PERSIAN GULF
Bahrainis protest Salman's detention
Bahrainis protest the continued detention of the country’s main opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman.
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‘Regional states must pressure Myanmar’
Human Rights Watch urges regional governments to pressure Myanmar to stop violence against Rohingya Muslims.
MILITARY
‘China positions weaponry on new island’
The US says its surveillance of China’s artificial islands indicates that Beijing has positioned weaponry on one of the islands in the South China Sea.
PAKISTAN
Pakistan defends stance on Morsi
Pakistan defends its recent condemnation of the death penalty handed down to former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi.
INTERVIEWS
'ISIL stems from US war on Iraq'
An analyst says the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States paved the way for the ISIL to emerge and spread in the Middle East.
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‘Yemeni-Americans stranded in Djibouti’
Yemeni-Americans are stranded in Djibouti with the US embassy refusing to offer them any assistance.
INTERVIEWS
US elite want endless wars: Activist
America’s military and corporate elite want war, war, and more war to since war serves their interests, a political analyst and activist says.
EGYPT
Egypt police jailed for torture death freed
An Egyptian police major imprisoned for his role in the fatal torturing of a detainee is released on court order.
ENERGY
Americans watch as Iran sanctions crumble
The US government is warning against a rush for trade with Iran but US allies are not waiting for sanctions on Tehran to come down and the American media is taking note.
SYRIA
European Union extends Syria sanctions
The European Union extends its sanctions against Syria for another year.
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‘Sahel tension displaces 3.5 million’
The UN says over 3.5 million are displaced due to conflicts in Africa’s Sahel.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Colorado man ‘sane’ when killed12
The man who massacred 12 people and injured 70 others at a movie theater in Denver three years ago, was definitely sane, says a psychiatrist.
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Chilean police clash with protesters
Chilean police clash with students demanding better public education during a demonstration.
POLITICS
‘Only diplomacy solves Yemen, Syria crises’
A senior Iranian official reaffirms the need for a political solution to the crises in Yemen and Syria.
INTERVIEWS
‘Mideast mayhem result of US intervention’
A political commentator says the wars in Yemen, Syria and Iraq are the consequences of the US policy in the Middle East.
COLOMBIA
Six killed in fresh Colombia clashes
Six people are killed in fresh violent clashes between army soldiers and FARC rebels in northeast Colombia.
IRAQ
UN raps ISIL raid on Iraq cultural sites
The UN denounces as barbaric the destruction of Iraq’s cultural heritage by the ISIL Takfiri terrorists.
EGYPT
Egyptians rap high-profile death verdicts
Egyptian protesters condemn the death sentences against former president Mohamed Morsi and 105 others.
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