BUSINESS The British government says it has increased the minimum wage for more than a million people, but the move has drawn little applause as the pay rise still is far outstripped by inflation in the country.
10 YEARS AGO PERSIAN GULF Bahraini people hold an anti-regime protest ahead of the upcoming Formula One Grand Prix.
10 YEARS AGO SOCIETY A drug smuggler kills 3 Iranian police officers and severely injures another in the city of Kazeroun.
10 YEARS AGO BUSINESS Stock markets around the world slumped Friday on the first day of the second quarter.
10 YEARS AGO POLITICS US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was interrupted at a campaign event in Westchester, New York.
10 YEARS AGO TURKEY A Turkish court resumes the trial of two prominent reporters charged with espionage.
10 YEARS AGO RUSSIA Russia dismisses reports on a Moscow-Washington deal on the fate of Syria’s President Assad.
10 YEARS AGO POLITICS US Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders is leading front-runner Hillary Clinton by five points in Wisconsin.
10 YEARS AGO BUSINESS Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says the kingdom will freeze its oil production levels only if Iran and other major producers do so.
10 YEARS AGO RUSSIA Russia criticizes the US over its plans to boost presence along NATO’s eastern borders, saying Moscow is ready to respond.
10 YEARS AGO PALESTINE Israel’s energy minister has met with Egypt’s foreign minister in Washington, DC.
10 YEARS AGO SOCIETY A Virginia trooper has been shot to death in the state capital.
10 YEARS AGO ECONOMY Iran and Austria have signed a major basic agreement - worth a total of $2 billion once finalized - to expand cooperation in several areas including the auto sector and the steel industry among others.
10 YEARS AGO POLITICS An Iranian official calls on the Muslim world to stay focused on the Palestinian cause despite the deadly crises plaguing the region.
10 YEARS AGO CHINA The Chinese president expresses his country’s resolve to defend its sovereignty in the disputed South China Sea.
10 YEARS AGO INDIA The death toll from the collapse of an overpass in the Indian city of Kolkata rises to 25.
10 YEARS AGO RUSSIA Russia says it has detained a CIA-trained Ukrainian spy attempting to infiltrate its main security agency.
10 YEARS AGO FOREIGN POLICY Nearly a dozen American congressmen call for an inquiry into the possibility of gross violations of human rights by Israel.
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