Turkey's Erdogan officially calls snap elections
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called snap polls after his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) failed to form a coalition government with the opposition.
Obama makes case for renewable energy
US President Barack Obama made a full-throated defense of renewable energy, hitting coal-championing critics as free market hypocrites.
No end to marathon Korean crisis talks
Top-level North and South Korean negotiators talked through the night with no sign of an agreement to exit a high-stakes standoff.
Britain, Iran reopen embassies in wake of nuclear deal
Britain's foreign secretary reopened his country's embassy in Tehran in a long-awaited step signalling better relations four years after a mob stormed the compound, forcing its closure.