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Bahrain Internet disruption ‘deliberate’
A Rights group says the Internet slowdown in Bahrain's Diraz, home to Sheikh Issa Qassim, appear to be ordered by Manama.

A Rights group says the Internet slowdown in Bahrain's Diraz, home to Sheikh Issa Qassim, appear to be ordered by Manama.

Two-thirds of young blacks in the US say that they or someone they know has experienced police violence, according to a new poll.

Iran’s Judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli-Larijani has proposed that the Islamic Republic and Europe initiate a dialog on human rights.

Israeli military forces have razed the houses of two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank for their alleged involvement in a deadly shooting attack.

Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti urges his followers to financially support the kingdom's destructive war on Yemen.

Amnesty International criticizes world leaders for their failure to tackle the global refugee crisis.

Security officials in Afghanistan say a convoy of foreign tourists has come under attack in the country’s west.

Some 400 people are evacuated in Belize as Hurricane Earl nears the Caribbean country.

A sense of panic is rising among Republican elected officials over GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’ missteps.

Canada announces an inquiry into the murders and disappearances of thousands of indigenous women since 1980.

Israeli officials are silent on reports that they have tendered the construction of an underground concrete barrier, which is meant to encircle Gaza.

A committee in Brazil’s Senate is due to vote on whether to recommend removing the country’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff from office.

Izadis in Sinjar and across the world commemorate the second anniversary of Daesh massacre of thousands of residents in the northeastern Iraqi city.

The Daesh terrorist group purportedly appoints a new leader for its Nigeria-based affiliate, Boko Haram.

A senior American official says the US and Israel have closed many of the gaps in negotiations over a new 10-year military aid package.

A woman has been killed in a knife attack in London while several other people sustained injuries.

Steven Woolfe has been excluded from the UKIP leadership race.

Donald Trump astounded foreign policy experts as he reportedly asked why the US could not use its nuclear weapons during a national security meeting earlier this year.