POLITICS
Cruz closes gap with Trump in US race
US Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is closing the gap with front-runner Donald Trump in a new national poll.
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EU
'EU's 2015 refugee arrivals top 1mn'
The number of refugees who have entered the European Union in 2015 has passed one million.
EU
Greek MPs back Palestinian statehood
The Greek parliament approves a resolution urging Athens to recognize the state of Palestine.
EU
Catalans to form regional government
Pro-independence Catalan parties reach a preliminary agreement on forming a regional government.
SPORTS
Lozano signs with Iran volleyball federation
Argentine volleyball coach Raul Lucio Lozano signs a contract to steer the Iranian men’s national team.
IRAQ
More Ramadi districts liberated
Iraqi military and pro-government forces retake more districts from Daesh in Ramadi.
IRAQ
'Daesh-controlled land shrinking'
A study shows Daesh has lost 14 percent of the territory it had had under control in Iraq and Syria.
SOCIETY
US police killed 1,150 people in 2015
Police in the United States have killed about 1,150 people as of December 15 of this year, an activist group says.
NUCLEAR ENERGY
Russia to build 2 nuclear plants in Iran
An Iranian nuclear official says Russia will start constructing two nuclear power plants in Iran next week.
TURKEY
Turkey PM raps HDP chief's Russia visit
The Turkish PM criticizes a visit to Russia by the leader of the main Kurdish opposition party.
ECONOMY
Russia ready to give Iran planes, loan
Russia says it is ready to supply Iran with over a dozen Tu-204SM planes as well as a key state export loan in the near future.
MILITARY
UK deploys troops to Helmand
The UK government has sent military personnel to Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand.
ECONOMY
Scrooge-like approach on Christmas Eve
The British authorities are under fire for taking a “Scrooge-like approach” to the jobless and disabled people on Christmas Eve.
POLITICS
France: Anti-Iran US visa law unacceptable
President of the French Senate has criticized recent visa restrictions against Iran in the United States as unacceptable.
TURKEY
Turkish police kill 2 women in Istanbul
Counter-terrorism forces in Turkey kill two women in an operation against a cell of suspected militants in the city of Istanbul.
ECONOMY
Iran among top tourist destinations in 2016
Iran has been chosen as a top tourist destination for the coming year.
PAKISTAN
Bomb attacks kill three in Pakistan
At least three Pakistanis are killed in bombing attacks in the tribal region.
PALESTINE
Israelis attack sleeping Palestinian family
Suspected Israeli extremists fire smoke grenades into the house of a Palestinian family in the occupied West Bank, police say.
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