Iraqi forces advance on town where Islamic State accused of executions

Mosul under Islamic State: hardship, terror and swift 'justice'

IS leader confident in victory, in first message about Mosul battle

Turkish leaning minaret rivals Tower of Pisa

Legal iPhone 7 shipment en route to Iran

Russia’s world-famous ‘sunshine clown’ Oleg Popov dies at 86

Syrian president Bashar Assad intends to remain in power until 2021

Chicago school cancels Haunted House that depicted pulse nightclub massacre

Clinton camp: FBI must say what it knows about Trump's Russia ties

Venezuela opposition scraps Maduro trial but presses demands

OPEC quest gets tougher as Libya and Nigeria ramp up oil supply

ISIL leader still hiding in northern Iraq city of Mosul

Iran Parliament qualifies all proposed ministers

Russia’s deputy PM due in Azerbaijan

Doubts over OPEC deal: Goldman Sachs sees oil in low $40s

Turkmenistan builds railway to Afghanistan

Iran authorizes $2B of foreign investment for industry, mining

U.S. stopped Philippines rifle sale that senator opposed

Egypt supports Saudi nominee as new OIC chief

Pentagon official: Russian military intervention incites civil war in Syria

Tehran rejects claims of Iran’s support to Taliban and arms supplies to Yemen

UK seeking tariff-free EU deal for carmakers, Nissan told

Co-mayors of Turkey's Diyarbakır arrested

EU and Canada sign Ceta free trade deal

New MacBooks mark Apple's return to high-end laptops in age of the tablet

Turkey shuts 15 media outlets and arrests opposition editor in new crackdown

Suicide blasts kill nine, injure 24 in Nigeria

Putin says U.S. 'hysteria' over Russia is election ploy

Putin says U.S. 'hysteria' over Russia is election ploy

NATO seeks to manage Russia's new military deployments

Venezuela crisis enters dangerous phase as Maduro foes go militant