US Air Drop for anti-IS Forces

The US military has delivered more than 45 tonnes of ammunition to rebels fighting the jihadist group Islamic State in north-eastern Syria. It comes days after the US abandoned a $500m plan to train thousands of "moderate" rebels to fight IS. Scott Stewart of US global intelligence company STRATFOR (Strategic Forecasting Inc) gives his analysis.

South Africa's gold mining industry is facing its biggest ever lawsuit, as over 30 companies are being taken to the high court over health complaints. Many miners were left with damaged lungs, unfit for further employment and leaving them impoverished. Newsday speaks to Thom Pierce, a photographer who photographed former miners.

The first official report into the what caused the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 disaster (in which 298 people died) is due to be published in the Netherlands on 13 October. The BBC's Anna Holligan reports from Amsterdam.

(Photo: Rifles belonging to international fighters are seen lined-up along a wall in the outskirts of the north-western Syrian town of Tal Tamr. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)