Two bomb attacks at a crowded market in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, have killed at least 70 people, police and medical sources say.... More


A Russian ceasefire monitoring center in Syria says it has registered at least nine truce violations in Syria over the weekend. ... More


In Mexico, federal prosecutors and independent experts launched a new round of investigation on Sunday to study debris at the Cocula garbage dump, where authorities claim the remains of the 43 disappeared Ayotzinapa students were burned.... More


Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday said the fight against terrorism should be conducted through joint international efforts, and that double standards, selfish ambitions, and disputes need to be set aside.... More


Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said over the weekend that if the Workers Party (PT) deemed it necessary, he would be the party's presidential candidate for the next elections in 2018.... More


United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has condemned Saudi Arabia for defying calls to halt airstrikes on Yemen, following a recent air attack that killed dozens of civilians in a market.... More


The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia- People's Army FARC-EP will resume peace talks in Cuba on Wednesday, the government of President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Sunday.... More


Macedonia sent special police reinforcements by helicopter Monday to its border with Greece, after repelling hundreds of frustrated Iraqi and Syrian refugees with tear gas and stun grenades when they tried to force their way across the border.... More


Syrian government forces have managed to retake control of a strategic road in northern Syria in a new major advancement that paves the way for purging the northern city of Aleppo of the Takfiri Daesh terrorists.... More


Hundreds of Palestinians, including lawmakers, held a demonstration in the occupied West Bank over the weekend, calling for the boycott of Israeli products.... More


A landmark two-week ceasefire has gone into effect in Syria, urging the "cessation of hostilities" by the warring sides of the conflict. Minutes before the midnight on Friday local time, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution, drafted by Russia and the United States, to endorse the truce. The agreement demanded the ceasefire to begin at midnight Damascus time (22:00 GMT Friday). ... More


The Pentagon has announced it's planning to send dozens of U.S. special operations troops to the front lines of Nigeria's fight against the extremist group Boko Har... More


U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has slammed Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's rhetoric regarding immigration as "dangerous, damaging and incredibly ill-advised." ... More


New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has endorsed Donald Trump for the U.S. presidency, a major development that gives the Republican frontrunner a significant boost. Christie, who was a candidate for president himself, told American voters on Friday that no one is better prepared to lead the country than Trump. ... More


A new report by two Israeli human rights groups accuses the Israeli Shin Bet security agency of abusing dozens of Palestinian prisoners at the Shikma interrogation facility. ... More


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