SYRIA
‘US holding back attacks on ISIL targets’
A report says the US intentionally avoids carrying out airstrikes against major “obvious” ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq.
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ECONOMY
Orders for durable goods fall in US
Orders to US factories for long-lasting manufactured goods fell in April, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
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New Saudi airstrikes kill 9 in Yemen
Nine people, including women and children, are killed in new Saudi airstrikes against Yemen.
RUSSIA
US-led ISIL coalition has failed: Russia
Russia says airstrikes by the so-called US-led coalition against ISIL positions in Iraq and Syria have been “ineffective.”
POLITICS
Sanders: US unable to feed its children
Independent US Senator Bernie Sanders has called for action to reduce widening income inequality, adding that children are hungry in the United States.
BUSINESS
Algeria records $4.3bn trade deficit
Algeria records a USD 4.3 billion trade deficit for the first fiscal quarter of 2015.
EU
UN urges EU to do more for migrants
The UN secretary general calls on European leaders to make greater efforts to help undocumented refugees.
POLITICS
London to host anti-Tory rallies
London is preparing for large anti-government rallies.
POLITICS
Iran urges new bids for Yemen ceasefire
Iran’s foreign minister calls for new initiatives to bring about a permanent ceasefire in Yemen.
ECONOMY
‘Petchem products not open to sanctions’
An Iranian deputy oil minister says petrochemical sector and its products are not vulnerable to international sanctions imposed on Iran.
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Thailand starts air search for migrants
Thailand starts carrying out air search operations to locate migrants believed to be stranded at sea.
SAUDI ARABIA
S Arabia’s 2015 beheadings surpass 2014's
Saudi Arabia beheads an 88th person this year, surpassing the total figure of those beheaded in the entire 2014.
PALESTINE
Israeli forces detain 20 Palestinians
Israeli forces detain more than 20 Palestinians, mostly teenagers, in the past 24 hours.
INDIA
India heatwave death toll reaches 800
The death toll from India’s heatwave climbs to 800, with temperatures nearing 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit).
ENERGY
‘Iran ups household, business gas price’
An Iranian gas industry official says the country is to increase price of natural gas supplied to households, businesses.
POLITICS
Sturgeon attacks Tory spending cuts
First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has attacked Tory spending cuts, slamming the “scale and speed” of austerity.
SOCIETY
2 people shot to death in North Dakota
Police confirm two people are dead following a shooting inside the Walmart at Grand Forks, North Dakota.
POLITICS
Iran, Oman ink maritime demarcation deal
Iran and Oman sign an agreement to demarcate their maritime borders in the Sea of Oman.
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