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GOPer defends armed protests in Oregon
A leading lawmaker in the US House of Representatives defends armed protesters occupying a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon over "civil obedience."

A leading lawmaker in the US House of Representatives defends armed protesters occupying a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon over "civil obedience."

Qatar recalls its ambassador in Tehran amid recent tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Republican politicians take advantage of international tensions to shore up their presidential campaigns, an American scholar says.

All Iranian pilgrims listed as “missing” in a deadly crush during Hajj rituals in Mina have been identified.

Israeli forces raze five dwellings belonging to Palestinian Bedouin families in al-Quds.

People take to the streets of Iraq and Greece capitals in protest against Saudi Arabia’s execution of Sheikh Nimr.

A top Democratic says Washington needs to resolutely respond to North Korea’s H-bomb test.

Iran’s President Rouhani says Saudi Arabia’s “unwise” decisions will heighten tensions in the region.

The government of Guyana says the country will start offshore oil and gas production in the near future.

An American analyst says it is hypocritical of Hillary Clinton to criticize Donald Trump’s Islamophobic remarks.

Djibouti cuts relations with Iran amid rising tensions between Tehran and Riyadh.

The UN chief condemns North Korea’s hydrogen bomb test, describing the likely move as a threat to the regional stability.

Saudi warplanes hit Yemen’s Hajjah Province, killing at least four people.

The alarming scale of refugee influx into Germany in 2015 worries authorities in Berlin.

Italy says the world is still paying the price of a misguided 'war on terror' launched by the US.

The UK’s education department is facing difficulties in recruiting teachers for primary schools.

A senior Iranian official slams Saudi Arabia for using its resources to the detriment of Muslims in the region.

China's Wanda Group is planning to invest USD 2.3 billion in building new hospitals.