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Lawyers of ex-South Korea leader deny charges
Park’s top lawyer rejects the corruption charges against the former South Korean president which led to her removal from office in March.

Park’s top lawyer rejects the corruption charges against the former South Korean president which led to her removal from office in March.

The Iranian foreign minister says he believes the US will extend the suspension of its nuclear-related sanctions against Iran as per a nuclear deal.

A Palestinian youth dies after going on hunger strike in solidarity with inmates in Israeli prisons.

Iran’s national volleyball team blanks Pakistan 3-0 at the 2017 Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship.

A police convoy comes under attack by unknown assailants in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.

A student has stabbed four people on the campus of the University of Texas, killing one of them.

The German chancellor is to meet with the Russian president for talks on the conflict in Ukraine as well as the Syria crisis.

Candidates contesting Iran’s upcoming presidential polls continue to campaign for office, speaking of future plans and defending past performances.

French auto giant Peugeot has started the mass production of its latest flagship crossover in Iran – a landmark move that could cement its presence in the Middle East’s biggest vehicle market.

Labor unions and civil rights groups have staged demonstrations across the US on May Day to protest against the government’s policies.

Pyongyang says the US is pushing the Korean Peninsula to the verge of nuclear war after two US bombers flew over the region in joint drills with the South.

The female agent fled to Syria and married the man she was supposed to investigate.

Iran is to host the 24th annual meeting of the Forum of the State Nuclear Safety Authorities of the Countries Operating WWER Type Reactors on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The number of sexual assault reports in the US military hit a record high last year, the Pentagon says.

French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve warns that the European Union will not survive if far-right leader Marine Le Pen becomes president.

The US Congress has not allocated fund for President Donald Trump’s proposed wall along the US-Mexico border.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro calls for a new popular assembly to rewrite the country’s constitution.

The US controversial missile defense system, known as THAAD, has become operational in South Korea.