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Russia to remedy bans by Islamic banking
Russia's Sberbank says it plans to use Islamic baking to ease effects of sanctions.

Russia's Sberbank says it plans to use Islamic baking to ease effects of sanctions.

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif vows to defend Pakistan against foreign meddling.

Iraqi forces recapture a key district southwest of the city of Ramadi.

A senior Iranian official condemns the Saudi aggression against Yemen, reiterating Iran's support for the people of the impoverished country.

A ship carrying goods for the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip is set to dock in Spain.

US President Barack Obama is “lying” about the number of lawmakers who oppose the NSA spying programs, says a journalist.

The first Iranian ship on Saturday arrived in Oman’s Sohar port.

Gunmen shoot dead two soldiers in Thailand's southern province of Pattani.

Texas lawmakers on Friday approved carrying handguns openly on the streets of the nation's second most-populous state.

Saudis hold a funeral for a victim of the May 22 bomb attack in Eastern Province who succumbed to his injuries.

Egypt releases Mohamed Soltan, an imprisoned Egyptian-American political activist, and deports him to the United States.

Random shelling on a park in Libya’s Benghazi kills eight civilians, including children.

An Iranian official says the latest IAEA report on Tehran’s nuclear program is hackneyed and contains legal flaws.

Former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley has announced his candidacy for US president.

Republicans slam President Obama for removing Cuba from the list of "state sponsors of terrorism."

FIFA President Sepp Blatter hints the US mau harbor ulterior motives in its recent investigation into the soccer organization.

The vice president of Burundi’s election commission resigns and flees the violence-wracked central African country.

Turkey’s main opposition party criticizes the government in Ankara for supporting the militants in Syria.