Woman swims to raise fund for MS research

Canadian Taryn Lencoe, 28, swam for 12 hours in the sea on Saturday to raise fund for the fight against the debilitating disease of multiple sclerosis.

Interfaith couples in Pakistan brave threats for forbidden love

Thirteen years ago, among the whirring looms of a garment factory in an eastern Pakistani city, a Muslim woman fell in love with a Christian co-worker.

Islamic State fighters shoot scores of Yazidis

Witnesses say extremists also executed 700 members of tribe in eastern Syria

Kurds, backed by US, fight to retake Iraq's largest dam

Kurdish forces backed by US warplanes battled on Saturday to retake Iraq's largest dam from jihadist fighters, a day after militants carried out a "massacre" of dozens of villagers.

Cairo talks set to resume, but long-term deal seems far off

With a five-day cease-fire due to expire late on Monday, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators were to reconvene in the Egyptian capital to seek an end to five weeks of hostilities that have killed more than 2,000 people.

Karzai: New Afghan president by end of August

As the recounting of votes cast in the June 14 Afghan presidential runoff continues, President Hamid Karzai said that this militancy-plagued country should have a new president and new government by the end of August.

DPRK says ROK will pay huge price for war games

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea warned Seoul on Sunday that it will launch pre-emptive attacks at any time in response to a joint military exercise between the Republic of Korea and the United States.

Kiev forces push into rebel city before talks

Advance a breakthrough for govt forces after four months of fighting

Insurgents shoot down fighter jet

A Ukrainian fighter jet was shot down by insurgents in the country's restive east on Sunday, a military spokesman said.

Germany eavesdrops on Kerry, Clinton, report says

Germany's foreign intelligence agency eavesdropped on calls made by US Secretary of State John Kerry and his predecessor, Hillary Rodham Clinton, German magazine Der Spiegel reported on Saturday.

Cameron: UK must use 'military prowess' to help stop Islamic State

Britain should use its military prowess to tackle Islamic State militants in Iraq, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday, adding that they had to be stopped from creating "a terrorist state on the shores of the Mediterranean".

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