by Russian airstrikes, retakes control of the strategic town of Salma in the northern Latakia Governorate. The town had been mostly under rebel (FSA) and jihadist (Al-Nusra Front) control since 2012. (AFP via Yahoo!)
Five people are dead and 65 people are injured after trucks carrying garment workers crash in Cambodia's Kampong Speu Province. (Today Online)
An Iranian Air ForceF-4 Phantom II fighter jet crashes near the southeast port city of Konarak while on a training mission, killing both the pilot and co-pilot. (RT)
International relations
Kuwait sentences two people to death for spying for Iran and Hezbollah. (Al-Arabiyah)