3-day mourning starts as death toll rises

Iraq began on Monday a three-day national mourning for victims of Sunday's car bombing attacks in the capital city of Baghdad, as the death toll rose to 166.

Citizens asked to avoid national dress abroad

The United Arab Emirates has urged men to avoid wearing the white robes, headscarf and headband of the national dress when traveling abroad, after a businessman visiting the United States was wrestled to the ground and held as an Islamic State suspect.

Suicide bomber strikes near US consulate in Jeddah

A suicide bomber was killed and two people were wounded in a blast near the consulate of the United States in Saudi Arabia's second city of Jeddah early on Monday, state TV said, the first bombing in years to attempt to target foreigners in the kingdom.

UK Independence Party chief Farage quits as political turmoil continues

The head of the UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage, resigned on Monday as party leader, the latest political leader to tumble amid the turmoil following the country's vote to leave the European Union.

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91 killed in 2 Baghdad bombings

At least 91 people were killed on Sunday in two bombings in the Iraqi capital, including a large-scale attack claimed by the Islamic State group that killed 86 people - among them 15 children - in a central shopping district, officials said.

PM seeks new allies in historic trip to Sub-Saharan Africa

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Africa this week, where Israel has found much-needed partners in the battle against Islamic militants and allies in countering the rising Palestinian influence at the United Nations.

Artists expose naked truths, challenge taboos in Pakistan

Mohammad Ali sits before a painting of a semi-naked man and declares his work has never been censored in conservative Muslim Pakistan, where an artistic vanguard are challenging taboos in the chaotic city of Karachi.

Election cliffhanger leaves nation in limbo

Australia's political parties began horse-trading on Sunday to break an anticipated parliamentary deadlock after a dramatic election failed to produce a clear winner, raising the prospect of prolonged political and economic instability.

Aboriginal woman makes Australian political history

A former teacher has made political history by becoming the first indigenous woman elected to Australia's parliamentary lower house, winning a seat for the center-left Labor party after national polls.

A divided nation mulls complete abortion ban

A 35-year-old woman rests on her hospital bed in Germany after an abortion. Her staunchly Catholic country, Poland, has one of Europe's most restrictive termination laws, so she and her partner drove just over the border.

Muslim women campaign to end instant divorce

Just hours after Shagufta Sayyd was married, her new husband told her he was having a relationship with another woman.