PERSIAN GULF
Sheikh Salman sentenced to four years
Bahrain sentences prominent Shia cleric and opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, to four years in jail.
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Bangladesh party leader death ruling holds
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court upholds the death sentence for a top Jamaat-e-Islami party leader.
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Riyadh pounds Yemen with cluster bombs
Saudi military aircraft reportedly use internationally banned cluster bombs in its fresh airstrikes against two Yemeni provinces./
KOREAS
S Korea reports three more MERS deaths
South Korea reports three more deaths from the fatal MERS infection.
ECONOMY
Iran minister, Airbus officials meet amid row
Iran’s Minister of Transportation and Housing Abbas Akhoundi has met Airbus and French government officials in Paris for talks, local media have reported.
ECONOMY
17mn older Americans need meal services
Nearly 17 million elderly Americans are in need of government-funded meal services, a government report shows.
AFGHANISTAN
Taliban vows more attacks in Ramadan
The Taliban militants reject a proposal by senior Afghan clerics to stop its attacks during the holy month of Ramadan.
PALESTINE
'Israeli regime must be tried over Gaza war'
A senior UN official suggests that the Israeli regime must be prosecuted for its crimes in the Gaza war.
SOCIETY
Raccoon hitching ride on alligator
A man has taken a photo of a raccoon riding an alligator in a national forest in central Florida.
CHINA
‘S China Sea construction to finish in days’
China says its island-building project in the disputed South China Sea will be completed in the "upcoming days."
NUCLEAR ENERGY
‘Iran after good nuclear deal with P5+1’
A senior Iranian lawmaker says Tehran seeks a good nuclear deal with the P5+1 group.
INTERVIEWS
‘Al Khalifa regime fearful of changes’
A former Bahraini lawmaker says the Al Khalifa regime fears developments concerning Iran, Iraq and Yemen as well as opposition figures in Bahrain.
NUCLEAR ENERGY
Iran deal possible by deadline: Russia
Russia says Iran and the P5+1 countries can possibly reach a nuclear agreement by the June 30 deadline.
PALESTINE
Palestinians rap UNRWA budget cut
Palestinian refugees hold a rally in Beirut to protest against a recent budget cut by UNRWA.
ECONOMY
Staggering costs transform Tehran housing
Kahrizak, southwest of Tehran, is a poor area that has seen massive growth in both size and population in recent years.
FOREIGN POLICY
Obama urged to ‘pause’ Iran nuclear talks
Senator Bob Corker has called on President Barack Obama to stop the nuclear negotiations with Iran.
INTERVIEWS
‘Geneva talks on Yemen won't bear fruit’
An analyst says the Geneva talks for peace in Yemen are not expected to bear fruit because the Saudi aggressors are absent in the negotiations.
FOREIGN POLICY
US, China to discuss current disputes
The US will host a "strategic and economic" dialogue with China next week to address the current disputes between the two powers.
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