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North Korea raps South’s military drill
North Korea slams the South for going ahead with a planned military drill despite Pyongyang’s warning.

North Korea slams the South for going ahead with a planned military drill despite Pyongyang’s warning.

A bomb explodes outside the offices of Greece's industry association in the capital, Athens, causing no injuries.

Turkish F-16 fighter jets shoot down a Russian warplane that Turkey said violated its airspace; Russia says no such violation occurred.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US must not be allowed to speak of disintegrating Iraq.

Iran says the world’s refugee crisis will persist if the issue of terrorism and extremism is not properly dealt with.

Poland's state-run gas distributor PGNiG says it is examining oil and gas exploration and production opportunities in Iran.

Secretary of State John Kerry is pushing for a faster and broader US military intervention in Syria.

Belgium extends a maximum security alert in the capital over persisting fears of an “imminent” terrorist attack.

Two men are indicted in Thailand for being involved in a deadly bombing attack in the capital, Bangkok, in August.

Takfiri Daesh militants execute 10 Iraqi civilians in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk.

Four people, including a suspect, were shot dead and a child was injured in Columbus, Ohio on Monday.

The US has issued a worldwide travel alert, warning its citizens of "increased terrorist threats" following the Paris attacks.

Some 700 million children live in areas that are most vulnerable to climate change, the UNICEF says.

The UN expresses concerns over Israel’s illegal settlement activities, settler violence, and continued destruction of Palestinian homes.

Two pilots have been killed in a US military helicopter crash on a mountain road in South Korea, police officials say.

Myanmar's government rejects calls for granting citizenship to Rohingya Muslims.

Israel was the prime force behind the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, American scholar and journalist Dr. Kevin Barrett says.

Fighter jets from France’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier carry out their first strikes on Daesh positions in Syria and Iraq.