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Death toll rises to 24 in Pakistan shrine suicide bombing

Sat Oct 7, 2017 13:20:12

The death toll from a suicide bombing at a Shia shrine in the country's southwest increased to 24 after four victims died at a hospital overnight, police said Saturday.

Russian airstrikes kill ISIS warlords, dozens of militants in Syria – MoD

Sat Oct 7, 2017 12:12:15

Dozens of ISIS militants, among them warlords and foreign fighters, were killed in a series of Russian airstrikes in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Russian Air Force also targeted command posts, heavy weaponry, and ammunition depots.

Bangladesh PM says government will continue to help Rohingya

Sat Oct 7, 2017 11:16:10

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said her government would continue to support nearly 1 million Rohingya Muslims who have fled neighboring Myanmar to escape violence.

Iraq's ex-President Talabani buried in Kurdish region

Sat Oct 7, 2017 10:35:45

Thousands of Iraqi Kurdish mourners, Iraqi officials and world dignitaries have attended the funeral of Jalal Talabani, the country's first president in a post-Saddam Hussein Iraq and once a symbol of national unity.

US on ‘collision course’ with international community over JCPOA: Zarif

Sat Oct 7, 2017 10:22:45

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran's stance that its 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers is non-negotiable does not put it on a “collision course” with the United States.

Iran rejects Reuters report, says missile program non-negotiable

Sat Oct 7, 2017 10:10:04

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the Islamic Republic’s missile program is for defensive purposes and is not open to any negotiations.

Russia, EU signal parting ways with US on Iran deal

Sat Oct 7, 2017 09:51:37

Russia and the European Union rally behind a 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran after reports that US President Donald Trump is set to decertify the international accord soon.

Syrian army soldiers, allies enter eastern Daesh-controlled town

Sat Oct 7, 2017 09:36:50

Syrian army soldiers and allied fighters from popular defense groups, supported by Russian military aircraft, have marched into a town controlled by members of ISIS Takfiri terrorist group in the country’s troubled eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr as they continue to make territorial gains against the militants.

US approves sale of $15bn missile THAAD defence system to Saudi Arabia

Sat Oct 7, 2017 09:27:42

The US state department has approved the possible sale of a anti-missile defence system to Saudi Arabia at an estimated cost of $15bn, the Pentagon said on Friday.

'We don't want armed confrontation': Iraqi PM on Kurds

Thu Oct 5, 2017 14:54:36

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Thursday he did not want an armed conflict with his country's Kurds, days after the autonomous Kurdistan region voted for independence in a referendum.

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