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Kerry tells banks business with Iran OK

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Kerry tells banks business with Iran OK

UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond speaks in a meeting between top British bankers and US Secretary of State John Kerry over Iran sanctions removal.

US police beat man after he surrendered

HUMAN RIGHTS

US police beat man after he surrendered

Authorities in the US have vowed to investigate an incident captured on video in which police officers beat a man who had dropped to his knees and surrendered.

Bangladesh on edge after leader hanged

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Bangladesh on edge after leader hanged

Bangladeshi officials have deployed thousands of police in the capital to prevent violence following the execution of opposition leader Motiur Rahman Nizami.

Iran stops Hajj amid Saudi 'sabotage'

POLITICS

Iran stops Hajj amid Saudi 'sabotage'

The minister of culture says Iranian pilgrims will not be dispatched to this year’s Hajj rituals as Saudis are creating problems.

Urban pollution kills 7m annually:  WHO

SOCIETY

Urban pollution kills 7m annually: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) warns of rising air pollution in the world, estimating that it is killing seven million people annually.