
POLITICS
'Lebanon unity key to countering Israel'
Iran says unity among different Lebanese groups will help the country combat Israeli threats.

Iran says unity among different Lebanese groups will help the country combat Israeli threats.

Militant mortar attacks injure more than a dozen civilians in Syria’s southwestern city of Dara’a.

Russia’s investigating authority accuses Ukraine of using phosphorous bombs against civilians in the east.

The Iranian Petroleum Ministry’s ties with Chinese companies appear seriously on the rocks, with one senior energy official saying he prefers Japanese, European and American investors to the Chinese.

Front-runner Republican US presidential hopeful Donald Trump says the last thing America needs is another Bush president.

A majority of Americans believe Hillary Clinton lied about having classified intelligence on her private email server, a poll finds.

The Chinese government orders mass evacuations of those living near the Tianjin blast site amid fears of chemical contamination.

Japan’s leading steelmakers have announced interest in Iran’s mining projects, including production of precious metals such as titanium.

Unidentified gunmen have fatally shot the imam of Barkerou village in central Mali.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani warns against the enemy’s plot to portray Islam as a religion of violence and extremism.

Masked gunmen kill 19 and injure seven more in a series of shootings on the outskirts of Brazil's largest city of Sao Paulo.

A US defense attorney and eight others, including three officers, were arrested on Friday for their involvement in the death of a man.

The UN warns of a dire situation in Burundi following the controversial presidential election, urging all sides to the conflict to resume talks.

The Iranian foreign minister urges real solutions to the ongoing crises in the Middle East.

A Palestinian worker has been assaulted by a group of Israeli settlers in occupied East al-Quds (Jerusalem).

US President Obama is losing the Iran battle in the Republican-dominated Congress to the Israel lobby, former US congressional staffer Rodney Martin says.

Japan warns residents of Kagoshima city to prepare for a possible evacuation if Sakurajima Volcano erupts.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon picks a new head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic after sacking the previous head.