The United States says it is withdrawing from the United Nations' cultural agency, accusing it of "anti-Israel bias."
Applications for nearly 3.5 million tickets have been received for the 2018 World Cup soccer championships in Russia during the initial sales period, which ran September 14 to October 12.
The Pakistani military says it has rescued a North American family of five who was being held hostage for nearly five years.
A high-level U.S. diplomatic delegation is visiting Pakistan for the first time since President Donald Trump announced a new strategy for Afghanistan in August.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has expressed "profound concern" over the detention of U.S. diplomatic staff in Turkey, the State Department said on October 11.
Moscow has repeated a threat to demand further cuts in the number of U.S. diplomatic personnel in Russia.
Two Indian Air Force commandos and two suspected militants have been killed during a gunbattle in Indian-administered Kashmir, the army says.
The Spanish government is holding an emergency cabinet meeting and Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is due to address parliament, a day after separatist leaders in Catalonia signed what they called a declaration of independence from Spain.
The Pentagon has dismissed as "absolutely false" Kremlin accusations that the United States is "pretending" to fight Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria and Iraq, in the latest sign of rising tensions between Moscow and Washington.
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has said that the region "earned the right to independence" from Spain, but added that any declaration of independence would be suspended to facilitate a dialogue with Madrid.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for regulation of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, saying they carry "serious risks."
The leader of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, is due to address the regional parliament on October 10 amid concerns in Madrid that parliament may vote for a unilateral declaration of independence.
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