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Key talks to resolve the nuclear dispute between Iran and the world six major powers in addition to the European Union have started in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Wednesday.
World powers will test Iran's readiness under pressure of sanctions to scale back its nuclear programme at talks on Wednesday.
A group of UN observers has reportedly come under fire Tuesday in the focal point city of Homs in central Syria.
The White House said on Tuesday that the potential deal between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog on nuclear inspection is a "step forward".
The US senate on Monday approved a new sanction bill against Iran's energy sector, in an effort to pressure Tehran on its disputed nuclear program.
The Yemeni defense ministry said Monday that at least 90 soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing during a military rehearsal parade in Yemen's capital.
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Fereidoon Abbasi and Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano on Monday discussed ambiguities in Iran's nuclear program.
Yemen's Defense Ministry says the casualty toll in a suicide bombing at a military parade rehearsal in the capital Sanaa has risen to 96 deaths and at least 200 wounded.
Two people were killed and at least 18 others injured in overnight clashes between members of two parties in the Lebanese capital of Beirut.
China said Monday that talks scheduled for later this week in Baghdad can help resolve the Iranian nuclear dispute as well as promote peace and stability in the region.
Delegations from rival Palestinian factions signed a deal in Cairo Sunday, allowing President Mahmoud Abbas to go on and form an interim government.
A senior Iranian lawmaker said Sunday that the imminent visit of IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano to Iran can yield positive results.
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