Turkey's Erdogan ready for snap polls gamble
Bruised by one of the worst setbacks of his political career, Turkey's pugnacious President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ready to play the card of calling snap polls in a high-stakes gamble that could yet backfire.
Powerful car bomb kills seven, wounds dozens in Kabul
A powerful car bomb in Kabul early Friday killed at least seven people and wounded dozens of others.
Japan's Hiroshima ceremonies 'scheming': Chinese media
A Chinese newspaper with close ties to the ruling Communist Party slammed Japan for commemorating the atomic bombing of Hiroshima without highlighting its own wartime aggression.
Netanyahu implores US Jews to oppose Iran deal
Benjamin Netanyahu personally called on US Jewish groups to thwart a White House-backed Iran nuclear deal.
UN chief seeks urgent funding for Palestinian refugees
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon raised alarm over a $100 million shortfall in funding for the UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees and called for urgent donations.
Turkey vows 'whatever necessary' in fight against militants
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to do "whatever necessary" in Turkey's controversial fight against Kurdish militants, with no end in sight to a two-week cycle of violence.
Afghanistan says gatherings mourning Mullah Omar 'legitimate target'
Afghanistan's spy agency banned all mourning ceremonies for deceased Taliban leader Mullah Omar.
Israel president threatened over 'Jewish terrorism' comment
Police have opened an investigation into online threats against Israel's president following his condemnation of "Jewish terrorism" after a firebombing killed a Palestinian child.
Teen stabbed at Jerusalem Gay Pride march dies: hospital
A teenage girl stabbed along with five other people at a Jerusalem Gay Pride march by a suspect identified as an ultra-Orthodox Jew died of her wounds.
Crowds cheer Bangladesh-India land swap after 70 years in limbo
Jubilant crowds celebrated Saturday as Bangladesh and India swapped tiny islands of land, ending one of the world's most intractable border disputes.
Australia says 'confident' searching in right area for MH370
Australia said it was confident the search for MH370 was being conducted in the right area with aircraft wreckage being washed to La Reunion consistent with currents from the zone they are scouring.
Bangladesh, India exchange land islands in historic deal
Bangladesh and India prepared to swap tiny islands of land, ending one of the world's most intractable border disputes.
Hundreds protest in Taipei after student suicide
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Taipei early calling for the education minister to resign after a student committed suicide.
6 stabbed as assailant repeats Gay Pride attack in Jerusalem: police
An ultra-Orthodox Jew stabbed six Gay Pride marchers in Jerusalem, in a repeat of a 2005 attack for which he served 10 years behind bars.
Australia PM slams 'outrageous' Russian MH17 veto
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Thursday Russia's "outrageous" veto of a UN resolution to establish a special tribunal to try those who shot down flight MH17ю
'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!".
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.
Rains, floods kill 81 in Pakistan: disaster agency
Torrential rains and flooding have killed 81 people in Pakistan over the past two weeks and affected almost 300,000, the disaster management agency said Tuesday, warning of more bad weather to come.
PKK 'never respected' peace process: Turkey
Turkey's foreign minister said that Kurdish rebels "never respected" the peace process with Ankara, with a ceasefire now in tatters after a series of attacks and cross-border offensives.