On Saturday, the Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi noted that Kurdish decision to hold a referendum on independence was similar to "playing with fire", local media reported.
No less than one person was killed and ten other injured after a car was blown up in the Iraqi major oil city of Kirkuk on Saturday.
Iraqi forces started an offensive to knock out ISIL fighters from a natural gas-rich area near the border with Syria, south of the Euphrates river.
Hundreds of Singaporeans held a silent sit-in protest on Saturday against the reserved presidential election.
At least four have died after a crash of several vehicles, involving a lorry, on the M5 motorway in south Gloucestershire, the police reported on Saturday.
The US-backed forces reported on Saturday that they came under air strikes allegedly carried out by Russian jets or government forces.
The four-day visit of China's Defence Minister resulted in the agreement with Laos to deepen bilateral military exchanges and further cooperation.
Negotiations between Pakistan and India concerning technical issues of hydroelectric power plants concluded without an agreement, the World Bank said, pledging to work with both countries.
Chinese economic planner approved eight fixed-asset investment projects concerning high-tech industries and water conservation with total amount of investments nearing $1.65B.
Russia, Iran and Turkey announced the decision to create de-escalation zones in Syria, after they held a one more round of negotiations on Syria issue.
The President of Malta stated that the European Union must provide more investments to Africa to ensure continuing security and prosperity for Europe.
The Armed Forces of Slovenia, joined by the US and UK troops, were hosting for the third year in succession the Triglav Star warfare exercise in norther Slovenia.
The US Southeast utilities announced that they managed to restore power supply for more than 80% of 7.8M Irma-damaged homes, while 1.5M still left without electricity.
The Bank of Austria revealed that the country's economy is set to maintain solid expansion in Autumn, albeit it appeared to have reached its growth peak.
Hurricane Irma forced US lenders to provide two times more cash last week, with two Fed branches in Florida had to work round the clock to meet the demand.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that any UN peacekeepers sent to Ukraine must be allowed to access the entire region held by Russia-backed separatists.
A pact underpinning billions of dollars of transatlantic data transfers will face the first annual review on Monday, with Europe aiming to ensure Washington hast sticked to its promises to protect data of Europeans stored on US servers.
Ryanair plans to cancel 40 to 50 flights every day for the upcoming six weeks, in an attempt to punctuality of flights, which had dropped below 80% in the first half of the year.
Iran possesses a highly destructive 10-ton bomb that dwarfs the most powerful non-nuclear weapon of the US, the Iranian Senior Commander said.
A 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of terror offences in connection with Friday's attempted attack on a London tube.
The Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced modern slavery and changing face of terrorism to be her key talking points at the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly.
The Iraqi forces launched an operation to clear a dessert area close to the border with Syria from the IS militants.
The EU plan to raise a tax bill of digital multinationals has faced first signs of scepticism, as a number of finance ministers from smaller European countries expressed concerns about its economic impact.
The ECB's Chief Economist Peter Praet said that substantial monetary stimulus were still required to bring inflation in the Euro area to the central bank's target of almost 2%.