SPORTS
Iran handballers overcome Ukrainians
The national Iranian men’s handball team defeats Ukraine 25-21 at the International Men’s Handball Christmas Cup in Poland.
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SOCIETY
UK couple found guilty on terror plot
A British couple have been sentenced to life in jail for planning a terror attack in London.
INTERVIEWS
‘Russia turns tide of Syrian battle’
The Russian air campaign against terrorists in Syria has helped turn the tide of battle, an American scholar says.
ENERGY
Pakistan ‘could not complete’ Iran project
A Pakistan minister appears to have put the kibosh on expectations that a pipeline intended to take Iranian gas to the country could ever be completed.
TURKEY
Turkey arrests two Daesh suspects
Turkish police arrest two suspected members of Daesh over plotting attacks in Ankara.
IRAQ
Bombs, shootings kill 7 Iraqis in 2 days
At least seven civilians are killed in a series of bomb attacks in and around the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, over the past two days.
PALESTINE
Palestinian killed after ‘stabbing attempt’
Israeli forces kill a Palestinian whom Israeli media claim was attempting a stabbing attack.
SYRIA
Syria army makes gains against Daesh
Syrian army liberates several areas from Daesh Takfiri terrorists across the country.
AFGHANISTAN
US drone strike kills 2 in Afghanistan
At least two people lose their lives in a fresh US drone attack in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Laghman.
ENERGY
Iran, Russia firms to build oil rigs
Iranian shipbuilder ISOICO says it has signed an agreement with Russia's Krasnye Barrikady for oil rig construction and technology transfer.
POLITICS
Clinton: ISIL killings are ‘genocide’
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she now believes the persecution of religious and ethnic groups by Daesh is “genocide.”
INDIA
India bans cars in capital over pollution
India adopts severe traffic restrictions in New Delhi to tackle worsening air pollution.
RUSSIA
Gun attack kills 1 in Russia’s Dagestan
An assailant kills one tourist and injures 11 others in the Dagestan Republic of Russia’s North Caucasus region.
INTERVIEWS
US police have ‘horrendous reputation’
The deaths of blacks by the hands of police are “gaining a horrendous reputation for the United States,” says Abayomi Azikiwe, editor at the Pan-African News Wire.
PERSIAN GULF
Bahrain jails 29 over last year explosion
Bahrain’s High Criminal Court jails 29 over their alleged involvement in bomb attack in 2014.
ECONOMY
Turkey’s Unlu plans brokerage in Iran
Turkey’s brokerage and advisory firm Unlu Yatirim says it is in talks with an Iranian company for a joint venture in the country.
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Polls open in Central African Republic
People in the Central African Republic are going to the polls to vote in much-delayed elections.
MILITARY
I helped create ISIL: US Marine
Iraq war veteran Vincent Emanuele says US policies in Iraq have helped create the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group.
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