US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her visiting Lao couterpart Thongloun Sisoulith have agreed to boost cooperative ties between the two countries in the coming time.

At least four people were killed and 16 wounded in a string of attacks since July 13 night in the Iraqi capital, the Interior Ministry said on July 14.

France has staged its annual Bastille Day parade at the presence of some African leaders.

Tropical Storm Conson weakened further on July 14 as it rolled westward over the Philippines, stranding more than 1,300 people across the archipelago.

Rainstorms and consequent floods have left 107 people dead and 59 missing in ten provinces and municipalities - mostly along the Yangtze River as of July 13, according to the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Oil prices increased by nearly 3 percent on July 13 to a two-week high of above US$77 per barrel as better-than-expected corporate earnings boosted confidence about the economy and lifted markets.

The first phase of a large-scale military exercise entitled “Angkor Sentinel 2010” kicked off in Phnom Penh on July 12 with the participation of more than 1,000 soldiers from 26 countries.

The U.S.-led United Nations command says its planned meeting with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea's (DPRK) military officers to discuss the sinking of a republic of Korean (RoK) warship in March has been postponed at Pyongyang's request.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says Iran is "moving closer" to having the potential to create nuclear weapons, Mr Medvedev told a meeting of ambassadors in Moscow.

Al-Qaida's affiliate in Somalia, al-Shabab, has taken responsibility for two separate bombings On July 11 in the Ugandan capital, Kampala which has caused death to more than 70.