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Deadly ambush on Sri Lanka prison bus
Gunmen open fire on a bus carrying prisoners and guards in the southwestern town of Kalutara.
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SPORTS
Iranian rowers strike 3 more medals in Asian event
Iranian rowers have won three more medals at the 2017 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.
POLITICS
Iran urges ‘restraint’ amid Azeri-Armenian tensions
Tehran urges its two northern neighbors to avoid escalation by exercising restraint.
MILITARY
US to resume military drills with Egypt
General Votel, head of US Central Command, says the Trump administration is willing to resume military exercises with Cairo.
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Explosion, shootout in Indonesian city
A homemade bomb exploded in the Indonesian city of Bandung on Monday, without leaving any casualties.
PERSIAN GULF
Bombing injures policemen in Bahrain
Manama says an explosion has ripped through a police bus in Jaww Village, wounding four officers.
HUMAN RIGHTS
HRW slams Trump for crusade against critics
A prominent US human rights group criticizes the US president for his campaign to “discredit, harass, and intimidate critics.”
CHINA
Senior Chinese diplomat to visit US
China’s State Councillor Yang Jiechi will meet American officials in Washington on Monday and Tuesday.
SYRIA
Further Syria peace talks required: UN
UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura says several more rounds of Syria peace talks would be needed before any manner of accord is reached.
MILITARY
Trump’s pick for Navy secretary withdraws
US President Donald Trump’s pick for the Navy secretary, Philip Bilden, withdraws from consideration for the post.
PALESTINE
‘Israel trying to destroy al-Aqsa Mosque’
Palestine says Israel is attempting to destroy the al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem al-Quds.
POLITICS
‘Trump’s ban no good in fight on terrorism’
US President Donald Trump’s travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries will not help the country fight terrorism, says former CIA Director John Brennan.
CULTURE
Asghar Farhadi wins another Oscar for Iran
Despite boycotting the Oscar ceremony over US President Trump’s Muslim ban, Iranian director Asghar Farhadi wins the Academy Award for best foreign-language film.
POLITICS
Upsurge in optimism in Trump’s America: Poll
The majority of Americans believe that President Trump is being criticized by the media too much as more people become optimistic about the path the countryis treading.
PALESTINE
‘Israeli military courts must be boycotted’
Palestinian officials have called for a boycott of Israeli military courts.
INTERVIEWS
'Trump’s policies towards Russia disappointing’
The Trump administration has taken no real steps to improve ties with Russia, says an analyst.
PERSIAN GULF
Bahrainis rally in support of senior Shia cleric
A large number of protesters also continued a sit-in protest on al-Fada’ Square in Qassim’s native village of Diraz, which has been under siege by regime forces for months.
IRAQ
Largest mass grave in Iraq found near Mosul
A mass grave believed to contain the bodies of 4,000 people has been discovered on the outskirts of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.
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