SOCIETY
Tories to keep mentally ill out of jail
British Home Secretary, Theresa May has pledged up to £15 million to fund health-based alternatives to jail cells to help those detained under the Mental Health act.
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PAKISTAN
Police officer shot dead in Peshawar
Pro-Taliban militants gun down a senior police officer from the department of counterterrorism in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan.
SOCIETY
New laws help ex-offenders find work
The Scottish government is to propose new laws to help convicted offenders find jobs once they finish their sentences.
SOCIETY
Three shot, wounded in Los Angeles
Three men have been shot and wounded when suspected gang members opened fire on them in Los Angeles.
POLITICS
CBI chief urges EU support
The president of the Confederation of British Industry says businesses need to speak out in support of the country's membership in the European Union.
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Yemen’s Houta retaken from al-Qaeda
Yemen’s Ansarullah fighters push al-Qaeda terrorists out of the city of Houta in Lahij Province.
SOCIETY
'Britons fatter by the day'
British children are becoming obese at younger ages, according to a major study.
SYRIA
Mortar shell hits school in Damascus
A mortar shell kills a teacher and injures nearly two dozen pupils at a school in the Syrian capital.
EGYPT
New Egypt justice minister takes office
A new justice minister, known for his hostility toward the Muslim Brotherhood, is sworn in in Egypt.
ECONOMY
‘Intl. investors impatient on Iran entry’
An Iranian official says international companies are waiting for post-sanctions period to start investment in Iran.
MILITARY
Iraqis abondon US tanks to ISIL in Ramadi
The Pentagons says dozens of US military vehicles have been abandoned by Iraqi troops in Ramadi.
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‘Saudi soldier killed in border clashes’
A Saudi soldier is reportedly killed in the kingdom’s southwest during border clashes with Yemen's Houthi fighters.
SPORTS
Warriors win NBA West finals game 1
The Golden State Warriors win the first game of their NBA Western Conference finals against the visiting Houston Rockets.
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‘Burundi police shoot trooper dead’
A Burundian soldier is killed after being shot in the heart by police, says trooper.
POLITICS
‘Outcome of N-talks to be glory for Iran’
The outcome of the nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 will be glory for the Iranian nation, President Rouhani says.
INTERVIEWS
'Saudi atrocities similar to Israel's'
A political analyst says Saudi Arabia's crimes against Yemeni people are similar to that of Israelis in Gaza
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Japan governor to keep opposing US base
The Japanese governor of Okinawa vows to continue his fight against the construction of a US airbase.
HUMAN RIGHTS
US black man sues for 40-year detention
A black man who spent nearly 40 years in prison for a murder he did not commit has filed a lawsuit against the city of Cleveland .
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