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‘Blight of racism still present in US’
Obama says a recent mass shooting at a black church in South Carolina shows that the "blight" of racism still exists in America.

Obama says a recent mass shooting at a black church in South Carolina shows that the "blight" of racism still exists in America.

Unemployment rates rose in 25 US states last month, the US Labor Department said Friday.

Mali's Tuareg-led rebels sign landmark peace deal in Bamako.

A bus accident claims the lives of at least 16 passengers in northern India.

At least 15 people are killed during overnight clashes between Somali security forces and al-Shabab militants.

Saudi Arabia warns its citizens not to share possibly ‘faked’ documents.

Iran slams the United States for adopting a double-standard approach in dealing with terror threats in the world.

Turkey raps the Belgian prime minister for recognizing the 1915 Armenian killings as "genocide."

The world has been shocked at the enduring racism and gun violence in the United States.

A US-based Turkish journalist is being sued for allegedly insulting President Erdogan.

Egyptian authorities once again seal the mainborder crossing into the Israeli-besieged Gaza Strip

A member of the Iranian parliament's industry committee says $85bn foreign investment is needed to implement petrochemical projects in the country.

The United States has no “moral standing” to criticize China for its island-building in the South China Sea, says an analyst.

The US State Department says that foreign terrorists used Turkey as their “main transit route” to Iraq and Syria in 2014.

A Saudi officer is killed in clashes with Yemen’s Ansarullah fighters on the border region.

An NRA board member blames the victims of the Charleston shooting for their own deaths as they were not carrying guns in the church.

Iran says negotiations over its nuclear program may continue beyond the end-of-June deadline.

A powerful roadside bomb explodes in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 12 civilians.