
IRAQ
ISIL abducts 35 Iraqi refugee families
Takfiri ISIL militants reportedly abduct 35 Iraqi refugee families in the northern province of Kirkuk.

Takfiri ISIL militants reportedly abduct 35 Iraqi refugee families in the northern province of Kirkuk.

The French foreign minister says he will make a visit to Tehran next week to hold talks with senior Iranian officials.

Adm. Scott Swift says US forces are ready in the Asia-Pacific region after he engaged in a spying flight over the South China Sea.

Japan slams Beijing for attempts to reclaim land in the disputed South China Sea.

European companies are looking into Iran as a potential new market for their dairy products amid a Russian embargo, market intelligence firm Euromonitor International has said.

A 14-year-old boy was killed and two other teenagers were injured in East Point, Georgia on Monday.

Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi will appeal the death sentences handed down to him earlier this year.

At least 12 people are killed in flash floods in Pakistan, authorities say.

Explosions and gunfire have been witnessed as polls for the country’s presidential election open.

The investigation into the death of an African-American woman is being conducted like a murder investigation.

A political expert says the United States has been forced to recognize the rights of the Cuban people and government.

EU urges Israel not to destroy a Palestinian village near the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil.

Catalans have voiced preparedness to declare unilateral secession from mainland Spain.

The world’s largest chemical producer BASF and industrial gases company Linde have discussed return to Iran’s petrochemical sector.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif says the issue of reversibility to the conditions before an agreement is not just an option for Iran’s international partners but also for Tehran.

John Boehner has criticized a United Nations Security Council vote to endorse a conclusion reached over Iran's nuclear program.

A man kills himself and another person in a bombing in east China.

Tourist arrivals in South Korea plunge as MERS spreads fears among travelers to the country.