
AFGHANISTAN
Huge blast near Russian embassy in Kabul
A gun battle is ongoing between Taliban militants, who claimed the attack, and Afghan security forces.

A gun battle is ongoing between Taliban militants, who claimed the attack, and Afghan security forces.

Russia says unseating Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to resolve the country's crisis would constitute a blatant violation of a UN resolution.

The $1.2 trillion US student debt is sinking parents, weighed down by their own college loans, deeper into debt, says a report.

A senior Iraqi commander says the US-led coalition is not serious in fighting Daesh.

Signs are growing that the British economic recovery has lost steam mainly due to lower consumer spending and weaker manufacturing.

The US commander in Afghanistan says the deadly air strike on a Kunduz hospital was called in by Afghan forces.

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has jailed a Wahhabi pro-Saudi preacher for hate speech against Shia Muslims.

The comments by the Turkish foreign minister come after a Russian fighter jet was allegedly intercepted in Turkey's airspace.

British PM David Cameron says he will launch a nuclear attack against another country if circumstances occur.

Daesh militants carry out another mass killing in the western Iraqi province of Anbar.

Police and medical sources say a Palestinian child has been killed by Israeli army fire.

Iran and Turkey are expected to settle their dispute over gas pricing within the next month, Managing Director for international affairs of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Mohsen Qamsari says.

Five Americans are killed due to the worst storm ever to hit South Carolina.

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry says it is gathering evidence to see whether or not the Mina incident was an intentional act.

Yemeni women rally in the capital, Sana'a, to condemn Saudi Arabia's war on their country.

An Iranian diplomat says Iran is pursuing the fate of former envoy to Lebanon who went missing in Saudi Arabia.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says airstrikes in Syria must target all terrorists not just Daesh.

The US defense chief says Russia has a 'losing strategy' in Syria and its airstrikes against Daesh will worsen the situation.