The earthquake in Iran has killed and wounded hundreds. The Red Crescent has erected tent camps and is distributing food and water to those left homeless.
More than 1,000 soldiers from 15 countries participate in a military exercise in Mongolia.
Fireworks explode over the London Olympic Park as the capital bids farewell to the 2012 Games.
Egyptian troops killed an estimated six Islamist militants Sunday following border attacks last week, security sources say.
Slideshow of different offbeat pictures taken during the 2012 London Olympic Games on July and August 2012 in London.
Three U.S. marines were shot dead by an Afghan worker at an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) base in Southern Afghanistan.
Kurds in the northeastern province of al-Hasakeh are working to ensure a future in the new Syria, as battles rage in different parts of country.