
DEFENSE
Iran to send naval fleet to Russia
Iran's Navy plans to send a fleet to Russia’s port city of Astrakhan in the near future.

Iran's Navy plans to send a fleet to Russia’s port city of Astrakhan in the near future.

Iranian officials have expressed hope the country’s oil output would hit 5.7 m/bpd in future.

Only 26 percent of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in their country, down from 30 percent in July, according to a new poll.

Iraqi forces kill dozens of Takfiri militants operating in the western city of Ramadi.

The former head of Burundi's army has been assassinated in Bujumbura, his family says.

US military buildup in Eastern Europe over Ukraine’s conflict with Russia is increasing the probability of a destructive nuclear war, says an analyst.

Israeli forces shoot a Palestinian dead after he allegedly wounded an Israeli trooper in a stabbing attack.

Egypt rejects calls for an investigation into the August 2013 Rabaa massacre.

Militants resume shelling of two Shia villages in Syria’s Idlib Province.

Presidential candidate Jeb Bush insists that he is a Washington outsider, even though his brother and father were both president.

Switzerland has changed plans to import gas from Iran and is now looking at Azerbaijan as a potential supplier of natural gas.

An explosion in the northern Afghan province of Jowzjan kills four civilians and wounds 14 others.

India’s Modi says he is committed to his campaign pledges of fighting government corruption.

The Italian navy says 40 migrants have died in Mediterranean sinking.

Yemeni forces kill at least seven Saudi troops in the southwestern Jizan region, reports say.

Lebanese security forces arrest a fugitive extremist figure for his role in fueling sectarian violence in the country.

Iran expects to harvest 2 million metric tons of rice in the current crop year thanks to a favorable climate and better yield, an official says.

Japan marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II amid official criticism by China and South Korea.