The White House has brushed off complaints by France and Mexico about new allegations of eavesdropping by a top US espionage agency, saying "all nations" conduct spying operations.
A Qatari court has upheld a 15-year jail sentence handed down to a poet convicted of criticizing the former emir and attempting to incite revolt, a relative says.
At least 15 Israeli armed forces have reportedly crossed into the Lebanese territory in blatant violation of a UN Security Council resolution.
Israeli troops have killed an Islamic Jihad activist, officials say, with the Palestinian resistance movement confirming his death.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has claimed that any attempt by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to be re-elected would extend the country's conflict.
Russia and India have supported Iran’s rights to peaceful nuclear energy, calling for a comprehensive and permanent settlement to the Western-made dispute over Iranian nuclear energy program.
Two international human rights groups have raised grave concerns about US drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen, suggesting some attacks in recent years may amount to war crimes.
Four rockets fired by militants in Syria have targeted the outskirts of Lebanese border city of Hermel, but there have been no immediate reports on casualties.
A 6-foot-long (1.8 meters) alligator has made an unwelcome appearance at a Walmart supermarket in Florida.
French President Francois Hollande has condemned US spying on French citizens in a call with President Barack Obama, as a row escalated over US eavesdropping on millions of French phone calls.