Turkey's interior Minister Efkan Ala is holding a joint press conference with his German counterpart Thomas de Maiziere in Istanbul.
Ala says that nine of those wounded in yesterday's suicide bombing in Istanbul are Germans. Two are in critical condition.
Russia's Foreign Ministry has reacted to remarks made yesterday by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Moscow was seeking to create a "boutique state" in Syria's Latakia province.
A source in the Foreign Ministry said that the remarks were "utter nonsense."
Russia had for years insisted that "Syria should be a sovereign, democratic, secular and integrated state," the source added.
Turkey is investigating how a militant from Syria managed to carry out a suicide attack killing mainly German tourists yesterday.
The Daily Sabah newspaper said that the bomber, identified as 28-year-old Nabil Fadli, entered Turkey as a refugee on January 5. He was fingerprinted by the Turkish migration service, which is apparently why the authorities were able to identify him so soon after the attack.
The Daily Telegraph's Louisa Loveluck says her contact in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya has said that people there are scared that hunger will return soon.
The Denmark-based Risk Intelligence group estimates that last week's attacks by the IS group on Libya's oil terminals destroyed over $1 billion of infrastructure and oil.
Ibrahim Jadhran, the leader of Libya's Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) militia, which repelled attacks last week by the IS group on oil ports including Sidra and Ras Lanuf, has said that huge damage has been inflicted on the country's oil infrastructure.
Jadhran also called for support for the PFG, saying that only his forces are present in the oil crescent.
Ibrahim Jadhran, the leader of Libya's Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) militia, which repelled attacks last week by the IS group on oil ports including Sidra and Ras Lanuf, has said that huge damage has been inflicted on the country's oil infrastructure.
Jadhran also called for support for the PFG, saying that only his forces are present in the oil crescent.
Belgian police have found two apartments and a house used by suspects before they carried out the terror attacks in Paris, according to prosecutors, AFP is reporting.
The properties included an apartment in the city of Charleroi, where investigators found fingerprints of suspected ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud; an apartment in Schaerbeek, Brussels and a small house in the rural village of Auvelais on the French border.
All the accommodation was rented using false names.
Russia's RIA Novosti is reporting that the Russian Consulate General in Antalya has confirmed the arrest of three Russian nationals.
Turkish media is reporting that the three were arrested in connection with alleged links to the IS group following the deadly attack yesterday in Istanbul's Sultanahmet district.
A suicide bomber has killed at least 10 people in a mosque in northern Cameroon, in the latest attack by the Boko Haram group.
The Nigerian-based Boko Haram has stepped up attacks in Cameroon, Chad and Niger since last year. The group seeks to create an Islamic state in north eastern Nigeria.
"The suicide attack took place at 5:40 a.m. (2340 ET) in a mosque at Kouyape. There were 13 deaths including the man who blew himself up and one wounded," said a senior local official who declined to be identified.