INTERVIEWS
'Russia unmasked ISIL as US pawn'
Analysts say the Pentagon's plan to increase funding for the fight against Daesh is aimed at countering Russia's successes in Syria.
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POLITICS
‘Iran not after superpower status’
President Hassan Rouhani says Iran does not want to become a “domineering power” in the region.
IRAQ
Iraqi forces deal big blows to Daesh
Iraqi army forces kill more than a hundred Daesh Takfiri militants during operations across the country.
NIGERIA
Nigeria under fire for Zaria massacre
Nigerian authorities are accused of conducting a sham investigation of the killing of hundreds of Muslims in Zaria last year.
VENEZUELA
Reform proposed to oust Venezuela pres.
A Venezuelan party proposes a reform to oust President Nicolas Maduro.
ECONOMY
First Europe bank to open Iran office
Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International says it wants to open a branch in Tehran “as quickly as possible.”
PALESTINE
‘Israel abducted 149 Palestinians in Jan.’
A human rights institution says Israeli military forces abducted at least 149 Palestinians across al-Quds (Jerusalem) last month.
AFGHANISTAN
US drone raid kills 3 in east Afghanistan
At least three people are killed in a US drone attack in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar.
POLITICS
US senators push for new Iran sanctions
A number of US senators are pushing for fresh sanctions against Iran over Tehran’s non-nuclear activities.
MILITARY
UK, global hub of private military industry
A new report says Britain is the “mercenary kingpin” of global private military industry.
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Australia court rules refugee policy legal
The top court in Australia rules a refugee policy practiced by the government legal.
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Malaysia state chief resigns amid PM fraud
Mahathir's son resigns as a state leader amid prime minister's funding scandal.
TURKEY
Turkey to try prof. over PKK exam query
A professor in Turkey is accused of spreading “terrorist propaganda” for devising a PKK-related exam question.
HUMAN RIGHTS
US executes 72-year-old black man
The US state of Georgia executed Wednesday its oldest death row inmate who spent 36 years before bars.
EU
‘1/3 of Europe-bound refugees are kids’
A third of the refugees making perilous sea crossings from Turkey to Greece are children, the UN says.
POLITICS
“Russia not promoting Syria peace talks”
The UK accuses Russia of not promoting Syria peace talks underway in Geneva.
POLITICS
Obama to make first trip to US mosque
Obama will make his first visit to a US mosque as president amid growing anti-Muslim sentiment.
AFGHANISTAN
Four policemen slain in northwest Afghanistan
Nine gunmen clad in Afghan police uniforms shoot dead four policemen in the northwestern province of Badghis.
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