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I.S. kills 35 pro-regime forces in attack on Syria’s Deir Ezzor
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Taiwan elects 1st female president, rejects the China friendly party
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Iraqi army, allies not ready to recapture Mosul from I.S. in 2016, says Kurdish official
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Indonesia identifies militants, arrests others over attack
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Iran frees American prisoners but U.S.-Iranian hostility remains deeply entrenched
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Venezuela inflation surges to 141% amid `economic war’
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The secret military pact that gives Russia carte blanche in Syria
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Al-Jubeir: Iran’s threats do not scare us, has a track record of targeting embassies
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Iran sanctions are likely to be lifted Saturday, report
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Oil plunges below $29 on prospects of more Iranian crude