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UK to cut benefits to obese, drug addicts
The UK government is making plans to cut the benefits of welfare claimants that refuse psychological treatments for obesity and drug addiction.

The UK government is making plans to cut the benefits of welfare claimants that refuse psychological treatments for obesity and drug addiction.

The US Consul General in al-Quds has condemned the "vicious" killing of a Palestinian toddler by Israelis.

Palestinian President Abbas orders the filing of a lawsuit with the ICC over the killing of an infant by Israeli settlers.

Amnesty International says Muslims in the Central African Republic (CAR) face religious persecution.

Researcher says an Ebola vaccine has proven to provide complete protection against the baneful disease.

A port city in Iran’s extreme southwest apparently experiences a temperature of 163 °F (73 °C).

Israel and its supporters in the US are committing at least $100 million to sink the Iran nuclear agreement in Congress, an author and radio host in Chicago says.

The US Department of Justice has accused a family court in St. Louis, Missouri, of rights violations and racial bias.

Former British MP George Galloway says he is ready to rejoin the Labour Party if Jeremy Corbyn is elected as its leader.

The EU urges the Israeli regime to show “zero tolerance” for persisting settler violence against Palestinians.

An Israeli settler reportedly runs over a Palestinian firefighter with his vehicle in the West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron).

Saudi state media say at least four Saudi soldiers have been killed in retaliatory attacks by Yemeni forces.

Bahrainis decry the continued imprisonment of Sheikh Ali Salman, demanding his immediate release.

The al-Nusra Front terrorist group in Syria reportedly attacks the headquarters of a rival US-trained militant group in Aleppo Province, killing 11.

Ankara and Washington have colluded to topple Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, says an analyst.

The newly published documents by whistleblowing website, WikiLeaks, list top secret targets in Japan that Washington has been spying on.

Iran condemns the burning to death of an 18-month-old Palestinian boy by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.

A senior Iranian cleric says the atmosphere should continue to be favorable for the constructive criticism of the Iran-P5+1 agreement inside Iran.