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‘US, allies seek to destroy Syria’
The United States and its Western and Arab allies have sought to destroy the nation and culture of Syria, says Daniel Patrick Welch.

The United States and its Western and Arab allies have sought to destroy the nation and culture of Syria, says Daniel Patrick Welch.

A Bangladeshi court issues an arrest warrant for former premier Khaleda Zia over a deadly bus attack in Dhaka last year.

Teachers in Hungary stage a nationwide walkout against the government’s education policies.

The French president abandons a controversial bill to strip convicted terrorists of French citizenship.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad rejects the prospect of Syria becoming a federal country.

A new report says child labor has doubled in the besieged Gaza Strip in the past five years.

A sit-in protest in Pakistani capital ends hours after government warns protesters of crackdown.

US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has pledged to make fundamental changes in the country if he becomes president.

Donald Trump has defended his campaign manager who has been arrested in Florida and charged with simple battery.

The UN chief condemns attempts aimed at demonizing refugees, asks on countries to accept more people from war-stricken countries.

A car blast hits Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan, leaving one policeman dead and another injured.

Saudi Arabia puts to death two more people, raising its tally this year to 81.

An Egyptian court sentences 23 supporters of ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, to long prison terms.

Russia says Iran’s missile tests did not violate a UN resolution that endorses a nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1.

China has warned Taiwan against passing a law that would govern cross-strait relations.

US plane-maker Boeing is set to cut thousands of jobs in the near future.

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem is in Algeria on the third day of an official visit in a major sign of political winds shifting in the Assad government’s direction.

Iran will reportedly attend planned oil talks with other OPEC members and Russia in Qatar without joining their proposed output cap.