Death toll of the earthquake that hit eastern Turkey on Monday reached 57, according to reports by the Turkish officials. A strong earthquake, with a magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey on Monday, leaving 57 people dead and knocking down houses in at least three small villages.

Dubai's police chief plans to seek the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the head of Israel's spy agency over the killing of a Hamas leader in the emirate, Al Jazeera television reported.

Baquoba bathed in blood after a third explosion struck a hospital swarming with casualties from two car bombs in the central Iraqi city earlier in the day.

A massive earthquake that struck Chile killed around 350 people in the coastal town of Constitucion, which was also hit by a tsunami.

Two suicide bombers attacked in the heart of Kabul today, triggering a series of explosions and gun battles that killed at least seven people near a hotel and guest houses used by foreigners, police and eyewitnesses said.

Israel's prime minister has announced a controversial plan to add two major religious sites in the West Bank to the country's national heritage list.

The 17-month diplomatic standoff between Libya and Switzerland may have taken a new twist, with Tripoli's wrath extending to most European countries except Britain.

Dubai would seek the arrest of Israel’s prime minister if it found evidence intelligence service Mossad was behind the killing of a senior Hamas official, its police chief was quoted as saying in a newspaper report.

Iran's president  has said it is ready to send its enriched uranium abroad for further enrichment under a deal to ease concerns about its nuclear programme. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told state TV that Iran would have "no problem" if most of its stock was held for several months before being returned as fuel rods.

The Afghan government on Thursday invited the Taliban to a peace council as its Western allies worked out plans to try to end the war in Afghanistan.