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36 killed in violence in CAR: UN

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36 killed in violence in CAR: UN

The UN says nearly 40 people have been killed and tens of thousands forced to flee violence in the Central African Republic in recent days.

Lebanese protest electricity prices

LEBANON

Lebanese protest electricity prices

Activists in Lebanon block access to the Electricity Ministry building in the capital, Beirut, in protest at high electricity prices.

US slams top EU high court official

FOREIGN POLICY

US slams top EU high court official

The US criticized a top adviser to the EU's high court for his comments on a data privacy deal between the US and the EU.

Zarif, Obama shake hands in New York

POLITICS

Zarif, Obama shake hands in New York

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US President Barack Obama have shaken hands at the UN headquarters in New York.

Saudis not penniless yet but draining funds

BUSINESS

Saudis not penniless yet but draining funds

Saudi Arabia has withdrawn as much as $70 billion of its assets held abroad as the kingdom’s lavish spending and its destructive war on Yemen is burning through reserves at a blistering pace.