SOCIETY
More anti-austerity rallies in UK
Anti-austerity campaigners are to hold nationwide protest rallies to demand an end to the Conservative government’s spending cuts.
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AFGHANISTAN
US drone strikes in Afghanistan kill 43
At least 43 people have been killed in US drone strikes in the eastern Afghan province of Nanagarhar.
AFGHANISTAN
MPs reject Afghan woman high court bid
Afghan lawmakers reject the nomination of a woman for the Supreme Court.
IRAQ
Iraq sentences 24 to death over massacre
An Iraqi court sentences 24 men to death over last summer's ISIL massacre in the city of Tikrit.
SYRIA
Syria pushes ISIL from areas near Palmyra
The Syrian army reportedly drives ISIL militants out of three areas near the ancient city of Palmyra.
SOCIETY
Baltimore shooting kills three, injures one
Baltimore police say four people have been shot, three fatally, near the University of Maryland, Baltimore, campus.
NUCLEAR ENERGY
‘Excessive demands hinder Iran deal’
A senior Iranian official says a final Iran-P5+1 nuclear deal is possible if world powers stop making excessive demands.
ECONOMY
Barclays sacks CEO Antony Jenkins
Barclays, has ousted its chief executive Antony Jenkins after a long running disagreement with the board over how the bank should be run.
SOCIETY
Son murders parents, dumps bodies
A 52 year old man is accused of killing his elderly parents and dumping their bodies back in 2007.
EU
Greek PM ‘confident’ of meeting deadline
Grrek PM says he is confident Athens will meet an end-of-the-week deadline set by eurozone leaders to reach a bailout deal.
INTERVIEWS
Iraqis do not ‘trust US for recruitment’
The reason that the US is having problems with “recruiting” forces to fight ISIL is that Iraqis do not trust Washington, says an analyst.
BUSINESS
HSBC bankers stage mock ISIL beheading
Europe’s biggest bank HSBC has sacked six employees after a video emerged showing them carrying out ISIL-style "mock beheading".
SOCIETY
British teen charged with terror
A British teenager has been jailed after planning to travel to ISIL-controlled parts of Syria.
TURKEY
Patriot missile battery hacked in Turkey
Hackers briefly take over the German-owned Patriot missile battery in southern Turkey.
POLITICS
‘Muslims to show they won’t forget Palestine’
President Rouhani says Muslims will show on the International Quds Day that they will not forget Palestine.
POLITICS
‘Saudis paying hush money on Yemen’
A senior Iranian cleric says Saudi Arabia is using petrodollars to keep the world silent about Yemen war.
AFGHANISTAN
Afghans, Taliban to continue peace talks
The Afghan government and the Taliban militant group agree to continue peace talks.
ECONOMY
Russia: Iran to join SCO after sanction lifted
Iran will join the Eurasian economic, political and military bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, after sanctions are lifted on the country, a Russian presidential aide has said.
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