SYRIA
UN envoy in Syria to discuss peace plan
The UN special envoy to Syria briefs the Syrian foreign minister on efforts to end the crisis in the Arab country.
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HUMAN RIGHTS
UK to launch review into custody deaths
The British government is planning to launch an independent review of deaths that occurred in police custody over the years in England and Wales.
TURKEY
Turkey scrambles fighter jets to Syria border
Turkey reportedly dispatches fighter jets to the Syrian border after a Turkish soldier was killed in a cross-border attack.
ECONOMY
Iran, Europe finalize $2 billion of projects
Iran and the EU have opened a conference on trade and investment in Vienna, with Iranian officials pledging to splash out more than $180 billion on oil and gas projects.
SOMALIA
Somali forces retake key city from Shabab
Somali and African Union forces liberate major city of Baardheere in southwestern Somalia from al-Shabab militants.
EU
Hollywood studios targeted in EU probe
EU targets six Hollywood studios and Britain’s Sky TV in an antitrust probe.
PALESTINE
Israelis clash with Palestinian mourners
Israeli forces clash with Palestinian mourners at a mass funeral for a Palestinian man killed by the Tel Aviv regime troops in the occupied West Bank.
POLITICS
No ‘secret side deals’ on Iran: WH
US administration officials deny claims by certain Republican lawmakers about hiding parts of a recent nuclear agreement with Iran from Congress.
SOCIETY
‘ISIL bigger threat to US than al-Qaeda’
The ISIL terrorist group is a bigger threat to the United States than al-Qaeda, says the FBI director.
TURKEY
Columnist fired for Erdogan-ISIL tweet
A Turkish daily sacks one of its senior writers for criticizing President Erdogan’s policy on ISIL.
SOCIETY
5 family members stabbed to death in US
Five members of a family have been found dead in the US state of Oklahoma.
SOCIETY
Glimmer hope for Alzheimer patients
Alzheimer’S disease is incurable but new drug could delay the pace of brain decline for patients.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Prisoner mistakenly freed from UK jail
A prisoner was released and now on the run after a mistake at the Wandsworth Prison in South London.
ECONOMY
Iran’s annual gold production to hit 7 tonnes
Iran’s gold output is estimated to rise to 7 metric tons by 2017 which could significantly improve the country’s place among the world’s producers of the precious metal.
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‘Burundi forces shot anti-gov’t protesters’
Amnesty International says Burundian security forces shot fleeing protesters opposed to President Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term in office.
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Police attack protesting Bolivian miners
Hundreds of protesting miners in Bolivia clash with police in the country’s capital.
IRAQ
Pentagon chief on unannounced Iraq visit
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrives in Iraq for talks over ISIL.
SOCIETY
Racist UK fans given football ban
Soccer fans who racially abused a black commuter at Paris Metro are banned from football matches for up to five years.
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