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Over 40 US inmates on hunger strike
Over 40 American prisoners are on hunger strike, demanding better conditions at their maximum security jail.

Over 40 American prisoners are on hunger strike, demanding better conditions at their maximum security jail.

Iraqi professors and students receive military training in summer vacation to fight ISIL terrorists.

The sheriff’s office in Kenton County, Kentucky, defends a deputy caught on camera while handcuffing an eight-year-old.

The US and Saudi Arabia are trying to increase their interference in the regional affairs of the countries in the Middle East, says a senior Iranian official.

A Saudi soldier has been killed during clashes with Yemeni forces in Aden province.

Three US Democratic senators publicly voice support for a nuclear conclusion between Iran and the global powers.

The MSF warns Yemen's health system is collapsing under Saudi raids.

Cameroon expels 3,000 Nigerians as part of its battle against Boko Haram militants.

Russia submits a renewed claim to United Nations over a vast swathe of Arctic.

Two people are killed and three more wounded in a shooting attack in Toronto, Canada.

Saudi troops flee en masse as Yemen ups retaliatory attacks on bases on the border south of the kingdom.

Thousands of firefighters backed by helicopters are working round the clock to contain raging wildfires in California.

A Palestinian NGO says 1,130 Israelis entered the al-Aqsa Mosque by force in July.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urges restoration of peace in the Middle East and the Balkans.

Taiwan’s Evergreen shipping company chooses Iran's Shahid Rajaei port as port of call for its huge container vessel.

A senior Iran diplomat says the Saudi aggression on Yemen has further complicated the security conditions in the Middle East.

President Obama will meet with Jewish leaders for the first time since finalizing the Iran nuclear agreement, the White House said.

British police say they have been investigating former prime minister Edward Heath as part of an inquiry into historical child sex abuse allegations.