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Greeks protest govt. pensions program
People protest in Athens in solidarity with Greek farmers over the government’s pensions program.

People protest in Athens in solidarity with Greek farmers over the government’s pensions program.

A British union warns that the dispute over a new contract between junior doctors and government could become a war.

The United States tells Russia to change its military targets in Syria.

Taliban militants kill six Afghan security personnel in two separate attacks.

A US-based insurance company says it has got US government permit to cover oil cargos coming from Iran.

Israeli forces shoot and kill another Palestinian in the occupied West Bank.

British prime minister says the UK should stay in a reformed EU.

A US official says the UK must renew its submarine-borne Trident nuclear weapons system.

Iran and Norway sign an agreement to produce 5,000 tonnes of saltwater fish through cage culture method.

Female Iranian futsal player Fereshteh Karimi is nominated for the title of the Best Woman Player of the World.

The Russian premier says strained Moscow-NATO ties have plunged the world into a “new Cold War” era.

Two India soldiers and four suspected pro-independence fighters die in the latest clashes in the Indian-controlled Kashmir.

The Palestinians under a siege by Tel Aviv at a village north of the West Bank say they will stay true to the Palestinian cause of resisting the occupation.

Venezuela’s opposition pledges to speed up its efforts to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro.

Over five and a half million people die prematurely across the globe each year due to air pollution, a new study says.

Iran is loading 4 million barrels of oil for delivery to France, Russia and Spain.

Iran must unify multi-tiered foreign exchange rate and cut borrowing interest rate, President Hassan Rouhani says.

Washington’s condemnation of the Syrian leader’s pledge to retake the country from terrorists is the “height of hypocrisy,” says an internationally-syndicated journalist.