Reuters

Speculation grew on Saturday that Biden may soon challenge Clinton for the Democratic nomination as the vice president met with Senator Elizabeth Warren, a power broker among liberal Democrats.

Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, asked if Tehran would now countenance a restoration of the US diplomatic mission, said the United States' "illogical attitude" towards Iran meant the time was not ripe for a similar move with Washington.

Afghanistan and Pakistan accuse each other of doing too little to prevent Taliban fighters and other Islamist militants from operating on their territory.

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton stretched his lead over Nico Rosberg to 28 points with eight races left.

The meeting between leaders broke up before dawn on Sunday and restarted in the afternoon with the rivals on high military alert.

Residents complain the areas are not safe for children to play and that abandoned housing invites the illegal drug trade and other criminal activity, hampering further recovery.

Poroshenko used a flag-raising ceremony in Kiev on the eve of Independence Day to make a clear pitch to his coalition allies to overcome their doubts and vote in favor of amendments to the constitution that will allot special status to separatist-minded parts of eastern Ukraine.

Similar tie-up talks between Sharp and Hon Hai fell through in 2012 after the Japanese company balked at demands that it said would have given the Taiwanese firm too much control.

The blast last Monday at one of the capital's most famous shrines, packed with Asian visitors, will inevitably dent the tourist industry, one of the economy's few bright spots.

The collapse of planned peace talks between India and Pakistan hours before they were to start on Sunday has raised questions about the arch-rivals' willingness to overcome mutual mistrust, built since their separation almost seven decades ago.

South Korean government and corporate officials are visiting Iran this week to hunt out possible deals in the oil, gas and construction industries since an agreement was reached to lift sanctions on Tehran.

Fourteen members of one of El Salvador's most powerful street gangs were killed in a prison on Saturday in what appeared to be an internal gang purge, authorities said.

It was the Vermont senator's first visit to the state since announcing his candidacy in late April, in a challenge to Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.

Malaysian authorities have found mass graves containing the remains of more than 20 people believed to be human trafficking victims near the border with Thailand, police said on Sunday.

The move comes four years after the UK's Iranian embassy was closed, after protesters ransacked the elegant ambassadorial residence and burned the Union Jack.

Economy Minister Sergio de la Torre and Education Minister Cynthia del Aguila said they were standing down a day after the attorney general asked the Supreme Court for permission to prosecute Perez.

The U.S. presidential candidate widened his lead over his Republican rivals in a Reuters/Ipsos poll Friday, with 32 percent of those surveyed saying they backed the billionaire.

The price of gold has been under heavy pressure this year due to expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve could raise its interest rates for the first time in almost a decade.

"So far we know five civilians died in this evening's blast and seven others were injured," Mohamed Yusuf, the spokesman for the interior security ministry told reporters at the scene.

Fresh evidence of easing growth in China hammered global stock markets Friday, driving Wall Street to its steepest one-day drop in almost four years.

The two biggest opposition parties, one of the center-right and the other of the far left, queued up to exercise their constitutional right to spend three days negotiating a new coalition, even though their efforts are almost certain to fail.

Iran on Saturday unveiled a new surface-to-surface missile it said could strike targets with pin-point accuracy within a range of over 300 and it said military might was a precondition for peace and effective diplomacy.

Chinese traffic police are on high alert nationwide for dangerous chemicals, ten days after a warehouse exploded in northeastern China killing at least 116 people, state media said on Saturday.

Myanmar's ruling party on Saturday appealed for unity, saying its ousted party chief would stay 'faithful', after a parliamentary vote exposed a rift in the ruling bloc, amid the biggest political shake-up since the end of military rule.

The protest over the disputed islands could set back Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to court resource-rich Russia and keep the door open to dialogue, despite the Ukraine crisis.

A gunman opened fire at a federal building in Lower Manhattan on Friday, fatally wounding a security guard before killing himself, officials said.

North Korea put its troops on a war footing Friday as South rejected an ultimatum to stop propaganda broadcasts or face military action, prompting China to voice concern and urge both to step back.

American sprinter Allyson Felix still hopes to compete in Rio de Janeiro next summer.

Tsipras submitted his resignation to President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and asked for the earliest possible election date