Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on July 18 the nuclear deal with world powers did not signal any wider shift in Iran's relationship with Washington or its policies in the Middle East.

Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists have reached a preliminary agreement to extend a pull-back of weapons in east Ukraine...

Thai rice exports for the entire year of 2015 is expected to reach 9.5 million tonnes, while the drought disaster has helped in the release of in-stock rice to feed international market's high demand.

The Cuban flag was raised over Havana’s embassy in Washington on July 20 for the first time in 54 years as the United States and Cuba formally restored relations

President Barack Obama's administration sent a nuclear agreement with Tehran to Congress on July 19...

Greek banks are ready to open their branches across the country on July 20 after a three-week shutdown, officials said, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for swift aid talks so Athens could also lift withdrawal limits.

As many as 5,100 personnel were mobilised in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta for security on the eve of the Muslim holiday’s Lebaran (Eid)

The Mexican Attorney General's office said on July 17 it had arrested seven officials over suspected involvement in the jail break of drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

The Greek parliament passed sweeping austerity measures demanded by lenders to open talks on a new multibillion-euro bailout package to keep Greece in the euro.

Cuba is prepared to break with the contentious past and peacefully coexist with the United States, Cuban President Raul Castro said on July 15 as the two former adversaries are set to restore diplomatic ties.

Major powers and Iran finessed how UN inspectors will get access to Iranian military sites in July 14's nuclear agreement, with a formula that gives the United Nations strong inspection powers while allowing Tehran to save face.

Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserves shrank 2.8 billion USD to 108 billion USD at the end of June 2015 from a month earlier, said Executive Director of the Bank Indonesia (BI) Tirta Segara.

UN inspectors would have access to all suspect Iranian sites, including military ones, under a draft nuclear deal that six major powers and Iran are working to finalize on July 13, a diplomatic source said.

Greece's leftwing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces a showdown with rebels in his own party on July 14 ...

Police who seized Asia's largest known shipment of liquid cocaine at a Bangladeshi port late last month say it was headed for India, the latest sign that drug cartels are increasingly plying their trade in South Asia.