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Rain, landslides kill two dozen in Nepal
Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall kill at least 24 people in quake-hit Nepal.

Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall kill at least 24 people in quake-hit Nepal.

Russia vetoes a UN resolution aimed at prosecuting those involved in the crash of MH17 last year.

Saudi warplanes conduct a new round of airstrikes on various regions across Yemen.

A British football fan has been convicted of making racist gestures at black players.

The Taliban militant group in Afghanistan makes no comment about a claim by Afghan officials that its leader Mullah Omar is dead.

The Israeli parliament passes a law to allow the force-feeding of hunger striking prisoners.

A police officer and a civilian are killed in a shooting attack in Turkey’s southeast, Turkish media say.

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has “had long connections to the Jewish Zionist lobby,” an analyst says.

A senior Iranian diplomat brushes off a Bahraini minister's allegations that a recent terrorist attack in the tiny Persian Gulf monarchy was linked to Iran.

Former US congressional staffer Rodney Martin says a new video by American actors supporting a nuclear agreement with Iran is helpful.

Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh says Iran welcomes French energy giant Total’s return to the resource-rich country amid a drive to step up oil and gas development projects after the removal of sanctions.

The border crossing between Colombia and Venezuela has been closed after the death of a Colombian merchant there.

The UN chief says the ongoing war in Syria is a "shameful symbol" of the international community's failure and divisions.

The possible sale a US missile system to Saudi Arabia will benefit the American military-industrial complex, an analyst says.

A senior Israeli official says some regional Arab states are opposed to Iran’s nuclear conclusion and are thus allies of Tel Aviv.

US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew believes that Democrats in Congress will support the Iran nuclear agreement.

A report says ISIL terrorists executed more than 3,000 people across Syria in the past 13 months.

Greek Premier Alexis Tsipras says he may be forced to call early elections.