
POLITICS
Trump stands by aide amid battery charge
Donald Trump has defended his campaign manager who has been arrested in Florida and charged with simple battery.

Donald Trump has defended his campaign manager who has been arrested in Florida and charged with simple battery.

The UN chief condemns attempts aimed at demonizing refugees, asks on countries to accept more people from war-stricken countries.

A car blast hits Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan, leaving one policeman dead and another injured.

Saudi Arabia puts to death two more people, raising its tally this year to 81.

An Egyptian court sentences 23 supporters of ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, to long prison terms.

Russia says Iran’s missile tests did not violate a UN resolution that endorses a nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1.

China has warned Taiwan against passing a law that would govern cross-strait relations.

US plane-maker Boeing is set to cut thousands of jobs in the near future.

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem is in Algeria on the third day of an official visit in a major sign of political winds shifting in the Assad government’s direction.

Iran will reportedly attend planned oil talks with other OPEC members and Russia in Qatar without joining their proposed output cap.

Ayatollah Khamenei stresses the importance of boosting Iran’s defense capabilities to counter enemy threats.

The US and three of its European allies reportedly ask for a UN meeting on Iran’s recent missile tests.

An Israeli military court extends the remand in custody of a soldier who recently shot dead an already-subdued Palestinian in the West Bank.

The United States warns of global economic woes over the UK’s possible exit from the European Union.

The Pentagon says Russia has played a “constructive role” in the Syrian peace process.

Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri comes under investigation for suspected criminal behavior concerned with corruption.

Austria casts doubt on the Western resolve for the immediate lifting of anti-Iran bans.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says the Ebola epidemic is no longer a public health emergency.