POLITICS
Johnson hopeful to secure debate slot
Gary Johnson says he has a good chance of securing a seat at the 2016 US presidential debates.
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INTERVIEWS
‘Turkey’s ISIL offensive pretext to raid Kurds’
Turkey is using the battle against the ISIL as a pretext to make an incursion into the Syrian territory and target Kurdish groups, a political commentator says.
ENERGY
Iran to hold first oil tender in mid-Oct.
The country has been working on a new contract model for the past two years in order to lure investment to its oil and gas sector.
EU
‘6,500 refugees rescued off Libya coast’
The Italian coast guard says some 6,500 refugees have been rescued off the Libyan coast in a single day.
PERSIAN GULF
Info on Bahrain abuse confines HR activist
Nedhal al-Salman, a Bahraini rights activist, is prevented by Bahraini authorities from joining a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) meeting in Geneva.
ENERGY
Iran draws closer to No. 2 OPEC position
Iran has been ramping up oil production to reclaim its market share after the lifting of sanctions in January under a nuclear agreement.
NORTH AFRICA
Daesh on brink of total defeat in Sirte
The terrorists use mines, bombs and artillery against Libyan forces as they struggle to keep their last stronghold.
CULTURE
Iran to honor renowned Chilean filmmaker
Distinguished Chilean filmmaker Miguel Ernesto Littin Cucumides will be honored in a ceremony at the Tehran University.
POLITICS
Clinton holds slim lead over Trump: Poll
Hillary Clinton’s lead over her Donald Trump has seen a decrease in a new national poll.
BRAZIL
Brazil police attack pro-Rousseff protesters
“Temer out! Dilma come back,” chant anti-impeachment demonstrators in Sao Paulo.
MILITARY
US urges Turkey to stop hitting Kurds
Ashton Carter says Turkey should not go after Kurdish militants who are backed by the US.
PALESTINE
Israel razes nine Palestinian structures
Nine Palestinian homes and structures are razed by Israel across the occupied West Bank.
MEXICO
Mexico fires top police chief over ‘killings’
Mexico sacks the head of federal police after a recent report of arbitrary execution of 22 civilians in a 2015 drug raid.
MORE
Fatal blast rocks China Embassy in Bishkek
A huge explosion is reported in the vicinity of the Chinese diplomatic mission in Kyrgyzstan.
DEFENSE
‘Iran-nabbed terrorists revealed Saudi support’
The terrorists Iran has recently captured have provided “invaluable” information on how Saudi Arabia has supported them, says a senior Iranian lawmaker.
FOREIGN POLICY
UK police refuse to clarify Bahrain ties
The British College of Policing says clarifying relations with Bahrain’s rulers would endanger its “commercial interests.”
SOCIETY
1 dead, 4 hurt in New Jersey shootout
A wild shootout on a New Jersey highway has left one person dead and four others injured.
FOREIGN POLICY
‘Russians hacked 2 US voter databases’
Hackers based in Russia were behind two recent attempts to breach voter registration databases in the US state of Illinois, intelligence officials claim.
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