Iran announced on August 7 that it hanged a nuclear scientist for handing over secret information to the United States, concluding a week in which the country came under criticism for its recent execution of up to 20 people.
Hundreds of thousands of Turks jammed a waterfront square in Istanbul, in what appeared to be the largest pro-government demonstration since last month's failed coup.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) says President Barack Obama’s administration has released a redacted version of Obama's once-secret policy on drone strikes in foreign countries.
The 2016 Summer Olympics have opened amid fanfare and partying in the host city Rio de Janeiro, featuring a diminished Russian team, Iran's first-ever woman flag-bearer, and a team from Kosovo who are in their first games.
Iran has reacted angrily to criticism of the country's recent executions of up to 20 people.
Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan have joined China in a military alliance aimed at countering Islamist militancy, officials said.
Iran has executed up to 20 Kurdish Islamists suspected of attacks on security forces, drawing condemnation from rights groups who say the convictions may have been based on forced confessions.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has opened a meeting in Washington with the foreign ministers from five ex-Soviet republics in Central Asia by calling for more cooperation to fight terrorism and to encourage economic growth.
Police in the South Kazakhstan region have detained more than 30 local residents to prevent possible ethnic clashes amid ongoing tension between local Tajiks and Kazakhs over an unconfirmed rape case.
Tajikistan announced it would impose fines of up to $100 on journalists who use complicated words that regular readers don't understand, news agencies reported on August 1.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has summoned Germany's charge d'affaires in Ankara to protest a decision that prevented President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from addressing a rally in Cologne via a video link.
Turkey says it has arrested 11 fugitive soldiers accused of trying to seize President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a failed coup earlier this month.
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