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Top Iraqi official hurt by sniper fire
A sniper fire slightly wounds the deputy head of the provincial council of Iraq's western Anbar province.

A sniper fire slightly wounds the deputy head of the provincial council of Iraq's western Anbar province.

The US House of Representatives cleared three bills related to the Iran nuclear deal for debate on Thursday.

The ICC announces the arrest of 2 Kenyans for seeking to bribe witnesses in a high-profile case.

Syria's Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi says European countries should bear full responsibility for the influx of Syrian refugees in the continent.

Senate Democrats block a Republican resolution disapproving of the Iran nuclear agreement, handing Obama a major political victory.

At least four people are killed in a US drone strike in the Yemeni province of Hadhramaut.

Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders has said that he is “stunned” by his own performance in recent US presidential polls.

French officials say a major trade delegation will arrive in Tehran later this month to study investment potentials in Iran.

The US House speaker says Republicans might sue Obama to prevent him from finalizing the Iran nuclear agreement.

The US plots to overthrow the Syrian government are as old as 9/11 terrorist attacks, an American journalist says.

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish HDP party says at least 21 civilians were killed in the town of Cizre by Turkish forces.

The Palestinian premier says raising the nation’s flag at the UN facilitates its statehood bid.

Fears of capital outflows accelerating from recession-hit Brazil pushed the real below the waterline on Thursday.

Spain’s foreign minister proposes constitutional reforms and greater fiscal powers for the autonomous Catalonia region.

Austria suspends its train service from Hungary due to 'massive overcrowding' of the rail traffic.

Food insecurity in Afghanistan has increased at an alarming rate, a UN report says.

US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says Democrats will be held accountable for any potential fallout from the Iran nuclear agreement.

Iran and Azerbaijan have started talks over cooperation in exploring and developing new oil and gas fields in the Caspian Sea.