An Afghan hospital official says at least 20 people have been killed by an explosion and gun attack on a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in the western city of Herat.
Three members of a gang accused of highway killings in the Russian capital were killed in a Moscow court after a shootout.
Pakistani lawmakers have elected a new prime minister to replace Nawaz Sharif, who was ousted last week over corruption allegations.
Almost 500 people accused of involvement in last year’s failed coup in Turkey have gone on trial.
U.S. Senator John McCain (Republican-Arizona) says he will propose a plan for a U.S. strategy in Afghanistan as an amendment to a defense authorization bill later this year.
Russia and China hit back at the United States on July 31 after U.S. leaders blamed them for not doing enough to rein in North Korea's nuclear ambitions.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Georgia on July 31 for the second leg of his three-day trip aimed at reassuring allies in Eastern Europe in the face of what the United States calls Russia's efforts to destabilize the region.
The Islamic State (IS) extremist group claimed responsibility for a July 31 attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul that killed two local employees.
Afghan security forces continue to exchange fire with militants who have launched an attack on the Iraqi Embassy in Kabul.
The White House says President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have called North Korea’s banned missile program a “grave and growing” threat.
Some 2,800 troops from host Georgia, the United States, and six other countries have begun a major military exercise in the South Caucasus nation.
The U.S. State Department called Russian President Vladimir Putin's demand that U.S. diplomatic staff in Russia be slashed by 755 personnel "regrettable and uncalled for act" and said Washington was considering a possible response.
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