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PM Abadi warns Iraqi Kurds against separation
Representatives of the two main Kurdish parties in Iraq would reportedly meet on Sunday to discuss the issue of a referendum on secession.

Representatives of the two main Kurdish parties in Iraq would reportedly meet on Sunday to discuss the issue of a referendum on secession.

Armenians are voting in elections for the first time since the adoption of constitutional reforms to transform the country into a parliamentary republic.

Voters will have to choose between Lenin Moreno and Guillermo Lasso in the runoff election.

Hundreds are still missing after heavy rains caused several rivers to overflow, pushing sediment and rocks onto buildings and roads in Mocoa.

The demonstrators marched to Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during Saturday’s event which was organized by the Standing Together movement.

People in Serbia are voting to elect a new president, with strongman Aleksandar Vucic hoping to tighten his grip on power.

The bomb exploded near a police training center in Tanta on Saturday.

London reiterates its claim on Gibraltar after the EU provided Spain with a direct say in the disputed territory’s future.

Fewer than 300 people have taken part in a rally in favor of Islamophobia in the British capital.

US military is quietly seizing more control of war fighting decisions in the Middle East war zones.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan refers to himself as a "guardian of peace" while calling on Kurds to vote “Yes” in the April 16 referendum.

Nearly 90 percent of Trump counties annually earn less than 27 Trump staffers are worth.

Russia says that ties between Moscow and Washington are even worse that during the Cold War.

China bans long beards and face covering veils in the western region of Xinjiang which is home to around 10 million Uyghur Muslims.

Pentagon says US-led coalition strikes have killed 229 civilians since 2014 amid other reports putting the figure at 1,500 in March alone.

Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah movement snipers kill two Saudi troops during operations on the kingdom’s soil.

US President Donald Trump calls on NBC News to stop covering an investigation into his alleged collusion with Russia.

At least 30 are injured in an explosion at a carnival in a suburb of Paris, with no reports of a terror attack.