Iran is a country with a massive capacity to become a tourism hotspot.

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has fired two ballistic missiles as part of the final phase of its military drills across the country.

A day of nationwide protests against labor reforms has begun in France.

Syrian Kurdish fighters accuse foreign-backed militants of shelling their positions in Aleppo province with chemical weapons. Kurdish officials say the shelling came from different areas, hitting the district of Sheikh Maqsood. They say the weapons apparently had phosphor in them. The United States and Russia see Kurdish fighters as a key force against the Daesh terrorist group in northern Syria. The Kurds have been engaged in fierce fighting with Saudi-backed militants in recent months.

Natural phenomena enthusiasts have gathered in Indonesia to watch a solar eclipse sweeping across the vast archipelago. According to Indonesian meteorological officials, the moon began moving between the Earth and the sun at various locations early on Tuesday. A total solar eclipse was visible on Wednesday marked by prayers and tribal rituals at some places. This eclipse is a rare phenomenon in terms of the extent to which the moon blocks out the sun for a short time from the western island of Sumatra to Maluku Islands in the east. Thousands of foreign and domestic tourists watched the spectacle across the Southeast Asian nation.

The White House says that Iran’s recent ballistic missile tests did not violate the nuclear deal between Tehran and the P5+1 group of countries last year. The White House spokesman made the remarks during a press briefing Tuesday. Earnest noted that pending technical issues relating to Iran’s missile tests may be raised at the United Nations Security Council at a later date. Tehran has repeatedly said that its missile capabilities are solely for defense purposes and they do not pose a threat against other nations. The West frequently tried to include the issue in the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1, but to no avail. Kaveh Afrasiabi Author of a new book on Iran nuclear negotiations and Political Scientist

A new survey in the UK suggests that three-quarters of Britons are unaware that they can help reduce the risk of dementia.

The National Portrait Gallery and the State Tretyakov Gallery are marking their 160th anniversaries by loaning treasures.

The world's largest aircraft is set to take to the skies for the first time. It's called the "Airlander 10” and has been developed by British aviation experts.

Pakistan’s army says its forces have killed more than 20 militants in the restive northwest, near the Afghan border. The military says they were killed in airstrikes and ground operations in the North Waziristan tribal district.