
ECONOMY
Execs on top Iran fund resign en masse
President Hassan Rouhani has accepted the mass resignation of those on the board of trustees of Iran’s sovereign wealth fund as revelations about high compensation packages take new casualties.

President Hassan Rouhani has accepted the mass resignation of those on the board of trustees of Iran’s sovereign wealth fund as revelations about high compensation packages take new casualties.

Italy condemns the terrorist attack in the Bangladeshi capital.

Indonesia’s state-owned Pertamina says it will sign an agreement with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) next month to develop two oil and gas blocks in Iran.

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake destroys 30 homes and a school in Tajikistan.

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeated calls for the return of waterboarding.

The new Taliban leader calls on the US to end its 15-year “occupation” of Afghanistan.

A blast in Afghanistan’s southeastern Jalalabad kills at least two and injures 17.

At least 225 Daesh terrorists are reported killed in Afghanistan.

A shooting in northern Serbia leaves five people dead and at least 20 others wounded.

Iran is marking the 25th anniversary of the downing of an Iranian passenger plane by the US in the Persian Gulf.

The FBI is scheduled to interview Hillary Clinton in the coming days over her use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state.

Russia has threatened it will mobilize its forces to areas closer to its border should neighboring Finland choose to join the US-led military alliance of NATO.

Forces loyal to the Libyan unity government recapture a district south of the city of Sirte following clashes with Daesh terrorists.

Daimler says its trucks division will start the deliveries of Mitsubishi Fuso brand in Iran later this year.

Homelessness among households in England has risen over 50 percent in the past 6 years, according to UK government figures.

The UN reports two new cases of sexual abuse charges against its peacekeepers in the Central African Republic.

Thousands of people take to the streets across Bahrain to commemorate the International Quds Day.

A Buddhist mob reportedly sets a mosque on fire in northern Myanmar in another act of violence against Muslim minorities.