Spain PM backs controversial ex-mayor to stand in Catalan polls
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday backed a former mayor whose comments have been called xenophobic as his party's top candidate for regional elections in independence-minded Catalonia.
'As a woman, be quiet!' Turkish deputy PM in new sexism row
Turkey's deputy prime minister on Wednesday ignited a new row over discrimination against women in Turkish politics when he told a female deputy "as a woman, be quiet!".
Pentagon assures it will check Iran's 'malign' influence
Top US military officers sought to reassure worried lawmakers that US forces would check Iran's "malign" influence in the Middle East should Congress greenlight the nuclear deal with Tehran.
NATO vows solidarity with Turkey over Islamic State
NATO strongly backed Turkey's fight against Islamic State militants in Syria at emergency talks.
Fabius says time to warm up Iran-France relations
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius arrived in Iran and said it was time to kickstart relations between the two countries after a nuclear deal made such a change possible.
Turkey's Erdogan in China for talks amid Uighur strains
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan headed for China Wednesday having secured NATO's backing for Ankara's fight against Islamic State militants.
Netanyahu 'looking forward' to US release of spy Pollard
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed news of the impending release of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard after 30 years in a US prison.
Kerry: Nuclear deal not intended to 'reform' Iran regime
The Iran nuclear deal is not intended to push Tehran's regime to reform but to prevent it building a bomb, Secretary of State John Kerry told skeptical US lawmakers.
Ukraine bans Putin buddy Depardieu for five years
Ukraine said it had blacklisted French film star and newly minted Russian national Gerard Depardieu in apparent retribution for reportedly refusing to recognise the independence of the former Soviet state.