Iran's Supreme leader fired a fresh broadside at Washington's rejection of a nuclear agreement with Tehran, saying its action showed the Islamic Republic could not deal with a country that did not keep its commitments.

A US-led coalition air strike on Syrian army positions overnight killed at least 12 pro-regime fighters in an area where both sides have been battling holdout jihadists, a monitor said yesterday.

Israel's defence minister said yesterday he plans to seek approval next week for the construction of some 2,500 new homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, prompting Palestinian condemnation.

Lebanon's Saad al-Hariri is on track to become prime minister for a third time after winning the backing of a majority of MPs in official consultations yesterday, and is expected to launch negotiations on a coalition government.

At least four people were killed and 15 wounded in a suicide attack in Iraq's capital Baghdad yesterday, a military spokesman told

The Palestinians have joined the global convention to halt the spread of toxic arms, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical

Saudi authorities have widened a crackdown on women's rights advocates, detaining at least three more activists a month before the

At least 16 people were killed and 38 wounded yesterday when a minivan packed with explosives exploded as members of the security forces were trying to defuse it in southern Afghanistan, officials said.

The Palestinian foreign minister yesterday called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) "to open an immediate investigation" into allegations of war crimes and apartheid against the Palestinian people.

Paraguay opened its Israel embassy in Jerusalem yesterday, the second country to follow the United States in making the politically

The Taliban yesterday warned Kabul residents to avoid "military centres" in the heavily fortified city, saying they are planning more

Syria's army said yesterday it was in full control of the capital Damascus and its outskirts after ousting the Islamic State group,

Paraguay opens its Israel embassy in Jerusalem today, the second country to follow the United States in making the politically sensitive move from Tel Aviv.

The European Union is not doing enough to preserve the benefits for Iran from the 2015 international nuclear pact following the

Final results from Iraq's election confirmed yesterday that an alliance spearheaded by populist cleric Moqtada Sadr has triumphed, but

Saudi authorities have arrested seven prominent women's rights advocates, just weeks before the kingdom's longstanding driving ban on

Iran yesterday said it would wait to see whether Europe produces tangible results in overcoming US sanctions before deciding whether to stay in

Eight people were killed and 45 wounded in a series of explosions targeting a cricket match in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, officials said

The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council to meet Friday for deciding whether to send international war crimes investigators to probe the deadly shootings of Gaza protesters by Israeli forces.

A senior member of Gaza's Hamas rulers has said that all but a dozen of the 62 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire during Gaza border