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‘Ukrainians fleeing war nearing 1mn'
The number of Ukrainians fleeing the country after the 2014 eruption of a conflict in Ukraine’s east is approaching the one million mark, a UN report states.

The number of Ukrainians fleeing the country after the 2014 eruption of a conflict in Ukraine’s east is approaching the one million mark, a UN report states.

Most of the people killed in Tunisia's beach attack were British.

World leaders have denounced the deadly bomb attack against a Shia mosque in Kuwait.

The Tunisian government plans to close 80 mosques that are operating outside state control after a shooting attack targeting tourists.

Iran has agreed to a $500 million credit line to finance joint investments in Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro has announced.

The Colombian president says the FARC rebel’s recent attack an oil pipeline caused the worst environmental disaster in the country’s history.

A senior Iranian official says Iran and Russia will continue their effective support for Syria’s fight against terrorism.

Bahrainis decry the continued imprisonment of Sheikh Ali Salman, demanding his immediate release.

Foreign investment in Israel drops by nearly 50 percent, a new UN report says.

A video shows a US transit officer shoving a man holding a toddler against the wall and grabbing him by the throat over whether he paid the $2.25 fare.

Burundi's UN envoy says upcoming parliamentary and presidential polls will go ahead as planned.

Iran’s Foreign Minister is in Vienna to attend sensitive nuclear talks with the P5+1 countries.

An Egyptian rights group says 269 people have died in the country’s jails since the ouster of former President Morsi in 2013.

South Korea reports a new case of infection with the MERS virus, but no further fatalities from the potentially deadly disease.

North Korea says it will take “tougher countermeasures” against the US after Washington said the country has one of the worst human rights situations in the world.

US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in the Austrian capital Vienna for talks on Iran's nuclear energy program.

Turkey has summoned the Israeli envoy in Ankara after the Tel Aviv regime refused entry to seven Turkish nationals.

The Greek premier calls for a referendum on creditors’ demands in return for a bailout.