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Saudi govt. cries foul after S&P downgrade
Saudi Arabia has railed against Standard & Poor's (S&P) after the rating agency downgraded its assessment of the kingdom’s sovereign debt and said its outlook remains negative.

Saudi Arabia has railed against Standard & Poor's (S&P) after the rating agency downgraded its assessment of the kingdom’s sovereign debt and said its outlook remains negative.

Americans, especially young adults, are becoming less religious as fewer believe in God, go to church and pray, according to a poll released on Tuesday.

Ayatollah Khamenei urges alertness in the face of continued enmity by the United States toward Iran.

The United States is responsible for the crash of a Russian passenger plane over Egypt this week, an American researcher says.

At least seven Armenian nationals die and 35 others are injured after their bus overturned in Russia’s Tula Region.

Israeli military forces shoot and injure eight Palestinians during a funeral procession northwest of al-Quds (Jerusalem).

Haiti delays the announcement of the results of the country’s recent presidential election, amid allegations of vote irregularities.

China is set to prosecute a former head of police border protection on suspicion of bribery.

The United States is losing its geopolitical ground to Russia in Syria and that's why it's sending its special forces to the country, says an analyst.

Washington’s stance on the South China Sea has fully exposed "the hypocrisy of the US position,” an American political pundit says.

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif authoritatively took on his Saudi counterpart during recent talks on the Syrian crisis in Vienna, says an Iranian official.

President Obama says US special forces will not be fighting “on the front lines” against Daesh terrorists in Syria.

US senators are pressuring President Barack Obama to defend Israel, whose forces have killed over 70 Palestinians in October alone.

Some Turkish and Iraqi traders finance Daesh terrorists by buying oil, a Turkish politician says.

A senior British Labour party figure downplays a vote by the party’s Scottish wing against renewing the UK’s Trident nuclear weapons system.

US Voices concerns over “intimidation” of those “critical” of the government during Turkey’s recent vote.

FBI develops a game-style program for school students to to spot and prevent radicalization of youths but some say it foments discrimination against Muslims.

Russian warplanes strike positions of Daesh terrorists near the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra.