COLOMBIA
Colombia halts air raids on FARC rebels
Colombia suspends air raids on FARC rebels’ camps in a bid to accelerate the country’s peace process.
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IRAQ
Iraq pool bombing kills 13, injures 50
At least 13 people are killed and 50 others injured when two bombers target a swimming pool in northern Iraq.
ECONOMY
Iran says value of frozen assets at $29bn
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says the value of Iranian assets frozen in overseas accounts stands at a total of $29 billion.
TURKEY
PKK: Turkey truce meaningless after blitz
PKK says conditions for maintaining the ceasefire with Ankara are no longer in place after the Turkish military attacked its positions.
PALESTINE
Israel violence against Palestine kids rising
Violence against Palestinian kids detained by Israeli forces has risen in the first half of 2015, an NGO says.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Judge blasts US immigration authorities
A US federal judge has ruled that hundreds of immigrant women and children held in holding facilities should be released.
POLITICS
Iran condemns Saudi bombing of Ta’izz
Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemns the Saudi bombing of Yemen's Ta'izz.
FOREIGN POLICY
Obama: US to help Kenya fight al-Shabab
President Barack Obama said on Saturday that the United States and Kenya are united in fight against the al-Shabab terrorist group.
TURKEY
'Car bomb kills 2 Turkey soldiers’
At least two Turkish soldiers are killed in a car bomb blast in the southeastern Diyarbakir province.
POLITICS
‘UK to hold EU referendum next June’
The UK premier reportedly intends to hold a referendum on the country's EU membership in June 2016.
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Cameroon bomb blast kills 19
At least 19 people have been killed in a bomb blast in Cameroon’s northern city of Maroua.
POLITICS
Clinton: I didn’t share classified emails
Hillary Clinton says she did not send or receive classified information on her personal email account while she was secretary of state.
SYRIA
US comdr. foresees 50-yr war on ISIL
A senior US Army commander suggests the battle to eradicate the ISIL terrorists may take half a century.
PERSIAN GULF
Bahrain recalls envoy to Iran
Bahrain recalls ambassador to Iran in protest against Tehran’s support for democracy in the region.
POLITICS
‘Iran accord betrayal of US security’
GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum says the nuclear agreement with Iran is the “greatest betrayal” of America’s national security in its history.
SOMALIA
Somalia's al-Shabab kills 6 in 2 attacks
Somalia’s al-Shabab militants kill six people in two separate attacks in the nation’s capital of Mogadishu.
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Saudi attack kills 8 Yemeni women
Eight women have been killed in Saudi Arabia’s latest air strike in Yemen’s Taizz province.
FRANCE
UN slams new French surveillance measure
The UNCHR slams France for adoption of a controversial surveillance law that grants its secret services broad new powers to spy on citizens.
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