Iran plans to expand oil exploration •
Suicide car bomb targets military compound in Syria •
16 Muslim pilgrims die in India bus crash •
Eurozone, Iran, Syria to dominate G8 meeting •
Russian-made helicopter crashes in Venezuela, kills 4 •
Indonesia stops search for Sukhoi crash victims •
Turkey warns companies against Greek Cypriot oil exploration tender •
Powerful bomb defused in Russia’s Ingushetia •
73-year-old Japanese woman climbs Mount Everest •
Moscow slams attempts to undermine UN envoy's plan for Syria
U.S. House passes $642 bn defense bill despite White House veto threat
Obama tells Hollande bilateral relationship “deeply valued” by Americans
Experts say Iran may seek “tactical gain” in IAEA nuke watchdog deal
Rights watchdogs: human rights situation in Azerbaijan deteriorating
Russian court convicts woman for terror attack attempt
Rockets into U.S. base kill 2 NATO troops, 3 Afghan civilians