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Buhari sworn in as new Nigerian president
Nigeria’s new president Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to bring “increased prosperity” to Africa's most populous country.

Nigeria’s new president Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to bring “increased prosperity” to Africa's most populous country.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has warned about a demonstration against Islam in Arizona.

At least 30 Syrian soldiers are reportedly killed by militant groups operating in the Arab country, a monitoring group says.

Iran condemns a recent deadly terrorist attack against Shia worshippers in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.

A former US police officer is set to face trial after beating an unarmed black man during a traffic stop.

A group of heavily-armed militants shoot dead 20 passengers after taking them hostage from two buses in the troubled southwestern Pakistan.

At least 19 people are killed in the latest wave of Saudi airstrikes against the people of Yemen.

Iran’s ambassador to the IAEA says a recent report by agency about Iran does not fully reflect the Islamic Republic’s cooperation with the agency.

Sepp Blatter is reelected for another four-year term as the president of FIFA.

The Italian navy finds 11 dead migrants on inflatable boats across the Mediterranean.

Spain says it has agreed to permanently host a US military base in the country’s south.

The United States has formally removed Cuba from the list of its state sponsors of terrorism.

Takfiri ISIL terrorists reportedly seize control of an airbase in Libya's northern coastal city of Sirte.

The UN refugee agency urges Myanmar to grant citizenship to its Rohingya Muslims.

The US has “teamed up” with Turkey to train "moderate" militants, which up until now have been “nonexistent,” says a Middle East expert.

A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator says good progress has been made on the issue of the removal of anti-Iran sanctions during a recent round of talks with the P5+1.

The UN says 85,000 Iraqis have fled the city of Ramadi due to ISIL violence since mid-May.

An Iranian negotiator says Iran will not negotiate the inspection of its military sites and interviews with its nuclear scientists with the P5+1.