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Lieberman party faces corruption charges
Corruption charges are being brought against members of Israeli minister of military affairs Avigdor Lieberman’s party.

Corruption charges are being brought against members of Israeli minister of military affairs Avigdor Lieberman’s party.

US stocks rise after Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton face off in the first nationalpresidential debate.

Saudi stocks drop more than any other market in the world after the kingdom announces austerity measures to deal with a budget deficit.

US House Speaker Paul Ryan says he is happy with Donald Trump’s debate performance while some other GOPers disagree.

Chancellor Angela Merkel says only negotiations can ensure progress towards halting the conflict in Syria.

Valiollah Seif, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), says the US has failed to do its side of a nuclear deal with Iran that was sealed last summer.

Nadia al-Bakri, a Palestinian women's rights activist, has been suffering from breast cancer since 2009.

Officials say 33 new bodies have been recovered from the boat.

"In the prevailing circumstances, the government of India is unable to participate in the proposed summit in Islamabad," the Indian Foreign Ministry says.

Members of an Iraqi-based terrorist group were nabbed in the western Iranian province of Kordestan.

The high rate of police killings and poverty among blacks points to “systematic discrimination and national oppression,” says an analyst.

A Saudi woman must have permission from a male family member to obtain a passport, marry, travel, exit prison and sometimes work or access health care.

At least 19 people were killed and 24 others wounded after a Saudi air raid struck an MSF hospital in Hajjah province’s Abs district.

A senior Iranian official says the US provides various terrorist groups with political and military support.

Scotland has warned that Britain’s exit from the European Union may severely damage the Scottish economy.

The Americas region has shown that with strong national immunization programs measles can be stopped, WHO says.

A total of 200 rescuers and medical staffers work to rescue the trapped miners.

Iran’s Petroleum Minister Bijan Zangeneh says the country has no intention to forge an agreement with other producers to freeze its oil output at current levels.