CHINA
China, Russia to hold joint military drills
China and Russia are to hold joint military exercises in the airspace and waters of the Sea of Japan.
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ECONOMY
Shell to lay off thousands of jobs
Anglo-Dutch multinational oil and gas firm plans to reduce workforce this year
POLITICS
Higher tuition fee deter British students
Poorer students in England may be put off university by funding changes.
ENERGY
Iran plans two nuclear reactors in Makran
Iran plans to build two 100-megawatt nuclear reactors on the southeast Makran coast along the Gulf of Oman to generate electricity, a senior energy official says.
PERSIAN GULF
Kuwait busts major terror cell tied to ISIL
Kuwaiti authorities say they have uncovered a terrorist cell of alleged members of the ISIL Takfiri militants.
ECONOMY
British Gas to cut thousands of jobs
Energy firm Centrica plans layoff despite it reported a doubling of profits.
MILITARY
US F-35 fighter jet trashed in tests
A leaked document suggests that the Pentagon’s much anticipated F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet is no match for older fighter jets in air battles.
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‘Plane wreckage very likely from Boeing 777’
Malaysia’s prime minister says the plane wreckage discovered in an Indian Ocean island is most likely from a Boeing 777.
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Yemen blockade killing civilians: MSF
An aid group says the Saudi blockade on Yemen is killing as many civilians as the Saudi-led crisis in the country.
BUSINESS
Western oil giants on job cutting spree
Royal Dutch Shell has joined a growing list of Western energy giants in announcing broad cuts to jobs and investments amid expectations a “deep downturn”.
NIGERIA
Boko Haram slits throats of 10 Nigerians
The Boko Haram Takfiri militant group slaughters at least 10 fishermen during attacks on three villages in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno.
POLITICS
17th Republican enters 2016 race
Another Republican, former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore, has entered an already overcrowded race for the White House.
FOREIGN POLICY
British PM urges new inquiry into MH17
The British prime minister pushes for the MH17 inquiry after Russia blocked the UN tribunal.
AFGHANISTAN
'Taliban militant group picks new leader'
The Taliban militant group reportedly appoints Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour as its new leader.
MILITARY
British defense group sees fall in profits
British group Rolls-Royce reports a 32 percent drop in half-year profits.
TURKEY
‘3 Turkish troops killed in PKK ambush’
A PKK attack kills three Turkish troops in the country’s southeast, the army says.
ENERGY
India pushing to revive Iran gas pipeline
With a delegation headed to Tehran soon, Indian officials will push for the revival of the $7-billion gas pipeline from Iran which has to cross Pakistan, a New Delhi-based newspaper says.
AFGHANISTAN
S Afghanistan blast kills 5 children
At least five children are killed in an explosion in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand.
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