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UN aid chief 'horrified' by attacks on civilians in Syria The UN's humanitarian chief fiercely condemned attacks against civilians in Syria at a press conference in Damascus on Monday.

17 August 2015

IS truck bomb kills at least 54 in Baghdad market A truck bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 54 people in a Shiite-majority area of Baghdad, the deadliest single attack in Iraq's capital in months.

14 August 2015

Iran's FM, Syria's Assad discuss fight against 'terror' Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, and called on regional countries to "fight terrorism and extremism".

13 August 2015

Ukraine bans dozens of 'fascist' Russian books Kiev's public relations war with Moscow scaled new heights as Ukraine released a list of prominent Russian reporters and authors whose books will be banned from sale.

13 August 2015

Lavrov slams 'unfounded claims' of Syria chemical weapons Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned against what he called unfounded claims that Syria has chemical weapons.

10 August 2015

Four OSCE vehicles set fire in Donetsk in 'arson attack' OSCE observers based in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine said that four of their vehicles were destroyed in an apparent arson attack at their hotel.

10 August 2015

Obama sees slight opportunity for progress in Syria US President Barack Obama believes Bashar al-Assad's backers in Moscow and Tehran may see the writing is on the wall for the Syrian regime.

08 August 2015

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.

07 August 2015

Russian outcry over plan to destroy smuggled Western foods Russians hit out against government plans to destroy hundreds of tonnes of Western food smuggled into the crisis-hit country.

06 August 2015

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.

05 August 2015

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.

04 August 2015

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.

04 August 2015

Germany urges Turkey not to 'tear down bridges' with Kurds German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged Turkey not to abandon the Kurdish peace process despite an upsurge in tension and violence.

01 August 2015

Ukraine vows to push for justice despite Russia's veto of MH17 tribunal Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed to push for justice despite Russia's veto of a UN resolution.

30 July 2015

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.

28 July 2015

Kazakhstan in 10 World’s Worst Performers in Economy: Bloomberg Kazakhstan ended up in the 10 World’s Worst Performers in Economy compiled by Bloomberg.

14 July 2015

Bosnia marks 20 years since Srebrenica massacre Thousands of people were pouring into Srebrenica to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the massacre of thousands of Muslims in the worst mass killing in Europe since World War II.

11 July 2015

145-men fight between Chinese and Kazakh miners in Kazakhstan, 65 injured A large fight between Kazakh and Chinese workers of Aktogay mine in East Kazakhstan occurred on July 8.

10 July 2015

Serbian PM to go to Srebrenica for massacre anniversary Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia said he would attend the 20th anniversary commemoration of the Srebrenica massacre this weekend in a bid to forge reconciliation.

08 July 2015

UNESCO condemns IS destruction of Syria's Palmyra antiquities UNESCO condemned the destruction by Islamic State group jihadists of antiquities in the Syrian city of Palmyra.

04 July 2015

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