
CHINA
China blasts toll shoots up to 158
The death toll from recent explosions at a chemical warehouse in northeastern China rises to 158.

The death toll from recent explosions at a chemical warehouse in northeastern China rises to 158.

A Fatah official has described the unrest in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh as a US-Israeli plot.

Iran's foreign minister says Tunisia is a successful example of people's presence in state affairs for Muslim countries.

The British foreign secretary says the UK wants to be part of Iran’s economic development following thaw in ties between Tehran and London.

Lavrov says Syria opposition groups need unity in the talks with the government in Damascus.

A petition in the UK for the arrest of the Israeli premier during his planned September visit to Britain has gathered over 90,000 signatures.

A Ukrainian National Guard Officer dies of injuries after violent protests outside the parliament in Kiev, which injured at least 100 security forces.

A consortium of Iranian, Indian and South Korean companies seeks to set up an energy park in Iran’s Khuzestan province in a project worth $10 billion, including generation of 1,000 megawatts of solar power, the IRNA news agency says.

Japan's defense ministry asks for the largest ever military budget as it seeks to boost armed forces.

Israeli forces demolish 15 Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.

NATO forces and the Ukrainian army launch joint military exercises near the Crimean Peninsula.

Turkish police clash with people protesting the deaths of several people in military operations in three Kurdish towns.

Three people are killed and 25 others are wounded in shooting incidents across Chicago over the weekend.

British MPs get free VIP service at NHS hospital to protect them from public.

The Australian foreign minister urges European states to take part in airstrikes against Daesh terrorists in Syria and Iraq.

Japan’s House speaker welcomes the Iran-P5+1 nuclear agreement, as well as better relations between the two countries.

Police in Thailand continue their investigations into a blast in Bangkok.

A humanitarian organization warns of the imminent closure of a major hospital in Yemen due to a shortage of supplies.