POLITICS

Iran's birth rate has fallen to around 1.22% from a 1986 level of 3.22%.

Theresa May has launched two separate inquiries into widespread child sex abuse allegations.

Bridges blown up in Donetsk in apparent attempt to halt Ukrainian forces closing in on the rebel-held city

Russia is leading global arms seller and exported $15.7bn of arms in 2013.

Russian-made MI-171 aircraft crashes in village in Thach That district near Vietnamese capital.

Trio of ministers travel to United Arab Emirates in bid to boost foreign investment in Egypt.

Home secretary Theresa May is to announce a wide-ranging inquiry into child sex abuse claims.

Study shows children from same-sex parents have above average health and wellbeing.

Israeli Foreign Minister splits with Prime Minister over response to murder of three Israeli teenagers.

HSBC EM index jumps to 52.3 in June from 50.6 in May 2014.

Alex Salmond said the UK Prime Minister is playing a game of roulette with Scotland's future

Australia hands over 41 asylum seekers to Sri Lanka after they were intercepted in waters.

One of six young Jewish extremists arrested admits to brutal murder of Palestinian teen.

Russian consumer confidence rebounded slightly in June from a record low the previous month.

Women abducted from Borno State flee captors as militants go out to attack Damboa town.

Palestine militant outfit warns Israel 'will pay the price' for 'grave escalation' of situation in aftermath of teenagers' deaths.

Lord Tebbit suggested there may have been an 'unconscious' conspiracy designed to protect the system.

Israeli prime minister promises to act 'calmly and responsibly' to restore peace.

Petro Poroshenko describes recapture of Sloviansk is 'turning point' in conflict against pro-Russian rebels.

Iraq's Shiite administration dismisses Isis leader al-Baghdadi's public sermon video as fake and insists he fled to Syria.

Opec and IEA to release their first estimates for 2015 next week.

India could ease gold import curbs as Narendra Modi puts public and trade over economics.

Sunni insurgent leader, injured by Iraq's Shiite-led security forces in west of Anbar, said to be in critical condition.

Special aircraft with 46 nurses from Kurdistan capital Erbil earlier touched down in Mumbai for refuelling.

The dossier contains explosive information about alleged paedophile activity involving high profile politicians.

German TV broadcasters claim they have been given an NSA software program that monitors Tor users

Videos emerge of Israeli police brutality against Palestinian youth in neighbourhood where murdered teenager lived.

Redwood believes Britain is closer to exit from EU and public opinion could drive Cameron to lead "out" campaign

The Islamic State declared an Islamic caliphate straddling Iraq and Syria in early July.