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Iranian swimmers shine in Dubai tourney
Iranian swimmers win six medals and set two records at Dubai International Aquatic Championships (DIAC) 2016.

Iranian swimmers win six medals and set two records at Dubai International Aquatic Championships (DIAC) 2016.

Azerbaijan confirms reaching a ceasefire agreement with Armenia-backed rebels over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Negotiators from Turkey and Israel are reportedly scheduled to meet on Thursday in Europe to strike a likely reconciliation agreement.

A court in Bangladesh, which had issued an arrest warrant for the country’s main opposition leader in an arson case, grants her bail.

The Iranian foreign minister says the country is ready to help Armenia and Azerbaijan peacefully settle the crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh.

At least six people are killed and 22 others injured in a car bomb explosion in Afghanistan’s central-eastern province of Parwan.

Saudi Arabia has taken steps to slow Iran’s oil surge on the global market, says a report.

A senior Russian official says Moscow is to deliver the first shipment of its S-300 air defense systems to Iran in the coming days.

Bernie Sanders says the decaying Indian Point nuclear power plant near New York City is “a catastrophe waiting to happen.”

A court in India hands down life terms to 47 policemen for killing a number of Sikh pilgrims 25 years ago.

US military officials dismisses two intelligence analysts for revealing the truth about the US-led war in Syria.

Turkey declares a curfew in a southeastern town after an attack by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants on police there.

Saudi Arabia’s lavish spending on its military sector last year contributed to the first increase in global arms spending since 2011, a report says.

A recently released video shows Israeli settlers attacking a Palestinian elderly woman.

The Brazilian attorney general urges an end to ‘illegal’ attempts to impeach embattled President Roussefs.

The first batch of soldiers involved in sex abuse scandal that dragged UN and French forces in Central African Republic are on trial.

During his first official visit abroad as House speaker, Paul Ryan reaffirms US commitment to Israel.

President Rouhani condoles withe the families of a devoted Iranian teacher, who lost his life while saving his students.