POLITICS
Tory minister quits over bullying scandal
British international development minister has stepped down amid allegations of bullying in the Conservative Party.
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SPORTS
Iran 2nd in Olympic handball qualifiers
Iran’s handball team finishes second in the 2015 Asian Qualification Tournament for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
MILITARY
Russia did not give us jet flight plan: US
American officials say Russia did not inform the US military of its downed jet's flight plan.
TURKEY
Top Kurd lawyer gunned down in Turkey
Gunmen kill a top Kurdish lawyer in the province of Diyarbakir.
TURKEY
Erdogan regrets Russia jet downing
Turkish President Erdogan says he is ‘sad’ about the downing of a Russian fighter jet by the Turkish military.
MILITARY
‘UK, Russia can defeat Daesh together’
Russia’s ambassador to the UK says Moscow and London can join hands and defeat Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group together as they once aligned to defeat Nazism.
EGYPT
Gunmen kill 4 Egypt security personnel
Gunmen kill four Egyptian security personnel south of the capital, Cairo.
ECONOMY
Iranians wary as Europe rushes for trade
A delegation of about 370 Italian traders is expected to arrive in Tehran on Saturday to discuss business opportunities in the country.
IRAQ
Millions flocking to Iraq for Arba’een
Millions of Shia Muslims are flocking to Iraq’s holy shrine city of Karbala to commemorate Arba’een mourning rituals.
RUSSIA
Turkey raid on Russia jet ‘pre-planned’
Russia’s Air Force says a recent attack on a Russian jet by Turkish warplanes had been planned in advance.
INTERVIEWS
US war against ISIL in Syria 'an illusion'
The US is trying to create the illusion that it is waging a genuine fight against the Daesh terrorist group in Syria, an American analyst says.
ENERGY
Iran: OPEC unlikely to revive quotas
Iran’s minister of petroleum says OPEC members are unlikely to agree on reinstating the organization’s individual quotas in their next meeting.
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Fresh Saudi raids kill 12 in Yemen
At least a dozen civilians are killed and 13 others injured in a Saudi airstrike against Yemen’s southwestern province of Ta’izz.
AFGHANISTAN
Afghan official survives deadly attack
A senior member of Afghanistan’s election commission survives a bomb attack that killed his bodyguard in Kabul.
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Three killed in attack on UN base in Mali
Armed men attack on a UN peacekeeping base in northern Mali, killing at least three people dead.
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Peru police attack protesting workers
Fresh clashes break out between police and public workers protesting working conditions and low wages.
SOCIETY
NSA ends bulk phone spying program
The NSA is set to replace its massive snooping program with new surveillance measures on Sunday.
EU
Sweden halts flights to northern Iraq
A Swedish government agency says the country has stopped all flights to northern Iraq, citing security concerns in the region.
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