Iraq's mercurial Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's move to join forces with an Iran-backed coalition of powerful Shiite militias boosts Tehran's interests in Iraq and gives it more leverage over the formation of the next government

Polls open in Turkey's high-stakes presidential and parliamentary elections

Iraq's Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi and Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr are announcing a political coalition amid talks to form a new government

The Latest: Chart shows unequal TV coverage of candidates in Turkish elections

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has never lost an election, is taking a gamble that will consolidate his hold on power in Turkey if he emerges victorious from Sunday's landmark presidential and parliamentary vote

Turkey's state-run news agency says police have rounded up 14 suspected Islamic State militants in simultaneous raids in the capital Ankara

Iraq's Supreme Federal Court has issued a ruling that endorses manual recount for all ballots from last month's national elections as stipulated by a law passed by parliament in response to complaints of widespread fraud

The most powerful and polarizing leader in Turkish history is standing for re-election in a presidential vote on Sunday

Turkey's airwaves and billboards are dominated by speeches and campaign ads for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of Sunday's presidential and parliamentary elections

Turkey's state broadcaster has aired a campaign speech by a jailed presidential candidate, who urged voters to prevent a "one-man regime" of incumbent President Tayyip Erdogan