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Gulf Arab states are preparing to launch a series of measures against Hezbollah’s interests in the region. The move is in retaliation for the Lebanese Shi’ite militant group’s growing military involvement in Syria.

U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin disagree on how they want the bloodshed in Syria to be resolved, but both say they want it resolved through negotiations. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland.

Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Leila Zerrougui (left) addresses the Security Council. On her left is Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations.

U.S. President Barack Obama departed late for Northern Ireland, to attend a G8 summit likely to be dominated by the U.S. decision to arm Syrian rebels.

The aftermath of a bombing attack in Iraq (file photo).

North Korea's authoritative National Defense Commission says there should be unconditional high level talks with the United States.

Migrant workers from sub-Saharan Africa sit by the sea in Benghazi, eastern Libya

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told hundreds of thousands of supporters it was his "duty" to evict activists from an Istanbul park.

Hundreds of people rallied in Hong Kong in support of former U.S. government contractor Edward Snowden, who fled to the semi-autonomous Chinese city last month after confessing to leaking documents on two top secret U.S. surveillance programs. To many, the case raises questions about Snowden’s choice of Hong Kong as a haven as he fights an expected legal battle against extradition, and the broader implications regarding the secrets he has revealed.