SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi executions hit 20-year record high
Saudi Arabia has carried out 157 executions in 2015, a record high since 1995.
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PALESTINE
Israel warplanes bomb Gaza Strip
Israeli warplanes carry out several airstrikes against the Gaza Strip.
AFGHANISTAN
Afghan army kills 14 Daesh militants
At least 14 Daesh militants are killed in airstrikes carried out by Afghanistan’s air force in Nangarhar.
SOCIETY
4 people dead in California shooting
Three people were fatally shot inside a Rowland Heights home in Los Angeles, California by a man who was then shot and killed by his son.
INTERVIEWS
'US mainstream media favor Clinton'
Most of the US mainstream media misleadingly show Hillary Clinton as the winner of presidential debates, says an activist.
INTERVIEWS
Why Paris was attacked twice in 2015
False flag attacks were carried out in Paris last year in order to stir up a strategy of tensions pitting Islam against the West, an American scholar says.
POLITICS
Let’s look for peace, not hostility: Iran
In his New Year message for 2016, Iran’s President Rouhani urges a global quest 'for reasons to make peace - not excuses for hostility.'
SOCIETY
Obama to discuss curbing US gun violence
US President Barack Obama says he will meet with Attorney General Loretta Lynch to discuss ways of reducing gun violence in the US.
SOCIETY
Temperature challenge set for Iranians
The head of Iran's Department of Environment invites Iranians to attend a temperature challenge to tackle air pollution.
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Ethiopia grenade attack kills 2 students
Two students die in a grenade attack at a university in Ethiopia.
IRAQ
Ramadi clean-up operation goes on
Iraqi forces continue the clean-up operation in Ramadi.
EGYPT
15 die in Nile River boat accident
Fifteen people die in a boat incident in Egypt’s Nile River north of Cairo.
BUSINESS
Weakest year for US stocks since 2008
Reports say US stocks had the worst performance in 2015 in almost eight years.
YEMEN
'Yemeni missiles kill 24 Saudi troops'
Yemeni forces launch a barrage of missile at a base in Saudi Arabia's Jizan Province, killing 24 troops, reports say.
INTERVIEWS
‘New US sanctions breach nuclear deal’
America’s planned sanctions against Iran over its ballistic missile program is a “flagrant breach” of the Iran nuclear deal.
RUSSIA
Russia suing Ukraine over debt default
Russia is suing Ukraine for failing to pay off its USD 3 billion debt.
INTERVIEWS
‘US corporate elite set sights on Clinton’
It seems more obvious each day that the US corporate elite have chosen Hillary Clinton as their next figurehead, an American writer says.
ECONOMY
Number of London street sleepers doubled
A report says the number of rough sleepers on the UK capital's streets has more than doubled in five years.
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