BUSINESS
Scandal-hit HSBC plans 20,000 job cuts
Europe’s biggest bank HSBC is reportedly planning to axe as many as 20,000 jobs amid a stream of scandals, including its role in tax evasion and rigging foreign exchange markets.
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FOREIGN POLICY
US not after defeating ISIL: Ex-CIA spy
Former CIA official Henry Crumpton has criticized President Barack Obama for his strategy against the ISIL terrorist group.
KOREAS
MERS closes 200 schools in S Korea
More than 200 Schools close as the deadly MERS virus spreads in South Korea.
IRAQ
'300 ISIL militants killed in Iraq’s Anbar '
At least 300 members of the Takfiri ISIL group are killed in an airstrike by the Iraqi army in the western province of al-Anbar.
SOCIETY
Congress urged to end US gun violence
A US senator has called on Congress to adopt measures to curb the widespread gun violence plaguing the nation.
SOCIETY
Iranians marking Imam Mahdi birth anniv.
Millions of Iranians are celebrating the anniversary of Imam Mahdi's birthday.
AFGHANISTAN
US drone kills 3 in northeast Afghanistan
At least three people are killed and as many injured in a US drone attack in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province.
INTERVIEWS
CIA, NSA spying for Israel: US journalist
The United States has become an overbearing and “secret police state” exercising total control over the lives of Americans.
ECONOMY
Germans rue missed opportunities in Iran
German companies are actively pressing their government to boost efforts to promote trade relations with Iran as Western sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program are being gradually lifted.
FOREIGN POLICY
‘Anti-Iran sanctions can’t go on forever’
US President Barack Obama says anti-Iran sanctions cannot continue forever.
SOCIETY
Scientists create bioartificial limbs
Researchers have developed a new method which could be the first step towards the development of bioartificial limbs.
POLITICS
'Russia preparing S-300 for Iran delivery'
Russia says it is preparing to start the shipment of its S-300 missile defense system to Iran by 2016.
IRAQ
ISIL closes dam in Iraq’s Ramadi
Iraqi officials say that ISIL militants have shut down all the gates of a dam in Iraq’s Ramadi, sparking humanitarian fears.
SOCIETY
Cops gun down ‘terror suspect’ in Boston
US polices forces have shot down a “terror suspect” who was under 24-hour surveillance.
IRAQ
Full beards compulsory in ISIL-held Mosul
The ISIL Takfiri terrorist group has issued a law to make full beards compulsory.
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UN seeks to get food aid to Yemenis
The UN World Food Program is scaling up its operations to provide emergency food aid to 2.5 million Yemenis by July.
NORTH AFRICA
‘No military solution to Libya conflict’
The UN special envoy to Libya says there is “no military solution” to the conflict in Libya, ahead of a new round of peace talks.
FRANCE
‘110 French killed fighting alongside ISIL’
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says 110 French citizens have been killed while fighting alongside ISIL.
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