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The New York Times is vowing to not alter its coverage of China, after President Xi Jinping appeared to confirm Beijing is punishing foreign news outlets for publishing critical stories.

Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura.

A draft law that would oblige airlines to hand EU countries the data of passengers entering or leaving the EU, in order to help fight serious crime and terrorism, will be discussed with the Commission and Council in the Civil Liberties Committee on Tuesday. Debate on the EU Passenger Name Record (PNR) proposal, tabled in 2011, has gained momentum due to worries that Europeans returning home after fighting for the so-called “Islamic State” could pose a threat to the EU's internal security.

Senior U.S. State Department officials said talks with Iran over its controversial nuclear program have been “tough, direct and serious.” But they declined to say if progress was made during trilateral negotiations that also included the European Union.

“UNICEF condemns the cruel attack on the Government Science Technical School Potiskum in Yobe State, Nigeria, which killed dozens of children and injured many more.

Destruction in the ancient city of Aleppo, Syria.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have met for formal talks for the first time since the two leaders took office in 2013 and 2012, respectively.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton have begun a second day of talks in Oman as a deadline for a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran approaches.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expanded his Cabinet to give more focus on improving the country's economy.

Twenty-one new ministers took the oath of office at a brief ceremony Sunday at the presidential palace in New Delhi.

Iraqi military forces reached the center of the northern city of Baiji on Sunday to try to break an Islamic State siege of the country's biggest refinery nearby, triggering fierce clashes with the militants, according to an army colonel and a witness.