Embattled Iraqi parliament speaker Salim al-Juburi Tuesday announced the suspension of parliament sessions "until further notice" after a week of turmoil during which lawmakers brawled and sought to sack him, reports AFP. The political crisis comes as Iraq battles the Islamic State jihadist…

At least 12 civilians including two children were killed and dozens more wounded on Tuesday in air strikes that hit food markets in two northwestern Syrian towns, a monitor said, reports AFP. "At least seven civilians including a child were killed in raids on a fish market in Kafranbel and five…

Greek island officials on Tuesday began letting migrants leave detention centres where they have been held, as Human Rights Watch heaped criticism on a wave of EU-sanctioned deportations to ease the crisis, reports AFP. As the European Union pushed ahead with a controversial deal with Turkey to send…