FOREIGN POLICY
Myanmar pres. sued in US for genocide
Muslim rights activists filed a lawsuit in the US against Myanmar President Thein Sein over human rights abuses of minority Rohingya Muslims.
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AFGHANISTAN
Afghan Taliban shadow governor killed
Afghan government forces kill the Taliban’s shadow governor for Badakhshan Province during an offensive in the province.
POLITICS
Iran billionaire attends 1st court hearing
The 1st hearing session is held in the trial of Iranian billionaire Babak Zanjani.
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Ukraine Pro-Russians pulling back tanks
Pro-Russia forces active in Ukraine’s Lugansk start tank pullback from the frontline with Kiev troops.
SYRIA
‘Russia jets hit Daesh stronghold in Syria’
A report says Russian fighter jets have carried out air raids on the main Daesh stronghold in Syria.
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Daesh claims killed Japanese in Bangladesh
A Japanese national is shot dead in northern Bangladesh in an attack claimed by the Daesh terrorist group, police say.
INTERVIEWS
'US policy resulted in Syrian genocide'
US President Barack Obama is angry over Russia's new alignment with Iran and Syria, a political analyst says.
SAUDI ARABIA
Yemeni forces, allies seize Saudi village
Yemeni army troopers and allied take control of a village in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern region of Jizan.
ENERGY
BP: New Iran business talks confidential
British oil major BP says it is holding talks about returning to Iran for possible investment of billions dollars in the country where it was founded more than a century ago.
MEXICO
Police, protesters clash in Mexico capital
Clashes in Mexico after a march commemorating victims of a student massacre there.
POLITICS
'Stuff happens,' Bush says of massacre
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said "stuff happens" in reaction to the mass shooting at an Oregon college.
FRANCE
‘Refugees disrupt Channel Tunnel services’
The Channel Tunnel halts train services after refugees stormed the French side of the passage.
POLITICS
‘Bahrain must act with prudence’
A senior Iranian diplomat urges Bahrain to stop playing a blame game and act with prudence.
SOMALIA
Shabaab seizes two towns in Somalia
Al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab militants capture two towns in central Somalia.
IRAQ
Bombs, shooting leave 7 dead across Iraq
At least seven people are killed and 27 others injured in separate bomb attcaks and a shooting incident across Iraq.
EU
NATO begins major drills amid Russia row
NATO is launching its largest military drills in over a decade to test the alliance's response abilities amid growing tensions with Russia.
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Spain jails 11 terrorist recruiters
A Spanish court hands down prison sentences to 11 people for recruiting militants for the Daesh terror group in Syria.
ENERGY
Russia's Lukoil sees Iran deals imminent
Lukoil Chief Executive Vagit Alekperov says Russia’s second largest oil producer plans to sign an exploration and production deal with Iran once Tehran changes its tax laws.
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