
RUSSIA
Russia slams fresh US bans over Ukraine
Russia’s Foreign Ministry censures fresh US sanctions imposed against Russian individuals and firms.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry censures fresh US sanctions imposed against Russian individuals and firms.

Italy has returned some 30 Iranian stolen artifacts seized in the European country following a verdict by a court of appeals.

At least three Turkish troops are injured in an attack by suspected PKK members in southeastern Turkey.

Dylann Roof who killed nine black people in a historic church in Charleston last month pleaded not guilty.

At least four people are killed after a private jet crashed while trying to land at an airport in Hampshire.

The US Navy has announced that the USS Theodore Roosevelt will leave the Persian Gulf this fall.

Saudi drones launch three airstrikes on the city of Harad in Yemen’s northwestern province of Hajjah.

The US is spying on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe due to his "subservient behavior."

The sanctions Washington has been imposing against Moscow are "meaningless" and lack the backing of US allies, says an analyst.

Palestinian medics say Israeli forces have shot dead two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon says the recent Israeli arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler was a “terrorist act”.

Iran's basketball team defeats the US side 71-56 to advance to the final of the 2015 International Basketball Challenge in China.

The UK government is making plans to cut the benefits of welfare claimants that refuse psychological treatments for obesity and drug addiction.

The US Consul General in al-Quds has condemned the "vicious" killing of a Palestinian toddler by Israelis.

Palestinian President Abbas orders the filing of a lawsuit with the ICC over the killing of an infant by Israeli settlers.

Amnesty International says Muslims in the Central African Republic (CAR) face religious persecution.

Researcher says an Ebola vaccine has proven to provide complete protection against the baneful disease.

A port city in Iran’s extreme southwest apparently experiences a temperature of 163 °F (73 °C).