
AFGHANISTAN
‘Daesh making inroads in Afghanistan’
The Takfiri Daesh terrorist group is making inroads into war-torn Afghanistan, a UN report says.

The Takfiri Daesh terrorist group is making inroads into war-torn Afghanistan, a UN report says.

Iran's President Rouhani says there is still a long way to go before Iran and the US can reduce tensions.

China is not an enemy of the US but American universities train individuals to consider the Asian power an adversary, a former US intelligence official says.

The top US negotiator for the Iranian nuclear agreement says Washington wants to start a dialogue with Tehran about the years-long crisis in Syria.

A Saudi army commander has been killed in a mine blast near the border with the war-torn Yemen.

The Nigerian military says 200 Boko Haram militants have surrendered during the battle for Banki in the northeast.

FIFA's Sepp Blatter is under investigation for authorizing a “disloyal payment” to Michel Platini, the president of UEFA.

Indian paramilitary forces clash with thousands of protesters in Kashmir after the prayers marking Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice).

US and Chinese presidents agree to launch “new channels of communication” to avoid accidental military confrontations between their armed forces in the Pacific Ocean.

Amnesty International criticizes Washington and London for supporting Riyadh’s aggression against Yemen.

Clashes break out between Israeli forces and Palestinians following the funeral of Ahmad Khatatbeh in the town of Beit Furik, West Bank.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defends Saudi Arabia in the wake of the stampede in Mina that reportedly killed around 2,000 pilgrims.

Hezbollah's chief says a committee of Muslim countries should oversee the management of Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.

Daesh Takfiri militants reportedly execute seven young Iraqi men in the country’s northern city of Mosul over wearing jeans.

Malaysian police reportedly arrest three people on suspicion of planning terror attacks in Kuala Lumpur.

A senior Iranian official says the Saudi war on Yemen led to a safety and security lapse during the Hajj pilgrimage and the Mina tragedy.

The US is demanding that Russia prioritize regime change in Syria over war against Daesh (ISIL) terrorists, an international lawyer says.

Road crash in China's southern province of Hunan leaves 22 people dead.