BBC (UK)
Monday, June 9, 2014 - 06:31
Hassan Rouhani is holding trade talks with senior Turkish officials in Ankara, on the first visit to Turkey by an Iranian president since 1996. They are also reportedly seeking to improve bilateral ties that have been strained over the conflict in Syria.
Friday, June 6, 2014 - 08:29
Thousands of Haitians marched Thursday demanding President Martelly to step down and for new elections to be held. Some protesters demand Canada, France and the U.S. to "help Haitians get rid of the leaders in power".
Friday, June 6, 2014 - 06:30
Iraqi security forces have repelled a large-scale attack by militants on the central city of Samarra.
Thursday, June 5, 2014 - 08:08
A video of a French hostage kidnapped in Mali by al-Qaeda has been broadcast by a TV station in Dubai.
Thursday, June 5, 2014 - 06:24
Fourteen people, mostly soldiers, have been killed in an attack by suspected al-Qaeda militants in Southern Yemen following a series of recent drone strikes in April.
Monday, June 2, 2014 - 08:34
Members of the trade delegation told AP that they were in Cuba to assess the trade possibilities in a post-embargo scenario.
Monday, May 26, 2014 - 16:58
A huge security operation has been mounted by police and the military, amid fear of attacks by militants seeking to disrupt the polls.
Monday, May 26, 2014 - 16:47
Prominent Libyan journalist Meftah Buzeid, known for his fierce criticism of Islamist militias, has been shot dead in the city of Benghazi.
Friday, May 23, 2014 - 08:58
Egyptian security officials say a key leader of a militant group has been shot dead in the Sinai peninsula.
Friday, May 23, 2014 - 08:57
The attack "is a clear message from rebels to the regime that there is not one safe area in which to hold the election", the Observatory's director Rami Abdel Rahman told the AFP news agency.