Turkish President Abdullah Gül has invited Jan. 13 the leaders of opposition parties in Parliament for separate meetings at the presidential palace in Ankara, amid an ongoing political crisis fueled by a government bill increasing its control of the judiciary. 

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived here on Monday for talks with Iraqi top officials over range of regional issues, including the crisis in Syria and crisis in Iraq’s Anbar province, an official television reported.

Azerbaijani Defense Minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov paid an official visit to France. The defense ministries of the two countries are expected to sign an