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US rice import draws criticism in Iran

ECONOMY

US rice import draws criticism in Iran

A US ship reportedly unloading 10,000 tonnes of rice in Iran has drawn criticism in a country which is seeking to curb imports of American goods.

3,200 US prisoners mistakenly released

SOCIETY

3,200 US prisoners mistakenly released

As many as 3,200 inmates were mistakenly released early from prisons in the US state of Washington since 2002 because of errors in calculating sentences.

Female US officer among Bagram dead

MILITARY

Female US officer among Bagram dead

​A female Air Force officer, who was an openly homosexual member of the US military, has been identified as one of the six US troops killed in an attack in Afghanistan.