A suspected suicide bomber was killed after detonating an explosive device near the US consulate in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah on July 4, the BBC reported, citing Saudi media.

Nearly 120 people were killed and 200 wounded in two bombings overnight in Baghdad, most of them in a busy shopping area as residents celebrated Ramadan, police and medical sources said on July 3.

A Thai government delegation had a meeting with senior officials of the United Nations in New York on July 2, during which the Thai officials vowed to organise a referendum on the new draft constitution on August 8. 

Holidaymakers are invited to visit Thale Ban National Park in Thailand’s Satun province to enjoy the picturesque freshwater lake and other natural beauties, which have remained protected from modern development. 

Islamist militants shouting "Allahu Akbar" attacked an upscale cafe in the Bangladeshi capital, killing 20 foreigners inside, before police stormed the building on July 2 and rescued 13 hostages, officials said.

France is working on ways to make Paris a more attractive financial center to rival the City of London after Britain's vote to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on July 2.

The new leader of the Taliban called for an end to foreign forces' "occupation" of Afghanistan as a preliminary step to a settlement based on Islamic law that he said would bring unity to a country riven by decades of war.

Cambodia's Justice Minister Ang Vong Vathana has requested the National Assembly to strip two lawmakers of their immunity following a case involving deputy leader Kem Sokha.

Japan is deeply concerned about territorial sea disputes between China and other countries, Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Korro Bessho said on July 1. 

Israel should stop building settlements, denying Palestinian development and designating land for exclusive Israeli use that Palestinians seek for a future state, the Middle East peace "Quartet" recommended on July 1 in a an eagerly awaited report.