Russia says it seeks to improve its trade ties with Iran to a desirable level, especially in energy sector.
A Saudi Arabian man has divorced his wife after she sent him a video showing her driving their family car.
At least 964 migrant workers from Nepal, India and Bangladesh have died in Qatar from cardiac arrests, falls and suicides, a new report says.
Syrian government has started rebuilding Homs after it took control over the strategic city, allocating some 6.5 billion (4.3 million USD), for reviving city’s infrastructures.
Militant groups in Syria have detonated 60 tons of explosives packed underneath a large Syrian army base, near Idlib in northwestern Syria, killing several Syrian soldiers.
Amnesty International has slammed Turkey for “playing with people’s lives” by ignoring earlier calls to inspect safety of mines in the west of the country prior to a recent deadly blast at a mining site in the town of Soma.
US First Lady Michelle Obama has attempted to show support for the 274 schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria, but several people have quickly subverted her message and turned it into an anti-drone campaign.
Afghanistan's presidential election will go to a second-round vote on June 14 between former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah and ex-World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani, final results showed Thursday.
US ground and air forces held joint exercises with their Jordanian counterparts on Wednesday as the conflict in neighboring Syria showed more progress for army troops.
Voting in Egypt's imminent presidential elections will kick off for Egyptians living abroad on Thursday 15 May and continue until 18 May.