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Progress Cited, but No Accord in Iran Nuclear Talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is heading back to Washington three days of talks with Iran in Vienna, as Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called for extended negotiations if a deal with world powers is not achieved by the July 20 deadline.

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Afghanistan: UN strongly condemns deadly attacks against civilians in Kabul, Paktika

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Special Representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Ján Kubiš.

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US Signs Agreement for $11B Arms Sale to Qatar

The United States signed an agreement with Qatar on Monday to sell the Gulf Arab ally Apache attack helicopters and Patriot and Javelin air-defense systems valued at $11 billion.

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North Korea Fires Artillery Shells Near Sea Border

South Korea's military says North Korea has fired artillery shells into an area near its maritime border.

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No Breakthrough in Key Iran Nuclear Talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and three European foreign ministers failed to achieve a breakthrough in nuclear talks with Iran’s foreign minister Sunday in Vienna. Working-level talks will continue, but the two sides remain far apart on central issues.

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UN chief demands end to Israeli-Palestinian fighting

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Two children stand in front of a house that police said was destroyed in an Israeli air strike in Maghazi refugee camp in Center Gaza Strip.

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U. S. Congress to Focus on it's Border Crisis

Clues could emerge this week whether America’s politically divided Congress will approve funds requested by President Barack Obama to address a surge of immigrants illegally crossing the southwestern U.S. border.

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“The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”: statement by PACE post-electoral delegation

A delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) ad hoc Committee for the observation of the presidential election and of the early parliamentary elections in “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” was in Skopje on 10 July 2014.

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EYE2014: Fresh perspectives for a better Europe

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Last May the European Parliament welcomed thousands of young people from across the continent

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Putin Begins Latin America Tour in Cuba

Russia's president has begun a six-day tour of Latin American countries.