PERSIAN GULF
Amnesty: Bahrain jailing of cleric 'shocking'
Amnesty International has lambasted Bahrain's decision to increase opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman's prison sentence from four to nine years.
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Cameron takes U-turn, praises Khan
David Cameron says Sadiq Khan is a “proud Brit” for deciding to join him in the fight against Brexit.
AFGHANISTAN
Taliban kill 16 Afghan passengers on bus
The Taliban militants kill 16 civilians in Afghanistan’s Kunduz Province.
BRAZIL
2nd Brazil minister quits over audio leaks
A second minister in the new Brazilian government resigns after the release a secretly-taped conversation over the ongoing graft probe.
FOREIGN POLICY
US leadership approval plunges in Russia
Ninety-nine percent of Russians do not approve of the US leadership, a Gallup poll shows.
POLITICS
Larijani re-elected Iran's Majlis Speaker
Iranian lawmakers have re-elected Ali Larijani as the speaker of Iran's Tenth Majlis (parliament).
PALESTINE
'Israel remaps West Bank for settlements'
A report says Israel remapped as much as 15,000 acres of occupied Palestinian land in 2015.
PALESTINE
'All female Israeli MPs sexually abused'
Nearly all female members of Israel’s Knesset have fallen victim to sexual harassment, a report says.
VENEZUELA
10,000 signatories of Maduro ouster dead
The anti-Maduro petition includes 10,000 signatures belonging to the deceased, supporters of the Venezuelan president say.
IRAQ
Daesh commanders killed in Iraqi strike
Several commanders of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group are slain in an airstrike carried out by Iraqi military near the Syrian border.
PALESTINE
Netanyahu: Turkey reconciliation very close
Israel’s Netanyahu says a reconciliation agreement that would end six years of freeze in bilateral ties with Turkey is very close.
POLITICS
‘US to face carnage if Trump not elected’
Ben Carson says third party candidates are pushing the US towards death and carnage.
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‘Over 45 million live in modern slavery’
A study by an Australia-based rights group says more than 45 million people are trapped in modern slavery across the world.
LEBANON
'Russia return of Israeli tank insult to Syria'
Lebanon's Walid Jumblatt censures Russia for returning an Israeli tank three decades after the Syrian army seized it during the 1982 battle.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Snowden performed 'public service' to US
Former US Attorney General Eric Holder says former NSA contractor Edward Snowden performed a valuable "public service" by leaking surveillance programs.
KOREAS
North Korea missile test failed: Seoul
South Korea says the North has tried and failed to launch what media call a medium-range ballistic missile.
PERSIAN GULF
Bahrainis protest Salman jail term extension
Hundreds of Bahrainis hold protests throughout Manama, venting rage at a court ruling that has more than doubled Sheikh Salman’s jail sentence.
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NATO to station rotating force near Russia
NATO says it plans to station a rotating force near the border with Russia.
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