The Obama administration has begun directly providing weapons to Kurdish forces, who have started to make gains against Islamic militants in northern Iraq, senior US officials said Monday.
Iraq's president named a new prime minister to replace Nuri al-Maliki on Monday, urging him to form a broad government that can stem communal bloodshed, but it was unclear whether Maliki would step aside.
Australia's self-image as a successful multicultural society is getting a second look after research released on Monday has again exposed a "bamboo ceiling", in which Asian-Australians are vastly underrepresented in key leadership positions in both the public and private sectors.
Fifty-one Taliban militants were killed during Afghan security forces' operations across the country within a day, the country's Interior Ministry said on Monday morning.
The Republic of Korea proposed on Monday to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea that the two sides hold senior-level talks next week to discuss having another round of reunions of war-separated families.
The Republic of Korea will offer $13.3 million in humanitarian aid to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea through international agencies, Seoul's Unification Ministry said on Monday.
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators resumed indirect talks mediated by Egypt on Monday on ending the month-old Gaza war, Egypt's state news agency said, as a new 72-hour truce appeared to be holding.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was convening his ruling party leadership Monday to find a new premier for Turkey following his victory in the country's historic first direct vote for president.
Rioting and looting erupted in Ferguson, Missouri, late on Sunday and spread to neighboring towns as protests over the killing of a black teenager by a police officer turned violent, police said.
The Ukrainian military said on Monday it was preparing for the "final stage" of taking back the city of Donetsk from separatists after making significant gains that have split rebel forces on the ground.
Rockets slammed into a high-security prison on Monday in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, igniting a riot that allowed more than 100 prisoners to flee, authorities in eastern Ukraine said.
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