
POLITICS
Iran urges more banking ties with Ghana
The Iranian foreign minister urges the facilitation of banking relations with Ghana.

The Iranian foreign minister urges the facilitation of banking relations with Ghana.

Gunmen kill two Pakistani soldiers in Karachi.

The Syrian army and its allied fighters manage to wrest control of Castello Road, the only path into the militant-held eastern Aleppo.

The image of Hillary Clinton is at its lowest point in the 24 years of her national career, according to a new poll.

An Indian woman on hunger strike for 16 years over rights abuses is to stop her action.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit Russia next month to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

An informed source at Iran's Embassy in Japan says Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Iran in due time.

Pope Francis is in "pain and horror" over the deadly assault at a church in France, his spokesman says.

Iranian rower Adel Mojallali Moghaddam has received a belated berth for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

US police have clashed with supporters of former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at the Democratic National Convention.

German media say a shooting was carried out at the Benjamin Franklin Campus in Berlin.

Secretary of Iran’s SNSC says Tehran will spare no effort to improve stability in Pakistan.

The Iranian national men’s basketball team has earned its third win in a row at the 2016 William Jones Cup.

The US is looking to increase counter-terrorism cooperation with China, says a senior US administration official.

Jeremy Corbyn’s right to run for re-election as Labour leader will be decided in court.

The International Organization for Migration says more than 3,000 refugees have died trying to reach Europe via the Mediterranean in 2016.

Syria’s UN envoy says Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar are to blame for the plight of the Syrian people.

John Kerry says Pyongyang must be wary of the consequences of its missile tests.