Turkey: Lawyer files criminal complaint against Myanmar

Kim, Moon join hands on peak of sacred North Korean volcano

Indian flight returns after passengers ill by pressure loss

US removes PYD/YPG from annual terrorism report

ISIL leader extradited from Turkey condemned to death in Iraq

Greece vows to improve conditions on island migrant camps     

Merkel removes spy chief to defuse row over far-right

Angela Merkel’s government on Tuesday removed domestic spy chief Hans-Georg Maassen from office, transferring him to a different post to defuse an explosive row over immigration and the far right that once more rocked the German chancellor’s fragile coalition.

China sets retaliatory tariffs on $60bn in US goods

China Tuesday announced tariffs on US goods worth $60 billion in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s decision to slap duties on $200 billion in Chinese products next week.

How a fig tree helped to identify a slain Turkish Cypriot: In search of missing persons in divided Cyprus

This is the story of a slain Turkish Cypriot man who helped his family find his body with a fig seed in his stomach that grew into a tree.

Champion golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena from Spain killed in Iowa; suspect charged

A man has been charged in the killing of a former champion golfer from Spain, after the Iowa State University student’s body was found Monday morning at a golf course in central Iowa.

N Korea’s Kim says he hopes for ‘big outcome’ at inter-Korean summit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wanted to produce a “big outcome” as he began three days of summit talks on Sept. 18 with South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in aimed at rekindling stalled nuclear diplomacy.

US, Iran welcome Sochi deal to reduce violence in Idlib

The United States welcomes any “sincere effort” to reduce violence in Syria, a State Department official said on Sept. 17.

Russia says Syria shot down one of its military planes, blames Israel

Russia’s Ministry of Defense said on Sept. 18 that the Syrian military had accidentally shot down a Russian military plane over Syria, but said it blamed the incident on Israel, the RIA news agency reported.

Russia says no Syria assault as Putin, Erdoğan agree Idlib plan

Moscow said Sept. 17 there would be no assault on Syria’s Idlib as the leaders of Russia and Turkey agreed to create a demilitarised zone around the Syrian rebel-held province.

Russia claims fresh 'proof' Ukraine downed flight MH17

Russia on Monday released fresh information to back its claim the missile that downed a Malaysia Airlines flight over war-torn Ukraine in 2014 was fired by Kiev’s forces.

Iraq to deploy more soldiers to border with Turkey

The Iraqi government has decided to deploy guards to its border with Turkey to prevent any breaches from happening, a statement from the Prime Minister’s office said.

Mattis in Macedonia to counter ’Russian influence’ against name change

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Skopje Monday to back a ’yes’ vote at this month’s referendum on Macedonia’s name change and counter what he called "Russian influence" against the move.

North Carolina devastated as floodwaters rise from deadly storm Florence

Deadly storm Florence have drenched North Carolina with more downpours, cutting off the coastal city of Wilmington, damaging tens of thousands of homes and threatening worse flooding as rivers fill to the bursting point.