President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday announced early presidential and parliamentary elections on June 24. Speaking at a news conference at the presidential complex following a meeting with opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) head Devlet Bahceli, Erdogan said:...

Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami on Wednesday arrived in Iraqi capital Baghdad for a visit not publicized in advance. An Iraqi army major-general told Anadolu Agency that Hatami planned to stay in Iraq for two days. “An official reception attended by Iraqi Defense Minister...

Iraqi courts have sentenced to death a total of more than 300 people, including dozens of foreigners, for belonging to Daesh (ISIS), judicial sources said Wednesday. The suspects are being tried by two courts, one near the former extremist stronghold of Mosul in northern Iraq and...

UN human rights experts on Tuesday slammed Israeli security forces for killing Palestinians near the Gaza fence by using firearms, including live ammunition. In a statement, the experts said: "UN human rights experts have condemned the continued use of firearms, including live...