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Bomb blast kills 3 in Syria’s Hasakah
Three people are killed in a bomb blast in Syria’s northern province of Hasakah.

Three people are killed in a bomb blast in Syria’s northern province of Hasakah.

The US Navy sends two aircraft carriers to conduct training drills in the western Pacific Ocean.

Iran’s physically-challenged sportswoman Somayyeh Abbaspour wins a gold medal at the Czech Target 2016/Paralympic Qualification Tournament.

Black Americans were incarcerated in state prisons at an average rate of 5 times that of white Americans, according to a new report.

In a gesture of good will, Yemen’s Houthis release 276 prisoners loyal to the Saudi-backed resigned president.

The Iranian foreign minister appoints Bahram Qasemi as the ministry’s new spokesman.

Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers finish as vice champions at a tournament in Romania.

The Norwegian Refugee Council says in the past three days 30,000 Iraqis have been displaced in Fallujah.

Russia says it has agreed with the US to coordinate their military operations in Syria.

Iran's national volleyball team beats Argentina in the FIVB World League.

Iranian lawmakers have pledged an "unforgettable" response to any violation of a nuclear agreement.

An Iranian company is building the country’s first catamaran passenger ship.

A wildfire in southern California on Saturday forced hundreds of people to leave their homes.

The US is reportedly to extend its presence in Yemen by keeping a force of special operations advisers in the war-torn country.

The US is exploiting the so-called moderate opposition in Syria to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, a Russian lawmaker says.

At least eight people are killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan’s northern province of Kunduz.

At least 31 Saudi-backed mercenaries are killed in a missile attack by Yemeni forces on a military base in the northern al-Jawf Province.

An Indonesian disaster official says flooding and landslides caused by heavy rain have killed 31 people.