HUMAN RIGHTS
US to probe Chicago police over abuse
The US Justice Department is set to begin a probe into the Chicago Police Department to investigate the department’s use of excessive force.
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ECONOMY
Russia row is sudden boon to Iranian town
Moscow’s diplomatic rifts with Ankara and the West could turn an outlying little town in northwest Iran to a buzzing trade center for re-exports to Russia.
PERSIAN GULF
Bahrain sentences 30 for up to 15 years
Bahrain sentences 30 people to up to 15 years in prison on different charges.
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Yemen Houthis, ex-regime reach deal
The two sides of the conflict in Yemen agree to exchange hundreds of prisoners as part of UN-backed talks.
MILITARY
US warship coming to Persian Gulf
A US aircraft carrier is due to arrive in the Persian Gulf in the coming weeks, where it will begin striking the ISIL terrorist group in Iraq and Syria.
TURKEY
'Turkey forced refugees back to Syria’
Amnesty International accuses Turkey of having forcibly returned a number of the refugees coming from Syria.
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Tornado rips through Australia’s Sydney
A Tornado rolls through Australia's Sydney with destructive winds and large hail hailstones.
POLITICS
Iran’s Rafsanjani slams Nigeria killing
A senior Iranian official denounces the Nigerian army's deadly crackdown on Shia Muslims.
PALESTINE
Israeli forces injure 60 Palestinians
At least 60 Palestinians are injured by Israeli forces across the occupied West Bank.
SYRIA
Syria forces seize strategic mountains
Syrian forces retake control over the strategic al-Nuba Mountains in the country’s western province of Latakia.
FOREIGN POLICY
US fuelled rise of ISIL: Rand Paul
Rand Paul says the US policy of supporting and arming anti-Damascus militants fuelled the rise of (Daesh) ISIL terrorists.
NUCLEAR ENERGY
Iran's nuclear case 'manufactured' scenario
Iran’s nuclear chief says closure of the so-called PMD case proves that the entire nuclear case of Iran was a manufactured scenario.
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Bulgarians protest Turkey PM visit
Bulgarians stage a protest in the capital, Sofia, against a visit by Turkish Premier Ahmet Davutoglu.
INDIA
India takes on diesel vehicles amid smog
India’s Supreme Court temporarily bans the registration of new diesel cars with engines over 2,000 cc in the capital, New Delhi.
INTERVIEWS
‘GOP consists of incompetent politicians’
The irresponsible statements made by Republican presidential candidates underscore the level of competence in the US political establishment, an analyst says.
PALESTINE
Israeli forces kill two more Palestinians
Israeli forces shoot and kill two more Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
KOREAS
Canada pastor sentenced to life in jail
North Korea hands down life sentence to a Canadian pastor after convicting him of committing crimes against the Asian country.
ENERGY
Oil official: Iran braced for ‘worst scenario’
A senior energy official says Iran is prepared for the “worst scenario” as oil prices continue the downward spiral amid global supply glut.
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