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PKK attacks kill five Turkish policemen
At least five Turkish police officers are killed and 8 others injured in PKK attacks in Turkey’s southeastern provinces of Mardin and Sirnak.

At least five Turkish police officers are killed and 8 others injured in PKK attacks in Turkey’s southeastern provinces of Mardin and Sirnak.

The UK military continues to offer targeting training to Saudi forces regardless of Riyadh’s military aggression against Yemen, says a British daily.

The UN envoy for Yemen says peace between the country’s warring sides have never been as close as it is now.

Israeli authorities extend the administrative detention of Hamas leader and lawmaker Hassan Yousef.

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter visited a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier as it cruised through the South China Sea.

The EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini arrives in Tehran for a day of talks with senior Iranian officials.

A blast hits a vehicle in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), killing all the three occupants.

The UN Security Council denounces North Korea’s latest failed missile test, warning of further anti-Pyongyang measures.

Indian army troops fatally shoot a civilian and injured three others in the troubled Himalayan region of Kashmir.

About 800 people have been arrested this week in nationwide protests against big money and corruption in US politics.

Belgium's transport minister resigns over accusations she ignored EU reports of security failings in Brussels.

The US conducts most of its drone strikes based on faulty intelligence, a political commentator says.

The UN rights chief criticizes the ugly rhetoric of the US presidential candidates.

Over 90 percent of the US House of Representatives have urged President Obama to block any anti-Israel resolutions at the UN.

A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake kills nine people in southern Japan, just one day after a separate tremor claimed the lives of several people in the region.

Iran's defense minister plans to visit Russia to discuss further military cooperation between the two countries.

The White House says the Iran nuclear deal does not involve giving Tehran access to the US financial system.

Russia plans to deploy its state-of-the-art S-500 Prometheus ballistic and hypersonic missile defense system this year.