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Human smuggling could be on rise in UK
The number of smugglers prosecuted for bringing illegal stowaways into the UK in 2015-16 rose by 50 percent, according to Home Office statistics.

The number of smugglers prosecuted for bringing illegal stowaways into the UK in 2015-16 rose by 50 percent, according to Home Office statistics.

Two police officers are injured in a bomb attack outside the US consulate building in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Kuwaiti security forces bust three Daesh terrorist cells that were preparing for attacks in the Persian Gulf state.

France’s parliament passes legislation banning the denial of the Armenian “genocide.”

An FBI probe into use of private email server by former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could end in a “great chaos” for the 2016 presidential race.

The UAE has warned citizens to refrain from wearing traditional clothes while traveling abroad.

Workers at Trump Taj Mahal Casino continue their strike for the third day, demanding a pay raise and healthcare benefits.

Bahrain releases official decree signed by King Hamad revoking the citizenship of Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim.

Washington condemns terrorist attacks by Daesh Takfiris in Baghdad, vowing to “uproot their global networks.”

People in Iceland’s capital have voted to boycott all Israeli products until Palestine is freed from occupation.

Egypt's government is under fire for failure to change the human rights situation in the country.

The EU referendum showed how angry British people were at their government for its failures in different areas.

Anti-Muslim Buddhists protest in Myanmar against a government decree on the Rohingya.

Iran says the UN, the ICRC and other human rights bodies must act on the issue of the four Iranian diplomats kidnapped in Lebanon.

New documents by the US government offer more evidence about Saudi Arabia’s role in 9/11.

Bangladesh denies Daesh Takfiri militants played a role in the recent carnage in capital Dhaka.

The Democratic Party establishment will not allow US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to win the party’s nomination, an analyst says.

A new report says Russia is set to finance a railway line between Iran and Azerbaijan.