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Hollande, Merkel urge action over migrants
Hollande and Merkel urge all EU countries to find a unified response to the bloc’s migrant crisis.

Hollande and Merkel urge all EU countries to find a unified response to the bloc’s migrant crisis.

Iran plans to sell bonds worth a total of about $1.7 billion next year to provide funds for key energy sector projects.

Amnesty International censures the rising number of executions in Saudi Arabia.

The UN chief expresses outrage over the destruction of an ancient temple in Syria’s Palmyra by Daesh terrorists.

A US rights organization has sued a New York-based Israeli group for using taxpayer dollars to sponsor “Jewish terrorism” against Palestinians.

An Egyptian court issues preliminary death sentences to two supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan officially calls snap elections after a deadline for the formation of a coalition government expires.

Yemeni forces shoot down a spy drone belonging to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in southern Yemen, local media say.

More than 50 Christian leaders have signed a letter to Congress approving the nuclear agreement with Iran.

Shock waves have been sent across stock markets due to the Chinese economic meltdown with the US stocks closing sharply lower.

North and South Korea successfully conclude marathon talks aimed at curbing the recently heightened tension.

The Russian foreign minister slams the US vice president’s call for partitioning Iraq as “highly irresponsible”.

Senior Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr calls on Iraqi people to hold a rally in Baghdad to urge the implementation of reforms in the country.

Two men have been arrested in Maryland over attempts to fly drugs and pornography into a prison.

A mass trial of 41 Takfiri suspects accused of terror links and plot to topple the UAE government begins in Abu Dhabi.

Senator Debbie Stabeno voices support for the nuclear agreement with Iran.

India's ONGC Videsh says it has submitted Iran a revised plan for development of the giant Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf.

A military campaign in Iran is the last thing President Obama wants to contemplate during the time he has left in office, says an analyst.