Several rockets were fired on Thursday at a gathering of members of the Shi'ite Muslim Hazara minority in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing three people and wounding several.

Afghanistan: Blast near major political gathering in Kabul kills three, several wounded

Hareth Najem fled Islamic State's last enclave in eastern Syria wounded and alone. The Iraqi orphan's family had died two years earlier in air strikes across the border in al-Qaim region.

Wounded and alone, children emerge from last Islamic State enclave

Iran fired missiles on Monday at militants in Syria it blamed for an attack in southwestern Iran on September 22, the Revolutionary Guards said, in what it called a sign of Tehran's readiness to punish its enemies' "wickedness".

Watch: Iran fires missiles at militants in Syria over parade attack

The island's Sunni authorities stepped up measures against the Shi'ite majority and stripped their spiritual leader of his citizenship

Bahrain's move against top Shia cleric risks violence, says Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei

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Afghanistan: Blast near major political gathering in Kabul kills three, several wounded

Wounded and alone, children emerge from last Islamic State enclave

Watch: Iran fires missiles at militants in Syria over parade attack

Bahrain's move against top Shia cleric risks violence, says Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei