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UK extends Iraqi air campaign against ISIL until March 2017
Britain will extend its air campaign in Iraq against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants by a year, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said on August 4, saying it would use ageing Tornado fighter jets to conduct strikes until at least early 2017.
PKK Bombs Railway in Turkey's Kars, Police Kills Three Kurdish Rebels in Agri
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels have bombed a railway line in Turkey's eastern province of Kars and then fired at repair workers, killing one, the BBC reported.
The attack, which took place on Thursday, is the latest in the surge in violence after a fragile two-year ceasefire between PKK and the Turkish government broke last week.
Germany to Curb Mass Migration from Albania
The two countries have stepped up joint efforts this week to stop Albanian migrants heading for Germany after more than 20,000 arrived over the past few months.
On Wednesday, about 70 asylum-seekers from Albania landed at Tirana International Airport after being deported from Germany.
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NATO holds emergency talks on Turkey's Syria campaign
NATO was holding an emergency meeting at Turkey's request on July 28 to discuss Ankara's military campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Syria.
Greece Starts Talks on New Bailout Package with Creditors
Discussions on a third bailout package have started in Athens between Greek authorities and representatives of Greece's international creditors, the European Commission announced on Monday.
A Greek government spokeswoman, however, said that high-level talks would not begin until later this week, according to the BBC.
Turkey has not asked for NATO military help: chief
Turkey has not asked for substantial military help from NATO in its campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Kurdish militants, the alliance's chief said on July 27, a day before it meets to discuss the fighting.
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Britain may vote on EU membership in 2016: report
British Prime Minister David Cameron intends to hold a referendum on the country's membership of the European Union around June of 2016, the Independent on July 26 reported.
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Talks on Third Greek Bailout Delayed
Negotiations between the Greek government and the country's EU creditors on a third bailout have been delayed, the BBC reported on Friday.
The talks on a new EUR 86 B between Greece and top officials from the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the European Stability Mechanism were expected to start in Athens on Friday.
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Obama says US working with Turkey to stop foreign fighters
U.S. President Barack Obama has said that his country has been working with Turkey and Jordan to stop the flow of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants into Syria.
'Oldest' Koran fragments found in Birmingham University
What may be the world?s oldest Quran fragments have been found by the University of Birmingham, the BBC has reported.
Radiocarbon dating found the manuscript to be at least 1,370 years old, making it among the earliest currently in existence.
The pages of the Muslim holy text had remained unrecognized in the university?s library for almost a century.