KOREAS
Tough anti-graft law takes effect in South Korea
The new legislation came into force on Wednesday to prevent people from bribing teachers, journalists and officials.
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POLITICS
Iran: UAE, Bahrain claims ill-founded
The UAE accuses Tehran of fueling regional instability while its fighter jets keep bombing Yemeni civilians, says a senior Iranian official.
CHINA
Typhoon Megi kills one in China
Megi hit Chinese mainland with winds of around 120 kilometers an hour, causing massive rainfall, on Wednesday.
SOCIETY
Another black man killed by US police
San Diego officers fatally shoot a black man whom witnesses say was mentally-challenged and unarmed.
ECONOMY
Austria’s OeKB raises Iran trade financing
Austrian companies became the first Western firms to put down concrete stakes in Iran after Tehran reached a nuclear accord in July 2015.
NEWS BULLETIN
Andre Schubert extends contract with Gladbach
Borussia Monchengladbach’s head coach Andre Schubert has signed a new 2-year contract keeping him at the club until 2019.
NEWS BULLETIN
Champions League: Juventus 4-0 Dinamo Zagreb
Juventus claimed their first victory in Champions League group H by beating Ukraine’s Dinamo Zagreb 4-0.
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Tourists stranded as Indonesia volcano erupts
Mount Barujani, on Lombok Island, has been sending volcanic ash and smoke as high as two kilometers into the sky.
FOREIGN POLICY
US intel chiefs warn of ‘terrorist diaspora’
American intelligence officials warn that the downfall of Daesh would create a "terrorist diaspora" in the West.
NUCLEAR ENERGY
Iran, Switzerland ink nuclear safety pact
The agreement comes in the light of a landmark nuclear deal signed between and six world powers last year.
EU
Amnesty slams Hungary over refugee policies
“Beatings, kicking and chasing back with dogs” constitute routine behavior by Hungarian law enforcement personnel toward refugees, Amnesty says.
SOCIETY
No charges for US cop in death of black man
The Department of Justice says no federal charges will be filed against a Memphis officer who fatally shot a black man last year.
FOREIGN POLICY
US expedites deployment of S Korea’s THAAD
The US intends to speed up the deployment of the THAAD missile system to South Korea.
SPORTS
Iran misses Futsal World Cup final
Iran’s national Futsal team looses 4-3 to Russia and fails to reach the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016 final.
PALESTINE
Ex-Israeli president Shimon Peres dead
Palestinians blame Peres for the massacre of thousands and their endless sufferings under occupation.
MILITARY
US not committed to no-first-use nuclear policy
The United States is not pursuing a no-first-use policy with regard to its nuclear weapons, says Defense Secretary Ashton Carter.
FOREIGN POLICY
Obama appoints US envoy to Cuba
US President Barack Obama nominates Jeffrey DeLaurentis, a top American diplomat, as first ambassador to Cuba in more than five decades.
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Georgian politicians fight on live TV: Video
Watch two Georgian parliamentary candidates beat each other up on live television.
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website