Syria's president said reports that Syria intervened in Lebanon are unfounded.

India's pollution regulator found a Tata Group factory supplying iPhone components to Apple (AAPL.O) contaminated groundwater beneath nearby farmland.

Pakistan's deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar held a phone call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan; both welcomed US-Iran negotiations entering a final stage, Pakistan's foreign ministry said. Pakistan said an e-signing ceremony is scheduled for tomorrow (14th); Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said a US-Iran memorandum of understanding will not be signed on the 14th but did not rule out completion in the coming days. The ministers discussed a regional four-way foreign ministers' meeting in Egypt later this month; the Saudi minister praised Pakistan's sustained support for mediation and dialogue.