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Bomb blast kills 7 Iraqi soldiers
At least seven Iraqi soldiers are killed as a bomb targeted a military checkpoint south of the capital, Baghdad.

At least seven Iraqi soldiers are killed as a bomb targeted a military checkpoint south of the capital, Baghdad.

The national Iranian women’s inline hockey team suffers a 1-3 loss to Sweden at FIRS 2016 Championships in Italy.

Iranian hoopsters defeat Macedonia at the 2016 International Basketball Challenge in China.

President Rouhani says Iran's support for neighboring countries, such as Iraq, will continue.

French President Francois Hollande threatens to proscribe demonstrations amid violent protests against labor reforms.

John Kerry has warned Russia that US patience on the issue of President Assad's fate is running out.

Saudi Arabia has invited a UN team to Riyadh for talks after pressuring the world body into dropping the kingdom from a blacklist of rights violators.

Iranian female sports shooter Golnoush Sebghatollahi wins silver at the Olympic Games Training Camp in France.

The Syrian government says French and German forces are present in northern Syria, condemning it as an act of "aggression."

Iran’s foreign minister and his American counterpart discuss the implementation of the 2015 deal on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear activities.

A vote to leave the European Union would trigger tax hikes and spending cuts, Britain's finance minister warned Wednesday.

Tehran and Yerevan talk over the exports of electricity and related commodities.

Police in Bangladesh arm villagers with sticks and whistles to act against militants.

Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe submits his resignation after being criticized over his lavish personal spending and misuse of tax money.

The UN calls on international donors to honor their pledges to tackle the refugee crisis in the Middle East.

A parliamentary panel in Iran is examining Canada's appropriation of Iranian assets for possible launch of a lawsuit against the move, a lawmaker says.

The wife of the Orlando shooter said he wanted to carry out a terror attack, officials say.

An Afghan border guard is killed and five others are injured in clashes at a border crossing with Pakistan.