HUMAN RIGHTS
US police taser use increased by 10 times
The percentage of US local police departments that authorize their officers to use tasers has sharply increased over the last decade.
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ECONOMY
Iran non-oil exports top $5bn in 2 months
Iran exports more than USD 5 billion worth of non-oil goods during first two months of the current year.
SPORTS
Iranian v-ballers crested in Italy event
Iran’s Under-19 volleyball team has been crowned champion at Italy’s three-nation friendly tournament.
SPORTS
Iran shooters receive Universiade silver
Iranian female sports shooters have garnered a silver medal at the 2015 Universiade in South Korea.
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1000s remember Srebrenica Muslim deaths
Thousands of activists from all over the world march to commemorate the massacre of Bosnia Muslims by Serbs in the 1990s.
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'Saudi strikes target defectors to Houthis'
Saudi airstrikes target Yemeni troops defecting to the Houthi Ansarullah movement, killing a number of them.
SOCIETY
More anti-austerity rallies in UK
Anti-austerity campaigners are to hold nationwide protest rallies to demand an end to the Conservative government’s spending cuts.
AFGHANISTAN
US drone strikes in Afghanistan kill 43
At least 43 people have been killed in US drone strikes in the eastern Afghan province of Nanagarhar.
AFGHANISTAN
MPs reject Afghan woman high court bid
Afghan lawmakers reject the nomination of a woman for the Supreme Court.
IRAQ
Iraq sentences 24 to death over massacre
An Iraqi court sentences 24 men to death over last summer's ISIL massacre in the city of Tikrit.
SYRIA
Syria pushes ISIL from areas near Palmyra
The Syrian army reportedly drives ISIL militants out of three areas near the ancient city of Palmyra.
SOCIETY
Baltimore shooting kills three, injures one
Baltimore police say four people have been shot, three fatally, near the University of Maryland, Baltimore, campus.
NUCLEAR ENERGY
‘Excessive demands hinder Iran deal’
A senior Iranian official says a final Iran-P5+1 nuclear deal is possible if world powers stop making excessive demands.
ECONOMY
Barclays sacks CEO Antony Jenkins
Barclays, has ousted its chief executive Antony Jenkins after a long running disagreement with the board over how the bank should be run.
SOCIETY
Son murders parents, dumps bodies
A 52 year old man is accused of killing his elderly parents and dumping their bodies back in 2007.
EU
Greek PM ‘confident’ of meeting deadline
Grrek PM says he is confident Athens will meet an end-of-the-week deadline set by eurozone leaders to reach a bailout deal.
INTERVIEWS
Iraqis do not ‘trust US for recruitment’
The reason that the US is having problems with “recruiting” forces to fight ISIL is that Iraqis do not trust Washington, says an analyst.
BUSINESS
HSBC bankers stage mock ISIL beheading
Europe’s biggest bank HSBC has sacked six employees after a video emerged showing them carrying out ISIL-style "mock beheading".
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