FOREIGN POLICY
US saw ISIL as asset against Assad: Docs
Newly declassified documents reveal the US and some of its allies had foreseen and facilitated the rise of ISIL in Syria as a counterweight to President Assad.
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NUCLEAR ENERGY
Zarif briefs Majlis on nuclear talks
Iran’s foreign minister attends a closed-door Parliament (Majlis) session to brief lawmakers on the nuclear negotiations with the P5+1.
ECONOMY
Iran unveils genetically modified cotton
Iran unveils genetically modified cotton produced by Iranian specialists.
SYRIA
Israel treating anti-Syria terrorist
A new report reveals that a militant wounded in Syria has recently been transferred to Israel and is being treated there.
AFGHANISTAN
10 Afghan officers killed in Helmand
Afghan officials say at least ten police officers have been killed in recent Taliban attacks in Helmand.
ECONOMY
‘Iran's minerals among top 10 countries’
An Iranian official says the country ranks among top 10 countries in terms of mineral reserves.
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Landslide forces Nepalese from homes
Nepalese flee homes as a landslide blocks a river in the country's northwest.
RUSSIA
Russia adopts law over foreign NGOs
Russia adopts a law banning those foreign non-governmental organizations that are deemed threatening to the country’s national security.
SOMALIA
Somali MP shot dead in Mogadishu
A Somali parliamentarian is shot dead and another wounded in the capital, Mogadishu.
PAKISTAN
Pakistan ‘fake degree’ scandal persists
A scandal of alleged fraud in Pakistan persists, with a number of journalists resigning from a company involved in the allegations.
AFGHANISTAN
‘ISIL actively recruiting in Afghanistan’
A senior US general in Afghanistan says the Takfiri ISIL group is actively recruiting in the Asian country.
NIGERIA
Strike complicates Nigeria fuel shortage
A strike by Nigerian oil workers has added fuel to the fire in Nigeria, amid months of an ongoing fuel shortage.
ENERGY
‘3 petchem plants operational by year-end’
Iran is planning to make three new petrochemical plants operational before the end of the current year.
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Ethiopians vote in general elections
Millions of people begin casting their votes in the fifth general elections in Ethiopia.
SOCIETY
NSA starts dismantling data collection
The NSA began "winding down" the massive data collection of Americans' phone records, an official says.
SOCIETY
Only 54 US officers charged since 2005
Only 54 officers have been charged for thousands of fatal shootings at the hands of police over the past decade, according to a new analysis.
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Yemen shoots down Saudi fighter jet +Images
A Saudi fighter jet is shot down in the northwestern province of Sana’a in Yemen while conducting airstrikes against the country.
PALESTINE
Palestine protest slams Morsi verdict
People in the occupied Palestinian territories slam the death sentence given to Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi.
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