SOMALIA
Somalia mortar attack kills child
A mortar attack on Somalia's presidential palace injures six people and kills a child.
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NIGERIA
Nigeria attacks cause massive oil spill
Multiple bombs targeting a pipeline in southern Nigeria cause a massive oil spill.
MILITARY
US expands war on ISIL to Afghanistan
The US has carried out airstrikes against Daesh (ISIL) in Afghanistan, expanding it’s military campaign against the group.
POLITICS
‘Iran to up regional ties with Russia’
A senior Iranian official says Iran seeks to boost cooperation with Russia in strategic fields and regional issues.
BUSINESS
Renault opens first factory in China
France’s car giant, Renault, opens its first factory in China’s central province of Hubei.
SYRIA
'Syrian soldier killed in Turkey shelling'
Turkey kills a Syrian soldier and wounds five more in a shelling attack on northern Syrian territories, media reports say.
RUSSIA
Moscow slams Ankara over ‘provocation’
Russia describes the Turkish claim of Moscow's air violation as ‘premeditated provocation.’
POLITICS
Trump, Sanders lead heading into Iowa
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders are on top of the presidential contest in Iowa ahead of Monday's caucuses.
SYRIA
‘War crimes in Syria must not be pardoned’
The UN high commissioner for human rights says those suspected of committing crimes against humanity in Syria should not be pardoned under any deal.
SOCIETY
Editing embryo genes now allowed in UK
Kathy Niakan, a London-based stem cell scientist, has been allowed to edit the genes of embryos in Britain.
SAUDI ARABIA
Riyadh beheads 56th person in 2016
The number of the beheading cases in Saudi Arabia rises to 56 in 2016.
ECONOMY
Iran Air signs deal to buy 20 ATR planes
Iran Air signs a contract with ATR to buy 20 ATR-72 light passenger planes.
ECONOMY
Iran mining attracts $10 billion
Iran’s mining sector has now more than $10 billion of investment pledges by the Europeans and the Chinese under its belt, a deputy minister says.
NUCLEAR ENERGY
'JCPOA springboard for Iran progress'
A top Iranian official describes the Iranian nuclear agreement as a ‘springboard’ for Iran’s further development.
TURKEY
Turkey 'must probe shooting of rescuers'
A senior UN official says Turkey should investigate reports that unarmed individuals trying to attend to people injured in clashes were themselves shot at.
SYRIA
Syrian army seizes northern village
Syrian government forces establish control over a village in the northern province of Aleppo.
YEMEN
Al-Qaeda overruns Yemeni town
Al-Qaeda has reportedly wrested control of a town in Yemen’s southern province of Shabwah.
CHINA
'US seeking hegemony in S China Sea'
China says the US is seeking to expand its hegemony in the South China Sea.
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