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Leader grants clemency to 930 inmates
The Leader of Islamic Revolution grants clemency to a number of Iranian prisoners on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

The Leader of Islamic Revolution grants clemency to a number of Iranian prisoners on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

Iran’s foreign minister says the language of force or threats against the country does not yield any results.

Janet Yellen says the Fed's concerns about inflation limit its ability to address high African-American unemployment.

The lower house of Japan’s parliament approves contentious security bills.

US corporations such as Boeing and General Electric and tech giant Apple are studying potential entry into the Iranian market or expansion of their existing operations, American media report.

Turkey’s president denies a German magazine report about the Turkish intelligence agency spying on Ankara’s opponents.

A Muslim Brotherhood figure blames certain Persian Gulf Arab states for the potential execution of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi.

A report says several groups in the US will “spend tens of millions of dollars on a lobbying campaign” to cancel Iran agreement.

US drone strikes kill at least 16 people in Afghanistan.

Iraqi army forces backed by volunteer fighters kill over 100 ISIL militants during separate operations in Anbar Province.

Cuba calls on the US to lift the decades-old trade embargo on Havana.

North and South Korean officials start rare talks over a prolonged wage dispute in a jointly operated border area.

American journalist David Christie says the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is ruling and writing US foreign policy.

At least three policemen are killed in a bomb explosion in southern Afghanistan.

South Africa has welcomed Tuesday’s conclusion of nuclear talks with Iran, saying it wanted to resume trade with the Middle Eastern country as soon as possible.

The US arms industry is guilty of war crimes and has inflicted a tremendous amount of waste.

The body of a Bahraini teenager killed in a Wednesday blast will be delivered to his family early on Thursday, activists say.

Yemeni army soldiers and allied fighters inflict heavy losses on al-Qaeda affiliates in the southern port city of Aden.