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Clashes erupt over China ship tragedy
Clashes break out between police and relatives of those missing from a capsized Chinese ship.

Clashes break out between police and relatives of those missing from a capsized Chinese ship.

Labour Party is pushing ahead with a campaign to stay in the European Union as Tories promise to hold a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union.

The British government plans to turn up to 1,000 schools into academies by 2020.

South Korea tests long-range missiles that can hit any target in North Korea.

ISIL is reportedly trying to reverse Kurdish fighters’ advances in a northeastern province of Syria.

US General John Allen says it would take a generation or more to defeat the ISIL Takfiri terrorists in Iraq and Syria.

Chief Executive of BP Group says the group is willing to invest in Iran's energy sector once international sanctions against the country are removed.

Masked gunmen kill two Egyptian policemen in a rare attack near the touristic Giza Pyramids.

Hundreds of Palestinians are at risk of being displaced as Israel plans to raze the Susiya village in the West Bank.

Moscow has denounced Brussels over a decision to restrict Russian envoys’ access to the European Parliament.

The Iranian ambassador to Moscow says technicalities are not going to block the delivery of the Russian S-300 missile system to Iran.

Acting administrator for the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been ousted after airports security test failed.

Azerbaijan's energy minister says Iran can use Trans-Anatolian Pipeline to export natural gas to Europe.

NHS plans to use “nurse associates to help hospitals cope with increasing workloads.

Officials in the EU say Greece should not count on any bailout deal at the end of Wednesday talks.

Iraqi forces attack ISIL terrorists in the northern province of Salahuddin, killing 50 militants.

US Senator John McCain has described President Obama’s recent remarks about the country as “delusional.”

At least six people are killed in a fresh Saudi airstrike in Yemen's Hajjah Province.