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Bahrain denies political prisoner treatment
The health condition of a top Bahraini political prisoner worsens as officials deny him access to medical care.

The health condition of a top Bahraini political prisoner worsens as officials deny him access to medical care.

The two Koreas restart high-level talks aimed at avoiding a possible military standoff.

NHS bosses in the UK face the sack over possible links to drug firms.

Australian and New Zealand firefighters were sent to the US to battle wildfires raging across the Western parts of the country.

India's gas utility GAIL has begun talks to revive a decade-old LNG supply deal with Iran.

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond reopens the UK embassy in Tehran.

Greece’s ex-finance minister raps the country’s premier for “surrendering” to the demands of Athens’ creditors.

US police officers treat African Americans the way Israel treats Palestinians since they receive training in Israel, says an analyst.

Iran's defense minister says the country's defense resolve will not be weakened by any factor.

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond is in Iran to reopen the UK embassy in Tehran.

Daesh Takfiri terrorists abduct 20 civilians in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk.

Scuffles erupt between German police and a group of anti-refugee protesters in an eastern town.

The Kentucky Republican Party has announced that Sen. Rand Paul can run for both the White House and keep his Senate seat in 2016.

Experts say US energy firms are trying to establish a foothold in Iran’s oil projects through front companies.

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond is to formally reopen the UK embassy in Tehran.

Yemeni forces attack Saudi military convoy in the southwestern Saudi province of Jizan.

The US is providing a “thinly-veiled cover” for the use of cluster bombs by Saudi Arabia in its military aggression against Yemen

At least 110 people are injured in clashes between protesters and police in downtown Beirut.