Al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Tuesday for simultaneous raids on two Iraqi prisons and said more than 500 inmates had been set free in the operation, one of its most brazen in Iraq.
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has slammed a European Union decision to blacklist Hezbollah’s military wing, saying that the EU members’ decision served Israeli regime’s interests.
A suicide bomber rode a donkey Tuesday into an Afghan and NATO military convoy, killing three Western troops and their Afghan interpreter, officials said.
A top US military officer has warned that the US military action in the Syrian civil war would likely escalate quickly and result in "unintended consequences".
UN peace envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi is working on plans for a conference aimed at ending the fighting, though no firm date is in sight.
Armed men attacked a sit-in by supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in the capital, Cairo, killing at least 6 people.
The leader of the terrorist al-Nusra Front group has ruled out attempts to reach political consensus among Syrian government and opposition.
Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh has warned about the impact of Tamarod (rebellion) movement on democratic process of the country.
American senator Rand Paul has blasted the Obama administration for fighting to a “stalemate” in Syria, calling on the US to stop policing the world.
Brazilian Air Force has found a homemade bomb hidden near a Brazilian shrine Pope Francis is scheduled to visit later this week.