Clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters resumed on Monday, leaving several people injured.
In Baghdad's Tayaran Square, police used tear gas and stun grenades, while protesters hurled petrol bombs and stones at them.
In southern Iraq, hundreds took to the street to mark their protests, blocking main roads and burning tyres.
Mass protests have gripped Iraq since October 1, with protesters demanding an overhaul of the corrupt political system.
Powerful 6.3 quake kills at least 20 in Afghanistan, hundreds injured
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, killing at least 20 people, injuring hundreds and damaging the city's historic Blue Mosque, authorities said, with the death toll likely to rise.
Turkey set to call for action on Gaza as soon as possible, source says
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is expected to call at a meeting in Istanbul on Monday for arrangements to be made as soon as possible to ensure the security and administration of Gaza by Palestinians, a foreign ministry source said on Sunday.
Hamas hands over three more hostage bodies
Hamas has handed over bodies of three hostages on Sunday, even as the group traded blame with Israel for violations of the truce that has mostly halted two years of war.
India federal agency freezes Anil Ambani Group's $351 million properties
India’s financial crime agency has provisionally frozen 30.84 billion rupees ($350.87 million) in assets linked to Reliance Anil Ambani Group as part of a money-laundering investigation, a government source said on Monday.
Israeli strike kills one in Gaza as sides trade blame for truce violations
An Israeli airstrike killed a Palestinian man in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, health authorities said, as Israel and Hamas traded blame for daily violations of a fragile truce that has largely halted two years of war.
