Iraq's Shiite militias say they will participate in the next major battle against Daesh (ISIS) after the Iraqi forces' victory in Mosul last month. The Shite militias did not fight in the urban part of Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, but were key in clearing far-flung villages of Daesh...

 Cholera is believed to have affected more than 500,000 people in Yemen and killed nearly 2,000 since late April, the World Health Organization said Monday. A full 503,484 suspected cases and 1,975 deaths are attributable to the outbreak that erupted last than four months ago in the...

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced a new hardline head of one of the country's top oversight bodies on Monday, while former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad kept his seat despite a string of controversies. The appointment of former judiciary chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi...

Pakistan has kicked off a day of celebrations marking the country's 70 years of statehood and independence. The festivities began on Monday with gun salutes in the capital of Islamabad and in each of the four provincial capitals. In Islamabad, President Mamnoon Hussain hoisted the...