Twin explosions in Iraq’s Kirkuk have left nearly 30 people dead amid escalating row between the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the central government.

A protest in support of Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi in the capital Cairo has turned violent, leaving two protesters dead.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has dismissed Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari as tension continues between Baghdad and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

A US lawmaker in the House of Representatives has warned that militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant can build “a dirty bomb” with nuclear materials thought to be in their hands.

A US assassination drone attack kills at least two people in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Kunar.

Anti-Israeli protests have been held in several cities across the globe, as Israel continues a new wave of aggression against Palestinians of the besieged Gaza Strip.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the regime will not stop its ongoing offensive against Palestinians of the besieged Gaza Strip.