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Bahrainis urge release of Sheikh Salman
Bahrainis decry the continued imprisonment of Sheikh Ali Salman, demanding his immediate release.

Bahrainis decry the continued imprisonment of Sheikh Ali Salman, demanding his immediate release.

Turkey freezes assets of officials from Yemen's Ansarullah movement as the Houthis struggle against militants at home and the Saudi aggression.

The American political action committee MoveOn is launching a “donor strike” over Sen. Charles Schumer’s decision to oppose the Iran nuclear agreement.

At least 30 militants are killed in clashes with popular committees in Yemen's Lahij Province.

Westminster Magistrates’ Court has ruled that Lord Janner must attend court to answer charges of historical sex abuse.

Fresh gunfight between police and supporters of the Kurdish militants in south Turkey kills three people.

Unidentified assailants kill a blogger in his apartment in the Bangladeshi capital city of Dhaka.

Gunmen storm a hotel in central Mali in an apparent attempt to kidnap Westerners, killing at least three people.

Iran expects to add 12 million liters per day of Euro-4 gasoline to its output when the first phase of the Persian Gulf Star Refinery comes on stream by March 2016, an official says.

Afghan forces have killed a senior commander of the ISIL terrorist group along with four of his comrades in Helmand Province.

Indonesia denies visa to Israel badminton player for World Championship.

ISIL militants abduct 230 civilians in Syria's central Homs Province.

Labour Party leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn says he will not renew the UK’s nuclear deterrent if he becomes prime minister.

France has launched a new search operation to find more debris from MH370.

Iran will introduce its new oil contracts to a London conference planned in December as the country seeks to boost recovery from its ageing fields with the help of foreign companies, Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh says.

The United Sates has a globalist and imperialist foreign policy, while China has an isolationist and xenophobic approach towards foreign policy, a political analyst says.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has declined to rule out a third party presidential run.

The UN World Food Program cuts its assistance to Syrian refugees in Lebanon by half.