Iraq’s former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi believes that the Iraqi parliament is incapable of playing its regulatory and legislative roles. In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Allawi said recent graft accusations against the parliament speaker and withdrawal of confidence from the...

Turkey's European Union Affairs Minister Omer Celik said on Saturday his meeting with the bloc's 28 foreign ministers had resulted in a "very strong consensus" that they should work more closely after ties soured over a failed coup in Ankara. Celik, speaking via translation, expressed...

SIRTE, Libya: Forces loyal to Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) said Saturday they have launched a new attack on diehards of ISIS in the coastal city of Sirte. "We are attacking the last ISIS positions in district three," a GNA fighter told AFP. The GNA forces media center...

Thailand’s revered 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej -- the world’s longest reigning monarch -- is being treated for “a severe infection” and doctors have removed water from his lungs, according to the Royal Household. The Bangkok Post reported Saturday that a statement from the...