BUSINESS
China sets growth rate of 6.5% to 7%
China has set economic growth rate of between 6.5% to 7% for 2016 amid concerns that world’s second largest economy is slowing down.
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POLITICS
Trump backtracks on torture policy
Leading US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has backtracked on the torture policies.
SOCIETY
Look at farthest galaxy ever found
Astronomers have recently found the farthest galaxy ever seen in the early universe, dating back to about 13.4 billion years ago.
POLITICS
Ben Carson officially ends campaign
Ben Carson has ended his presidential campaign and said he will chair a group focused on getting out the Christian vote in November.
TURKEY
Turkish police raid Zaman with tear gas
Turkish police have clashed with demonstrators who had gathered in Istanbul to express anger at a court ruling allowing government to take over an opposition newspaper.
FOREIGN POLICY
Obama to Ghani: US backs Taliban talks
US President Barack Obama hailed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's role in working with regional neighbors to advance the reconciliation process with the Taliban.
TURKEY
Turkey unsafe for asylum seekers: HRW
Human Rights Watch says Turkey is an unsafe country for asylum seekers.
SYRIA
Syria vote plan not peace barrier: Putin
The Russian president says Syria’s decision to hold parliamentary elections does not interfere with the peace process in the country.
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Yemeni demonstrators decry Saudi war
Thousands of Yemenis rally in the western port city of Hudaydah to condemn the Saudi raids against their homeland.
SOCIETY
US schools evacuated over bomb threats
Several schools in Northern Virginia and New Jersey were evacuated Friday because of bomb threats.
FOREIGN POLICY
US slams Turkey over seizure of paper
The US State Department has called Turkish authorities' decision to seize control of the country's largest newspaper "troubling".
INTERVIEWS
Is demise of Republican Party imminent?
In an attempt to salvage his party for the November election, Mitt Romney is calling on the voters to reject Donald Trump, a political analyst says.
ECONOMY
US trade deficit widens to $46 billion
The US trade deficit widened last month as exports fell to the lowest level in more than four years.
TURKEY
Turkey seizes opposition paper control
A Turkish court gives control of opposition newspaper Zaman to trustees.
SYRIA
Water returns to Aleppo city in Syria
Water returns to pumping stations in Aleppo city after Daesh Takfiri terrorists stopped water supply for 48 days.
ECONOMY
BMW warns about Brexit repercussions
Germany car makers BMW has warned about the repercussions of Britain’s exit from the EU.
ECONOMY
Russia energy minister plans Iran visit
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak will visit Iran soon to discuss ways to boost trade cooperation.
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Prisoners end deadly riot in Guyana
Prisoners in Georgetown, Guyana, end a deadly rioting after the government agrees to improve jail conditions.
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