TEHRAN -- Iran underlines its opposition to recent measures in northern Syria aimed at carving out a safe zone, Tehran says were ordered by the US.
WASHINGTON -- The US plans to reduce its 13,000-strong military force deployed in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump says, after US officials hold "very good" talks with their Afghan counterparts and the Taliban.
ALGIERS -- An Algerian court orders the deportation of a Human Rights Watch official for trying to infiltrate the months-long protest movement.
ANKARA -- A roadside bomb, allegedly planted by Kurdistan People's Party rebels, kills a man in the southeastern Turkish province of Hakkari.
ISLAMABAD -- At least six people are killed and 13 others are wounded as a roadside bomb goes off near a bus in Pakistan's northern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
KUWAIT -- Kuwaiti women are keen to volunteer in humanitarian initiatives that effectively contribute to social welfare, Kuwait Red Crescent says. (end) sd