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Iraqi forces kill 2 protesters in Baghdad
At least two people are killed when Iraqi police open fire on protesters stormed into Baghdad's Green Zone, officials say.

At least two people are killed when Iraqi police open fire on protesters stormed into Baghdad's Green Zone, officials say.

A senior Iranian official warns against a discriminatory approach in the campaign against terrorism.

Iran urges Europe and the US to take practical steps towards lifting banking and economic bans stipulated in the JCPOA.

The British Navy says its new vessels would make enemies "think twice before starting a war."

France says all theories are being examined on the cause of the EgyptAir crash.

Heads of airplane giant Boeing have been summoned by US congressmen to be warned against entering the Iranian market, a report says.

Indian media say the US seeks to put India at par with America’s NATO allies.

South Koreans in Seoul protest against the tragic stabbing to death of a woman at a public toilet.

Police break up demonstrations against controversial government plan for land reforms in Kazakhstan.

India has made the first euro payments to Iran in four years to clear part of its $6.4-billion oil debt to the country.

Japan’s defense minister conveys a formal expression of protest to the US commander in Okinawa over the killing of a Japanese woman by a base staffer.

Iran says Western governments need to translate their words into action after they pledged not to stand in the way of business with Tehran.

The US government has announced that an Afghan man who once faced war crimes charges has been cleared for release from Guantanamo.

Syrian forces make fresh gains against terrorists in a Damascus suburb and the province of Hama.

Venezuela completes the first day of massive military drills, with over 500,000 troops said to be participating.

Reports about sexual abuse by members of the US Catholic clergy increased sharply last year, according to a new report.

Iraqi forces kill as many as 11 Daesh bombers who were trying to reach the capital Baghdad.

The United Nations (UN) says Israeli military forces have injured 78 Palestinians and arrested 106 others across the occupied territories in one week.