
AFGHANISTAN
15 Afghan police killed in Taliban raid
At least 15 Afghan policemen are killed in an attack by Taliban militants.

At least 15 Afghan policemen are killed in an attack by Taliban militants.

An explosion outside a mosque in Kashmir injures at least 9 people, authorities say.

The long-standing US foreign policy in the Middle East has been to topple governments opposed to Western dominance.

The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) thanks Iran for its humanitarian aid to Yemen.

At least 62 people have reportedly been killed and 200 others wounded in a bomb attack in Iraq's Sadr City.

Germany voices skepticism over a recent deal on the Greek financial crisis.

People in Indian-controlled Kashmir protest against the killing of a 23-year-old man by Indian security forces.

The top US Army general says the Pentagon should consider embedding soldiers in Iraq if the battle against ISIL does not improve.

An Israeli water company cuts water supplies to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel believes that the conclusion of Iran nuclear talks is far better than attacking the country.

North Korea has allegedly threatened to attack US and South Korea with “ultra-precision" military weapons.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrives in the Pakistani capital Islamabad after a visit to Syria and Lebanon.

Violent clashes have broken out between Israelis and Palestinians who rallied against the force-feeding of a Palestinian hunger striker.

The US Treasury Department says the country’s budget deficit amounted to nearly $150 billion in July.

The US has cautioned Swiss companies against dealing with Iran until the implementation of the nuclear agreement.

Iran will continue with its missile tests in due course, says Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi.

The Iraqi prime minister fires a senior cabinet official who was a close aide to his predecessor Nouri al-Maliki.

A Turkish soldier has been killed and four others have sustained injuries in a PKK attack in southeast Turkey.