Each year, millions of pilgrims converge on Najaf and Karbala to mark the 40th day after Ashura

The Foreign Ministry affirmed that Turkey does not recognise the illegitimate annexation of Crimea.

Ilham Aliyev accused the Armenian leader of disrupting the negotiations, and said Armenia was preparing for a new war

NBC News cited officials as saying additional troops and vehicles were sent to deter Russian forces from entering a security area, where US coalition and Kurdish forces were operating.

Ministers will meet on Monday ahead of leaders summit later in the week. Unexpectedly however, the ministers find that their most urgent issue is to untangle discussion of problems in Belarus from those in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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US Deputy Secretary of Economic Affairs Keith Krach is to meet with Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen

The international community discusses urgent need for political progress in Yemen

On October 31, Georgians will elect 150-member parliament through a mixed electoral system.