
KOREAS
S Korea MPs continue filibustering bill
A government-backed anti-terror bill in South Korea continues to face a filibuster by opposition MPs.

A government-backed anti-terror bill in South Korea continues to face a filibuster by opposition MPs.

Experts say firm Iranian and Russian reponse led Saudis and Turks to reconsider plans to military intervene in Syria.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says democracy is one of the factors bringing the Islamic Republic and Switzerland close to one another.

Guatemala sentences two former military officials to more than 100 years in prison for their crimes during the civil war.

The ITF elects two Iranian chair umpires to officiate the first round of 2016 Davis Cup tennis competitions early next month.

The US and Russia are attempting to prevent an escalation of conflict with one another with the negotiated ceasefire in Syria, an analyst said.

Vote counting begins in Ireland hours after the general elections, while exit polls show the ruling coalition government has lost support.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne says the Tory government may make more spending cuts as the latest data show Britain’s economic recovery is not as advanced as expected.

A report says two Americans and a Canadian have faced grave torture in custody in the United Arab Emirates.

The volume of trade exchange between Iran and China has dropped by 41% amid plunging oil prices.

Iranians are awaiting the results of Friday elections for parliament and a body which is tasked with appointing the Leader and monitoring his performance.

Iranian taekwondo practitioner Omid Amidi is awarded a silver medal at the 4th edition of the Fujairah Open 2016 in the United Arab Emirates

A car bomb explodes in the Syrian province of Hama, killing two and wounding several others.

Legislators in Kosovo elect Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci as the country’s new president.

Germany says about 130,000 refugees registered in the country have vanished.

The Iraqi PM denounces the top Emirati diplomat’s comments about popular units fighting against Daesh.

Six female inmates in New York State prisons sue prison officials, alleging they were sexually abused by male corrections officers.

Hezbollah says Lebanon will not become a client state of Saudi Arabia.