Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday it was working with law enforcement officials in Abu Dhabi to help an Australian women who has been jailed for posting "bad words" on social media.
The nuclear agreement between Iran and the world powers is a new chapter in relations between Iran and the international community, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a live TV broadcast on Tuesday, following the announcement of a deal.
"The Iran nuclear deal will safeguard the global nuclear nonproliferation system and proves the world can solve pressing issues though negotiation."
Chancellor Angela Merkel may appear to be the victor in the Greek bailout standoff, but many Germans looked on in dismay at the heavy cost to the country's image.
Greece on Tuesday paid off a series of "samurai bonds" to Japanese investors in a symbolic gesture to win back investor confidence, despite missing its second IMF payment in two weeks.
The Mexican government offered a $3.8 million reward for the capture of fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on Monday and sacked top prison officials amid suspicions that guards helped him escape.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has decided to grant amnesty to convicts to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's liberation and the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, the official KCNA news agency reported on Tuesday.
For years, Christian pilgrims have waded into the Jordan River from both its eastern and western banks to connect with a core event of their faith - the baptism of Jesus.
Japanese people like cute things and Pepper, the new companion robot from Tokyo-based technology company Softbank Corp, takes cuteness to a new level.
The Rappahannock Regional Jail in Virginia needs a face-lift. The "decor was quite dated and it was in desperate need of a refreshing paint job", said Shane S following his recent incarceration.
They arrive full of hope and ambition to idyllic Greek islands, having fled war and other perils. However, once in Athens the migrants from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq discover a country in crisis with little to offer them.
Oklahoma's Olivia Jordan was crowned Miss USA on Sunday, capping weeks of controversy in the run-up to the annual beauty pageant after its co-owner Donald Trump made incendiary remarks about Mexican immigrants while announcing his run for president.
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