Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has declared a foreign government responsible for an Oct. 11 attack on the country's Sabiti oil tanker, noting that Tehran would retaliate against the assailants, Reuters reported Oct. 14. Rouhani, however, did not accuse a specific country of committing the attack.
The Bangladeshi Islamist group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen is expanding its presence into several Indian states, according to the head of India's National Investigation Agency, India Today reported Oct. 14.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to defuse tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Al-Jazeera reported Oct. 14.
Indian authorities have tightened security restrictions in the northern town of Ayodhya ahead of a Supreme Court ruling over a contested religious site claimed by both Hindus and Muslims, Al Jazeera reported Oct. 14.
Guinean security forces have arrested several prominent civil society leaders ahead of expected protests against a third term for President Alpha Conde, Bloomberg reported Oct. 13.
Ethiopia will reduce the projected capacity of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) by roughly 1,300 megawatts, the Addis Fortune reported Oct. 12.
Thousands of protesters are currently blocking roads in Barcelona and other large Catalonian cities after the Spanish Supreme Court sentenced nine local pro-independence politicians and activists to prison, Reuters reported Oct. 14.
Chinese exports fell by 3.2 percent in September year on year, marking their largest drop since February, the South China Morning Post reported Oct. 14.
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of almost the entire contingent of U.S. ground forces -- upward of 1,000 troops -- from northern Syria, AFP reported Oct. 13, citing the U.S. Defense Department.
Iran has claimed an incident occurred with one of its oil tankers in the Red Sea, Reuters reported Oct. 11. Officials first hinted that a missile from Saudi Arabia could have hit the vessel, although Tehran since withdrew its initial claims and reports of a fire onboard.
