KUWAIT - His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah congratulates Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow on re-election.
DOHA - Gianni Infantino says FIFA is keen on early unbanning of Kuwait football activities.
BAGHDAD - A car bombing in south Baghdad kills at least 45 people.
ISLAMABAD - The death toll tops 72 in a suicide blast at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, south Pakistan.
BERLIN - Foreign ministers of the G-20 start a two-day meeting in Bonn with the focus being on efforts to prevent future global crises.
WASHINGTON - US vice president and Israeli prime minister agree to cooperate to fight "one-sided actions against Israel" at the UN and other organizations.
NEW YORK - UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process says the two-state solution remains to be the only way for peace in the region. (end) gb