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Colombia’s ex-FARC rebels to start turning in arms
The Colombian president says the ex-FARC rebels can now begin turning in their arms now that they have all arrived at designated demobilization zones.

The Colombian president says the ex-FARC rebels can now begin turning in their arms now that they have all arrived at designated demobilization zones.

Protesters clashed with regime forces on Sitra Island and elsewhere during Monday rallies against the death in custody of a young activist.

Trump's revised immigration ban includes the same seven countries targeted in the original order, a new report says.

A retired police officer claims that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte used to pay him and other police officers to murder criminals.

Despite remarks by Defense Secretary James Mattis, US presence in Iraq is aimed at “stealing oil,” an analyst says.

Secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement hails Iran's pro-Palestine stance compared to other countries taking sides with Israel.

For the first time ever Saudi Arabia appoints a woman as the CEO of a major commercial bank.

US President Donald Trump names a new national security advisor following the resignation of his first pick and the refusal of the second.

At least 110 civilians were killed by Turkish airstrikes in the Daesh-held Syrian city of al-bab over the past two weeks, says a monitoring group.

Breitbart editor and far-right writer Milo Yiannopoulos has apologized over his comments in favor of pedophilia.

US Vice President Mike Pence says the Trump administration supports a “free and independent press."

Iranian professional soccer club Esteghlal Khuzestan defeats Al-Fateh of Saudi Arabia in 2017 AFC Champions League.

A grenade attack kills 11 members of an Afghan family in the country's volatile east.

Turkey has dismissed 227 more judges and prosecutors over having alleged links to US-based Fethullah Gulen.

Iran bans the flight of privately-owned quadcopters and drones shooting aerial videos in Tehran.

Iran and Iraq have signed a basic agreement that envisages exporting Iraqi oil through the Iranian territory.

Four Russian servicemen were killed last week in Syria when their vehicle was hit with a roadside bomb, the Russian military says.

British Members of Parliament are debating US President Donald Trump's state visit to the UK, amid protests against the trip.