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S Africa police fire tear gas at students
South African police fire tear gas at students protesting in Johannesburg against a planned hike in tuition fees for 2017.
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EGYPT
Refugee boat capsizes off Egypt
Egyptian authorities say dozens have been killed when a boat capsized off the coast of Kafr al-Sheikh.
SUDAN
'Sudan hosting 400k South Sudan refugees'
"The number of South Sudanese refugees registered by Sudanese authorities is 400,000," a Sundanese minister says.
IRAQ
Iraq finance min. sacked on graft charges
Hoshyar Zebari, a politician from the Kurdistan Democratic Party, had served as Iraq's finance minister since October 2014.
FRANCE
'France’s Chirac alive, still in hospital'
His son-in-law urged the media to stop circulating rumors about Chirac's death.
SPORTS
Iran fencers shine in Thailand tournament
Fencers from the Islamic Azad University represented Iran in the event.
PALESTINE
3 Palestinians stop hunger strike
The hunger-striking Palestinian inmates have reportedly been promised freedom.
ENERGY
Siemens gives Iran first post-sanction turbine
Siemens has signed an agreement with supply Iran's MAPNA Group more than 20 gas turbines as well as the associated generators.
POLITICS
‘UN aid covers 3% of Iran refugee spending’
Tehran says the Afghan government needs more international aid so it can repatriate its nationals illegally living in Iran.
INTERVIEWS
‘Muslim women susceptible to violence in West’
An academic says the situation in Europe has changed for immigrants since the onset of the refugee crisis.
SOCIETY
UN summits on refugee crisis ‘were failures’
Two summits recently held at the UN on the global refugee crisis failed to meet the challenge of the critical moment in history, says the HRW
INTERVIEWS
‘US lip service to Syria truce political ploy’
An analyst says US lip service to the ceasefire is a political ploy to blame Russian and Syria for the collapse of the truce and keep the terrorists alive.
BRAZIL
Lula describes charges against him as ‘farcical’
“It is all a farce, a huge lie,” Brazil’s ex-president Lula says referring to the charges of corruption brought against him.
IRAQ
Iraqi forces free Anbar region from Daesh
Army troops and allied tribal forces recapture Jazira al-Hadithah region from Takfiri Daesh terrorists.
TURKEY
Israeli embassy in Turkey attacked, suspect shot
Turkish media say a suspect has been captured after being shot by police.
MILITARY
US lands B-1B bomber in South Korea
The US flew two B-1B bombers over South Korea on Wednesday, with one of the planes landing in the country.
ENERGY
Swiss firm inks $839mn Iran wind farm deal
Iran has put together a package for $25 billion of investment to build 40,000 megawatts of new capacity in its power industry in 10 years.
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Bangladesh ferry sinks, 30 missing
At least 30 people are missing after a ferry capsizes in south-central Bangladesh.
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