Iraq's premier expressed confidence on Friday that the country's struggling army is capable of retaking the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group.

Iran's foreign minister Javad Zarif said on Friday that a vote in US Congress for more sanctions against his country will kill a likely nuclear deal with the West.

Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal has said the government expects to hold auctions for private firms to mine and sell coal in the near future, but first wants to deal with mines that are directly linked to plants that use the fuel.