KOREAS
‘Koreas end Kaesong wage row’
South and North Korea reach an agreement over a six-month wage row at a jointly-operated industrial zone, Seoul says.
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Ex-Sri Lankan leader admits election defeat
Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa concedes defeat in legislative elections.
ECONOMY
India to start clearing Iran debts in days
Indian officials say the country is preparing to clear $6.5 billion of dues it owes to Iran for oil import in tranches.
POLITICS
Texas official suggests nuking Muslims
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller posted a photo on Facebook that advocated for bombing the ‘Muslim world’ with atomic bombs.
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Girl recounts rape by CAR blue helmets
The UN mission in the Central African Republic vows full investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by its peacekeepers.
INTERVIEWS
US should ‘try or send back’ corrupt Chinese
The US should “send back” Chinese nationals who have escaped to the country over “corruption,” says a former American intelligence linguist.
PALESTINE
Female Palestinian inmate on hunger strike
A female Palestinian prisoner joins her captive brother in an open-ended hunger strike in solidarity with dying hunger-striker Muhammad Allan.
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China to take over US base in Djibouti
Djibouti has ordered the US to vacate its Obock military base and turn it over to the Chinese military, raising major concerns in Washington.
SYRIA
UNSC approves Syria peace initiative
The UN Security Council endorses a plan calling for talks to end the crisis in Syria.
SOCIETY
New proof of Neolithic massacre in Europe
Evidence of a prehistoric massacre has been found at a seven-millennia-old mass grave site in central Germany.
EGYPT
Muftis meet in Egypt in anti-extremist drive
Senior Muslim scholars gather in the Egyptian capital Cairo to address “extremist fatwas” issued by terrorist groups.
SOCIETY
US nuclear site temporarily locks down
A nuclear power plant in the US state of South Carolina was temporarily put on lockdown due to a "potential security event."
FOREIGN POLICY
Obama’s private calls for Iran accord
Obama has been making private calls to Democratic senators in an effort to rally support for a nuclear agreement, an official says.
NORTH AFRICA
Libya PM retracts resignation offer
The prime minister of Libya's internationally recognized government has retracted his resignation offer.
ECONOMY
Iran denies chamber of commerce with US
Iran has denied media reports about plans to set up a joint chamber of commerce with the US after the conclusion of nuclear talks last month.
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Several killed in northern Mali clashes
Fighting between two rival groups claims several lives in northern Mali.
PALESTINE
Palestinian detainee rejects freedom deal
A Palestinian hunger-striking prisoner facing imminent death has rejected the Israeli regime’s offer to release him on condition that he go abroad.
IRAQ
Iraqis advance near Baiji refinery
Iraqi forces retake a hilltop near the Baiji refinery from Daesh militants.
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