EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton issued a ringing indictment of critics of Europe’s handling of the ongoing Syrian crisis Tuesday at a debate at the European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg, as she warned not to “leap to conclusion that unless we engage in military solutions we are inactive”.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) rebukes Iran for defying demands to curb uranium enrichment, failing to clarify concerns on program; US envoy accuses Iran of ''systematically demolishing'' Parchin facility.

Israel on Wednesday denied any connection to an anti-Islamic film which was reportedly produced by a US national with Israeli nationality, which sparked attacks on the US missions in Egypt and Libya.