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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Tuesday that NATO forces will no longer plan, execute or lead combat operations in Afghanistan.
At least three civilians were killed and many others wounded Tuesday morning when a suicide bombing hit west of Afghan capital Kabul.
Putin and Obama on Monday held face-to-face talks on Syria on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Britain.
Iran's president-elect Hassan Rouhani said Monday that his country will try to be more " transparent" in its nuclear issue to "build confidence."
Expectations home and abroad for Hassan Rouhani to bring changes to Iran in both its domestic policies and foreign relations are set to put the future president's administration to a tough test.
Cameron said on Sunday that there was a "very big difference" in the Russian and British view of who was to blame in the Syrian crisis.
Up to 23 people were killed and 133 wounded in a series of car bomb attacks and shootings in Iraq on Sunday.
A loud explosion occurred Sunday evening at al-Mazzeh neighborhood, west of the Syrian capital Damascus, witnesses and local media said.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday warned of stern punishment for people responsible for the ongoing unrest in his country.
A Syrian official source slammed the decision of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to cut off diplomatic relations with Damascus as "irresponsible."
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday extended his "warm congratulations" to Hassan Rouhani, the confirmed winner of the Iranian presidential elections.
Iran's moderate candidate Hassan Rouhani has won the presidential election by garnering 50.71 percent of the votes, the interior minister announced Saturday.
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