Obama to Netanyahu: Iran deal is 'significant progress'US President Barack Obama told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that a framework nuclear deal between Iran and world powers represented "significant progress."
03 April 2015
UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrives in Baghdad for talksUnited Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Baghdad on Monday for talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and other top officials.
Israeli voting polls open for general election: AFPAFP correspondents said, for elections to determine whether Israelis still want incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu as leader, or will seek change after six years.
Australia warns women IS no 'romantic adventure'A worrying number of Australian women are heading to Iraq and Syria to become so-called Islamic State group "jihadi brides", Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said.
26 February 2015
UN chief seeks action on Syria sieges, barrel bombsDenouncing a business-as-usual approach to Syria, UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for urgent action to lift sieges on civilians and to end barrel bomb attacks.
Turkey's Erdogan says no to Syrian KurdistanTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country opposes the idea of a Kurdish-controlled autonomous government in northern Syria.