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Ban urges intl. action on refugee crisis
The UN chief urges the world countries to do more to help cope with Europe’s refugee crisis.

The UN chief urges the world countries to do more to help cope with Europe’s refugee crisis.

US Democrats call for tougher gun laws to bolster the country's national security.

A commentator says the victory in Iraq’s Fallujah must lead to the liberation of Mosul.

Egypt’s ousted president Morsi is sentenced to life in prison for spying for Qatar.

Iranian karate fighter Hamideh Abbasali is placed second in the latest edition of the World Karate Federation (WKF) Karate 1 rankings.

A car bomb blast kills four people in Iraq’s Salahuddin province.

Mental health disorders have soared among UK armed forces over the past eight years, study says.

A new Pentagon report says people in Afghanistan feel less secure than ever before.

Iranian volleyballers lose to the United States at the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) World League 2016.

Iran is next to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has said.

The troubled police force in Oakland, California, has lost its third police chief in eight days.

The Iraqi army launches a new operation against Daesh in the north of Salahuddin Province and the south of city of Mosul.

Medical aid agency Doctors Without Borders (MSF) rejects EU funds to protest the bloc’s “shameful response” to the plight of refugees and the EU-Turkey deal.

The Obama administration has pursued policies that helped in the rise and expansion of Daesh, a political analyst in Virginia says.

A Bahraini rights group expresses deep concern over repressive policies against opposition, particularly the Shia community, in the kingdom.

European countries are buying more weapons from Israeli arms makers, a report says.

Mortar attacks by militants in Syria’s largest city of Aleppo kill seven civilians and injure more than 15 others.

The Palestinian UN envoy says talks are underway with Egypt on determining the maritime borders between the two countries.