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Bahrainis rally to support top Shia cleric
Dozens of demonstrators rally in Bahrain to protest Al Khalifah regime's decision to revoke the citizenship of top Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim.

Dozens of demonstrators rally in Bahrain to protest Al Khalifah regime's decision to revoke the citizenship of top Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim.

Palestinian resistance movement Hamas rejects France’s ‘peace’ plan aimed at reviving Israeli-Palestinian talks.

A report by the US Statement Department slams Bahrain continued violation of activists’ rights to free speech.

A US general says Russia can take over the Baltics region within 60 hours as NATO cannot stand up to it.

British citizens head to the polls in a key referendum on whether the UK should remain in the European Union (EU) or pull out.

At least three Australian nationals and an Australian resident are abducted in a deadly ambush raid by unknown gunmen in southern Nigeria.

The United Nations Security Council calls an emergency meeting on North Korea’s latest missile launches.

The families of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces during the new uprising demand Tel Aviv to return the bodies of their loved ones.

The US defense secretary says North Korea’s latest missile launch raises the need for a strong missile program in the region.

Washington is yet again warning Beijing over what it calls "provocations" in the South China Sea.

Saudi forces kill a Shia civilian after raiding his home in the country’s Eastern Province.

Syrian refugees in Jordan are running out of water after Amman closes the border with Syria.

The US wants Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “killed and out of the way” and the government replaced with a pro-Western one.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un claims recently-tested missiles can target US military bases in the Pacific.

A video posted online purportedly shows Ukrainian soldiers burying a pro-Russian alive.

Ankara blocks a German Defense Ministry delegation from visiting an air base in southern Turkey.

US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders acknowledges he won't win the Democratic nomination, while his fans prepare for his comments on “where we go from here.”

Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince says he is not angry with the UN for briefly blacklisting the kingdom for children’s rights violations in Yemen.