Russia's Foreign Ministry said that U.S. law enforcement officials intend to search its San Francisco Consulate and some diplomatic residences, as it complained the U.S. demands were posing a "direct threat" to its citizens.
Ukraine says it will introduce new border-crossing rules from next year, affecting citizens of “countries that pose risks for Ukraine.”
The United States says it is “deeply concerned” by reports that imprisoned Iranian spiritual leader Mohammad Ali Taheri has been sentenced to death, and it called on the authorities to reverse the decision.
Pakistan Army troops are being sent to the southern city of Karachi to help in rescue efforts after massive floods that left at least 27 people dead, many of them electrocuted from falling power lines.
A Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) general accused by former Economic Development Minister Aleksei Ulyukayev of helping set him up for a bribery charge has been called to testify for the prosecution at Ulyukayev's trial.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the standoff over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs is "on the verge of a large-scale conflict."
Muslims around the world are celebrating the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday on September 1 as some 2 million Muslim pilgrims carry out the final rites of the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia.
A court in Georgia has fined a prominent advocate for drug-law reform 2,000 laris ($830) for possession of 69 grams of cannabis, replacing a 14-year prison sentence that was imposed before punishments were softened.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry says China and Tajikistan agreed to exchange security intelligence as part of an upgrade to diplomatic relations during a state visit by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon to Beijing.
The trial of Crimean journalist Mykola Semena will resume later this month after the first hearing in weeks produced little progress toward a resolution of the politically charged case.
The southern Russian town of Beslan has begun three days of mourning to mark the 13th anniversary of a school hostage-taking attack that ended with 334 people dead after a botched rescue, including 186 children.
Russia on September 1 warned that it could offer a tough response to a U.S. order to close its consulate in San Francisco and locations in Washington and New York.
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