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Egypt sentences 7 activists to death
An Egyptian court sentences seven more anti-government protesters to death.

An Egyptian court sentences seven more anti-government protesters to death.

Russia's President Putin dismisses as 'information warfare' reports of civilian casualties in Russian airstrikes in Syria.

One more British ISIL terrorist in Syria has been added to a UN sanctions list.

US GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he would send home all Syrian refugees the US accepts, if he becomes president.

The UN refugee agency revises up the number of refugees forecast to arrive in Europe over two years.

The latest market figures show Asian imports of Iranian oil rose almost 10 percent from a year ago in August.

North West England is bracing for anti-austerity protests coinciding with the weekend’s Conservative party conference in Manchester.

Afghanistan says its forces killed 150 Taliban militants in an operation to retake Kunduz.

The US and Russia are pursuing opposite policies in Syria that can lead to a serious confrontation, a political analyst says.

Hurricane Joaquin gains force near the Bahamas and is projected to hit the US East Coast.

Two Turkish soldiers are killed by suspected PKK militants in the country's Diyarbakir Province.

At least 25 militants have been killed in Pakistan, the military says.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the enemies of Iran resent the independence of the Iranian nation.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry says Iran supports the military campaign by Russia against terrorists in Syria.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi calls for an end to the financing and arming of Daesh terrorists.

Mexico extradites 13 drug traffickers to the US, authorities say.

Media say India oil companies have paid the first installment of outstanding oil dues to Iran.

Russia is acting in coordination with the Syrian government to defend the country from a US-led invasion, an American journalist says.