Turkish forces, backed by Syrian militants, have seized several villages during their operations aimed at ousting Kurdish forces from northern Syria.
Indonesian police say they have killed three suspects in a gunfight on the outskirts of the capital, Jakarta, where they also found explosives.
Eruptions at three volcanoes in Indonesia have darkened skies in parts of the archipelago and disrupted some flights this week.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari on Thursday has strongly denounced the deadly terrorist attacks in Indonesian capital Jakarta killing at least seventeen people.
Indonesia's police have confirmed that Daesh recently threatened the country directly.
Australia’s attorney-general says ISIS/ISIL extremists plan to create a “distant caliphate” in neighbouring Indonesia.
China has lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the United States over anti-dumping measures taken by Washington against Chinese products.
Russia and the US have agreed to hold Syria peace talks known as Geneva-2 in mid-November, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says.
Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad deserves credit for quickly starting the process of destroying the country’s chemical weapons stockpile, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said.