INTERVIEWS
US war against ISIL in Syria 'an illusion'
The US is trying to create the illusion that it is waging a genuine fight against the Daesh terrorist group in Syria, an American analyst says.
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ENERGY
Iran: OPEC unlikely to revive quotas
Iran’s minister of petroleum says OPEC members are unlikely to agree on reinstating the organization’s individual quotas in their next meeting.
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Fresh Saudi raids kill 12 in Yemen
At least a dozen civilians are killed and 13 others injured in a Saudi airstrike against Yemen’s southwestern province of Ta’izz.
AFGHANISTAN
Afghan official survives deadly attack
A senior member of Afghanistan’s election commission survives a bomb attack that killed his bodyguard in Kabul.
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Three killed in attack on UN base in Mali
Armed men attack on a UN peacekeeping base in northern Mali, killing at least three people dead.
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Peru police attack protesting workers
Fresh clashes break out between police and public workers protesting working conditions and low wages.
SOCIETY
NSA ends bulk phone spying program
The NSA is set to replace its massive snooping program with new surveillance measures on Sunday.
EU
Sweden halts flights to northern Iraq
A Swedish government agency says the country has stopped all flights to northern Iraq, citing security concerns in the region.
IRAQ
Multiple terror attacks kill eight in Iraq
At least eight people are killed and 30 others injured in multiple terrorist attacks in and around the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
HUMAN RIGHTS
100 detained refugees on hunger strike in US
More than 100 refugees held at US immigration detention facilities are on hunger strike to protest against cruel detention policies.
CHINA
Beijing air pollution at hazardous levels
Air pollution in the Chinese capital reaches over 15 times than the safe level.
ENERGY
Iran’s biggest oil investment event opens
An important two-day conference opens in Tehran to lay out 50 oil and gas projects for development with the lifting of Western sanctions.
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‘16k kids recruited by S Sudan warring sides’
UNICEF says up to 16,000 children have been forcibly recruited by armed groups and the army in South Sudan over the past two years.
PALESTINE
‘Israel troops injure 82 Palestinians’
Palestinian medical officials say 82 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli military forces during clashes in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
SOCIETY
3 killed, 1 missing in Texas floodwaters
At least three people have died and another is missing in heavy floods as freezing rain and flooding pummeled Texas.
PERSIAN GULF
Israel to open ‘permanent mission’ in UAE
Israel is set to open a “permanent mission” in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
MEXICO
Eight corpses found in south Mexico
Police in Mexico say they have found eight dead corpses with their throats slit in a violence-hit southern state.
FOREIGN POLICY
US asks Turkey to send troops to Syria border
The United States is urging Turkey to deploy thousands of additional troops along its border with Syria.
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