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Russia’s Duma approves web privacy law
Russia’s Duma approves a law enabling people to request that certain information about them not appear in the results of internet search engines.

Russia’s Duma approves a law enabling people to request that certain information about them not appear in the results of internet search engines.

The two major political parties in the United States have both historically violated the civil rights of African Americans.

Turkey says it would not hesitate to intervene in Syria in case of what it called a threat to its security.

The Takfiri ISIL terrorists abduct 20 members of the al-Jabour tribe in Iraq’s militant-held northern city of Mosul.

China expresses displeasure with Turkey over its decision to take in dozens of Muslim Uighurs.

The UN Human Rights Council adopts a resolution condemning Israel for targeting civilians in Gaza during a 2014 war.

The government is planning to take action to ensure people take responsibility for the precious NHS resources by charging patients for missing their appointments.

The US military says it has taken out a senior ISIL leader, who has been in charge of moving militants and weapons from Libya to Syria.

Over a dozen people die in two bombings in northeastern Nigeria.

Israeli media say at least one rocket has exploded in southern Israel, near the Gaza border.

A previously unpublished secret government file reveals the UK knew Iraq was making chemical weapons to use against Iran.

A European Union (EU) envoy says the bloc’s leaders are unlikely to attend an upcoming military parade ceremony in China.

Russia successfully launches a cargo ship to resupply its mission in the International Space Station (ISS).

Greece’s Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says the country is close to cutting a deal with its international creditors.

A man with a rifle killed two people outside a Northern California store and a stray bullet wounded a customer.

Republican US presidential candidate Rick Perry has slammed his party for ignoring African-American voters, urging the party to work harder to win them.

A police officer is killed in a police raid targeting suspected ISIL members in the city of Taif.

France rejects an asylum request by the founder of whistleblower website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange.