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Fourth round of Syria peace talks opens in Kazakh capital
Astana is hosting a fourth round of talks in the Kazakh capital between the Syrian government and the opposition aimed at resolving the now six-year foreign-backed…
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Middle East
250,000 activists sign petition to back jailed Turkish journalists: Amnesty
Amnesty International says tens of thousands of activists worldwide have signed an online petition calling for the release of around 120 journalists detained in Turkey following…
Middle East
Elaheh Ahmadi among world’s top air rifle women shooters
Female Iranian sports shooter Elaheh Ahmadi has secured a place among the world’s top ten athletes of the 10-meter air rifle women division in the May…
USA
No charges for officers in fatal shooting of Alton Sterling
The US Justice Department will not charge two police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a black man in Louisiana last year. The death of…
Asiia-Pacific
South Korea’s likely future president concerned about US missile system
South Korea’s leading presidential candidate has criticized the United States for hastily installing a controversial missile system in his country and circumventing the nation’s democratic process.…
Middle East
Rouhani, Jahangiri talk about plans to address terrorism, tourism
Incumbent President Hassan Rouhani and his deputy Es’haq Jahangiri, both presidential candidates, explain their future plans to deal with such issues as terrorism, tourism and economy…
USA
Jail staffers cut off water to black inmate for 7 days: Prosecutors
A jury has recommended criminal charges be filed against seven jail staffers in connection with the death of an African-American inmate in the US state of…
Africa
Photos- Nigerians Demand Release of Sheikh Zakzaky
Hundreds of Nigerians in Yola protested against detention of the Leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) Ibrahim Zakzaki and demanded his release.
Middle East
Zahhar calls for closing ranks against plots targeting Gaza
Member of Hamas’s political bureau Mahmoud Al-Zahhar has called on all Palestinian factions, clans and civil society institutions to stand united in the face of attempts…
Middle East
Hamas to name new leader, renew ‘resistance’ charter
The Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas says it is to name a new leader over the coming days. Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Sunday…
Middle East
Photos- Iraqi Popular Forces Expand Control over More Areas SE of Mosul
Brigade 13 of Iraqi Popular Forces (Hashd Al-Shaabi) liberated the villages of “Um al-Shattan” and “Um Sheraak” between the al-Hadar and al-Qayrawan regions, Southwest of Mosul.
USA
Maduro increases minimum pay ahead of May Day
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has increased the country’s minimum wage by 60 percent and given away hundreds of homes as tensions rise in the country. “We’re…