IRAQ
Iraqis flee Mosul as army advances
Over 3,000 people have fled Mosul over the last week as the fighting to recapture the Iraqi city from Daesh intensifies.
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ECONOMY
US finalizing deal to buy Iran heavy water
US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz says a deal worth $8.6 million to buy heavy water from Iran will be finalized soon.
ENERGY
Iran oil exports at highest level since 2012
Figures provided by Reuters show that oil exports in April reached the highest level since January 2012.
SOCIETY
'Dark ages': Superbugs to kill 10m a year
A report published in the UK warns of at least 10 million deaths a year by 2050 as a result of infections resistant to traditional antibiotic drugs.
AFGHANISTAN
Taliban seize district after peace deal
Taliban militants reportedly capture a district in northern Afghanistan.
PERSIAN GULF
Bahrainis rally for release of top leader
Anti-regime protesters have staged rallies in Bahrain to express solidarity with imprisoned opposition figures and political activists.
POLITICS
US House passes bill against Zika
US House Republicans push for a bill to battle the Zika virus.
MILITARY
US uses Italy island to fight Libya Daesh
The US is using an island in Italy to fight against Daesh militants in Libya.
EGYPT
EgyptAir jet with 66 aboard crashes
Egyptian aviation officials say an EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew on board has crashed.
PERSIAN GULF
Why queen enjoys Bahrain king company?
Human rights groups blast a decision to seat the King of Bahrain next to UK’s Queen Elizabeth II during her birthday celebrations.
NIGERIA
First Nigerian Chibok girl rescued
One of the missing Nigerian schoolgirls has been found alive, along with her four-month-old baby and a suspected member of the Boko Haram.
INTERVIEWS
US public education is under ‘attack’
Segregation of minorities is a part of an ongoing “attack” on the United States public education.
NORTH AFRICA
Daesh kills 32 Libyan soldiers
At least 32 fighters loyal to Libya’s new unity government have been killed in clashes with Daesh Takfiri terrorists.
CHINA
Chinese jets intercept US spy plane
Chinese jets intercept US military reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea.
HUMAN RIGHTS
UK extremism bill to silence dissent
A new bill to counter extremism in the UK, announced by Queen Elizabeth II, could serve as a means to crack down on Britons’ civil rights, activists warn.
PERSIAN GULF
Don’t check your husband’s cell in UAE
The United Arab Emirates deports and fines a woman for checking her husband’s cell phone.
POLITICS
Dem infighting yielding stronger Trump
With discord between Democratic candidates of the US 2016 vote on the rise, GOP’s Donald Trump is getting stronger, a poll suggests.
TURKEY
Turkey strips journo of maternal rights
A Turkish reporter receives 20 months jail time and is stripped of her parental rights for breaching confidentiality of a court case.
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