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Japan opens prison to quake victims
Japan transforms parts of a prison into a temporary shelter for the people made homeless as a result of the recent earthquakes in the country.
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INTERVIEWS
‘US VP sent to growl but only whimpers’
Joe Biden was set loose to show that the Democrat Party establishment can also growl at Israel, but ended up sounding more like a whimpering puppy, an analyst says.
TURKEY
Turkey threatens to ditch refugee deal
The Turkish PM says Ankara would not honor a deal with the EU on refugees if the bloc fails to uphold its promise to provide visa-free travel for Turks by June.
ENERGY
US firm after Iran petchem products
An Iranian official says a US company seeks to buy petrochemical products from Iran.
FOREIGN POLICY
Israel moving in wrong direction: US
US Vice President Joe Biden says Benjamin Netanyahu's policing are moving Israel in “wrong direction.”
SYRIA
Syria: Assad future not up for debate
Syria's chief negotiator says President Bashar al-Assad's future is not up for discussion.
EU
Sweden min. forced to resign over Israel
Sweden’s housing minister is forced to resign for comparing the Israeli regime to the former Nazi regime in Germany.
GERMANY
Anti-Islam German AfD likened to Nazis
The leader of an Islamic federation in Germany compares Germany’s anti-Islam AfD party to Adolf Hilter’s Nazi regime.
PALESTINE
UN chief: Israeli settlements ‘illegal’
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Israel's illegal settlement activities are hindering the so-called peace process.
POLITICS
Zarif to meet Kerry amid Iran's frustration
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the US should stop meddling in Iran's financial and banking ties with other states.
ECONOMY
40,000 US workers walk off the job
Some 40,000 Verizon Communications Inc workers go on strike over low wages and job insecurity.
RUSSIA
Nemeses Putin, Poroshenko hold talks
The presidents of Russia and Ukraine discuss the fates of their nationals held in custody by the other in connection with the Ukrainian conflict.
PALESTINE
Jordan halts installing cameras at Aqsa
Jordan cancels its plan to install cameras at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Israeli-occupied Old City of al-Quds over fears of Israeli spying.
FOREIGN POLICY
Obama to veto Saudi 9/11 bill: WH
Obama would veto a bill which allows Americans to hold the Saudi ruling family accountable in US courts for any role in 9/11, the White House says.
CHINA
China sends military jet to disputed reef
China says it has sent a military aircraft to one of its islands in the disputed South China Sea to evacuate wounded construction workers.
AFGHANISTAN
Taliban kill at least 28 in brazen Kabul raid
At least 28 people have been killed and more than 320 others injured in a brazen Taliban attack in central Kabul.
INTERVIEWS
‘Trump buying his way into campaign’
Donald Trump is buying his way into the US electoral campaign and that's why he's been successful so far, an analyst says.
SYRIA
Golan cannot be annexed ‘just like that’
Iran, Germany, US and the Arab League have rejected Israeli claim over Syria’s Golan Heights.
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