BAGHDAD: The veteran secular Kurdish politician Barham Salih was elected on Tuesday as Iraq’s next president. Salih, of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), faced a challenge from Fuad Hussein of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).

BEIRUT: Syria’s foreign minister said a deal to create a demilitarised zone in a northwestern rebel stronghold was a step toward “liberating” the territory, in comments aired Tuesday.“We have expressed the hope that the

The death toll in Indonesia's twin quake-tsunami disaster has climbed above 1,400, with time running out to rescue survivors five days after the disaster struck. Authorities have appealed for more body bags as rescue

Russia has completed the delivery of S-300 surface-to-air missile system to the Syrian military as part of new security measures following the downing of a Russian plane last month. Russian Defence Minister Sergi Shoigu on

The United Nations' top court has issued an interim order that requests the United States to lift sanctions linked to humanitarian goods and civil aviation imposed against Iran - a move welcomed by Tehran. "On humanitarian

France has blamed Iran's ministry of intelligence of plotting a bomb attack on an exiled opposition group's rally outside the capital, Paris, in June. A joint statement by France's interior, economy and foreign ministers

It's been three years since Baltimore erupted in a series of protests over police violence, exposing deep divisions between the city's police department and the community. The protests captured national attention - prompting a

BENGHAZI: Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar, a key figure in the future of the troubled North African country, still supports plans for national elections in December but says other players are not fulfilling their part

BENGHAZI: Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar, a key figure in the future of the troubled North African country, still supports plans for national elections in December but says other players are not fulfilling their part

BENGHAZI: Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar, a key figure in the future of the troubled North African country, still supports plans for national elections in December but says other players are not fulfilling their part