HUMAN RIGHTS
Hate crimes keep rising after Trump election
Nearly 900 reports of hateful incidents were recorded in the 10 days after the US presidential election, a civil rights group says.
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POLITICS
Iran’s FM to start three-nation Asia tour
The Iranian foreign minister is set to visit India, China and Japan in coming days.
POLITICS
Trump selling $1mn inauguration tickets
Tickets to special events at Trump’s inauguration ceremony can cost up to $1 million, a report shows.
RUSSIA
Putin picks young ex-banker as economy minister
“I want to offer you the position of economic development minister,” President Putin told Maxim Oreshkin.
GERMANY
Lufthansa offers deal to end pilots' walkout
Lufthansa said it could increase the pilots' pay by 4.4 percent plus a one-off payment.
PERSIAN GULF
Bahraini court gives 3-month jail to journalist
Faisal Hayyat has been in detention since October 9.
INTERVIEWS
‘Saudis behind Iraq’s Hillah bombing’
An Islamic scholar says Saudi Arabia has resorted to terrorist attacks conducted by its Daesh to hit both Iraq and Iran at the same time in the Iraqi city of Hillah.
BUSINESS
OPEC agrees first oil output cut in 8 yrs
OPEC last slashed output in 2008 due to a slump in oil demand and prices amid the global financial crisis.
EU
EU plans to boost defense cooperation
The EU announces plans aimed at boosting joint defense cooperation and reviving military spending.
INDIA
3 officers killed in Indian army helicopter crash
The helicopter was on a routine mission when it crashed as it was trying to land, an official said.
SPORTS
Iranian grandmaster loses in FIDE Grand Prix
Iranian chess player Sarasadat Khademalsharieh has suffered her first defeat at the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix in Russia.
INTERVIEWS
‘US may renege on intl. promises again’
An academic says attempts to renew the Iran Sanctions Act has to do with Zionist neocons exerting power and influence through the legislative branch.
SYRIA
Russia: Syria aid issue becoming highly politicized
The Russian Foreign Ministry says most UN aid is being sent to militant-held parts of Syria.
INTERVIEWS
‘US Sept. attacks in Syria coordinated’
The mid-September airstrikes by the US in Syria that killed dozens of Syrian soldiers were "coordinated"
ENERGY
Iran, Romania sign $700 million energy deal
The project calls for an investment $700 million, 70% of which will be sourced by the Romanians and the rest by Iran.
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Pro-refugee protest suspends Aussie parliament
Noisy protesters halt a parliamentary session by chanting against the government's asylum policy.
IRAQ
Hashd al-Sha’abi retakes 2 villages near Mosul
Iraqi volunteer fighters free some 2,300 families that were used as human shields by Daesh as they make more gains during the Mosul battle.
SOCIETY
Iranian martyrs of Iraq blast laid to rest
As many as 37 of the Iranian martyrs of the recent massive bombing near Baghdad are laid to rest following a funeral procession in southern Iran.
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