FOREIGN POLICY
Ex-US prisoner urges Cuba embargo lift
Alan Gross, a former US prisoner in Cuba, calls on the Congress to lift sanctions on the Caribbean island nation.
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SAUDI ARABIA
Saudis ‘abuse' law to stifle dissent
Amnesty International has called on the UN Human Rights Council to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for its "gross" human rights violations.
ARGENTINA
Argentina sinks illegal Chinese trawler
Argentina’s coastguard has sunk an illegal Chinese trawler in Argentine territorial waters.
SOCIETY
US gov’t can do anything they ‘dream up’
Apple says US government officials can do anything they “dream up” and have requests that would appall the country’s founders.
TURKEY
Turkey nabs Brit over Nowruz invitation
Turkey has detained a British academic for distributing invitations to a Kurdish gathering to celebrate the Persian New Year
POLITICS
Anonymous declares ‘total war’ on Trump
Anonymous has declared “total war” on GOP front runner Donald Trump, vowing to “dismantle” his campaign over his hateful language.
POLITICS
KKK leader endorses Hillary Clinton
A senior member of the KKK has endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
PALESTINE
Palestinian shot by Israeli forces dies
A young Palestinian man succumbs to gunshot wounds sustained during a raid on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank two weeks ago.
SOCIETY
'Western drugs tested on East Germans'
A new study reveals that Western drug companies conducted clinical tests in former East Germany.
ROHINGYA
‘Myanmar Rohingya Muslims left alone’
A human rights activist says the election of a new president in Myanmar would make no difference in the situation of Rohingya Muslims in the country.
SYRIA
'Hope of Syria crisis end in sight'
A UN body says reduced violence in Syria raises hope of an end to the deadly war in the Arab country.
INTERVIEWS
'US accusations on Iran missiles invalid'
The latest US accusations against Iran’s ballistic missile program are “completely invalid,” an American writer and retired professor says.
POLITICS
'Syria victorious in mini-world war'
A senior Iranian official says the Syrian people have so far been triumphant in the 'mini-world war' in their country.
EU
‘Turkey blackmailing EU over refugees’
The Czech president accuses Turkey of blackmailing the EU with demands for extra money in return for handling the refugee crisis.
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Belgian police 'neutralize' suspect
Belgian police say the forces neutralized a man in the hunt for suspects linked to the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris.
AFGHANISTAN
Daesh militants fleeing Afghan province
Afghanistan's president says Daesh militants are fleeing the areas under their control in the eastern Nangarhar Province .
FOREIGN POLICY
US eases restrictions on Cuba
The US relaxes travel and trade regulations on Cuba ahead of President Obama’s visit to the island nation.
PERSIAN GULF
3 Bahrainis jailed for attacking police
A Bahraini court hands down jail terms of 15 years to each of three people accused of attacking police.
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