AFGHANISTAN
Afghan forces free dozens from Taliban prison
Afghan security forces storm a Taliban-run prison in the country's southern Helmand Province and free 32 people.
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ECONOMY
Hyundai wins major gas processing deal in Iran
South Korea’s industrial giant Hyundai has won a contract worth €3 billion to develop a key gas processing unit in southern Iran.
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Myanmar trying to 'expel' all Rohingyas
A UN expert says evidence "indicates the government may be trying to expel the Rohingya population from the country altogether."
POLITICS
California joins lawsuit against Trump's travel ban
California is joining Washington and other states as a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the latest travel ban issued by the Trump administration.
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Militant attack kills 4 in northern Mali
Four people, including 2 soldiers, are killed in an attack by militants in northern Mali.
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Two UN officials kidnapped in DR Congo
Two UN officials of American and Swedish nationality have been kidnapped in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai Central province.
PERSIAN GULF
‘Defending Sheikh Isa Qassim religious duty’
Bahraini clerics call on the people to show solidarity with Sheikh Isa Qassim, saying that defending him is a religious duty.
INTERVIEWS
Scottish referendum 'political theater'
Scotland “would be crazy to stay in the EU" as the rest of the UK gets ready to leave the bloc, says an analyst.
SYRIA
Syria militants agree to withdraw from Homs
Takfiri militants in Syria agree to leave the last militant-held district of Homs with their families over the next few weeks.
EU
EU extends Russia sanctions over Ukraine crisis
The EU prolongs for another six months sanctions against 150 Russia-linked individuals over the Ukrainian crisis.
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Malaysia to give Kim's family time to claim body
Malaysia says it will give relatives of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s estranged half-brother two to three weeks to claim his body.
EU
‘No alliance with France’s Le Pen against EU’
Poland’s right-wing leader rejects an alliance with France’s Le Pen to break the EU apart.
ENERGY
India’s imports from Iran trebled in February
The latest shipping figures show that India’s imports of crude oil from Iran in February increased by about three times compared to the same period last year.
INTERVIEWS
‘UK decision to send Syrians back, disgraceful’
An activist says the UK government's decision to send refugees back to other EU states is very disgraceful and is a fundamental violation of the asylum seekers’ human rights.
MILITARY
US deploying attack drone system in South Korea
A Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial Systems will be stationed at an air base south of Seoul.
TURKEY
EU, NATO urge Turkey to defuse rally row
The EU and NATO call on Turkey to deescalate current tensions with the Netherlands, which began after a ban on Turkish ministers to attend rallies in Rotterdam.
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6,000 evacuated amid forest fire in Chile
Authorities in Chile evacuate thousands as fire tears through forests in the center of the country.
EGYPT
Egyptian prosecutor orders Mubarak release
The release comes after an Egyptian appeals court acquitted Mubarak of involvement in the killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 revolution.
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