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Russians to finance €1bn rail electrification in Iran

Wed Aug 23, 2017 14:45:01

A Russian bank has agreed to provide 1 billion euros to electrify a 500 km railway route in northern Iran, state news agency IRNA has quoted a senior official as saying.

At least 30 dead as air strike hits hotel in Yemen

Wed Aug 23, 2017 14:30:43

At least 30 people were killed in an air strike that hit a small hotel north of the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday, the armed Houthi movement said.

UN concerned about rise in use of children as ‘human bombs’ in Nigeria

Wed Aug 23, 2017 14:23:31

The United Nations (UN) has expressed “extreme” concern about the “appalling” rise in the use of children as “human bombs” by Nigeria’s Daesh-linked Boko Haram terrorist group.

Britain urged to recognize sovereign Palestinian state

Wed Aug 23, 2017 12:41:28

Palestinian officials have called on the UK to recognize an independent Palestinian state and press the Israeli regime to end its colonial activities in the occupied lands.

N Korea leader orders production of more missiles

Wed Aug 23, 2017 12:12:20

North Korea’s leader has ordered the production of more rocket warheads and engines, shortly after the United States suggested that its threats of military action and sanctions were having an impact on Pyongyang’s behavior.

US to ‘ask’ if IAEA plans to inspect Iran military sites: Haley

Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:52:33

The US ambassador to the UN claims her upcoming talks in Vienna are aimed at “asking” the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) if it plans to inspect Iranian military sites during its verification of Tehran’s compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal.

Police Tear Gas Protesters Following Trump's Phoenix Rally

Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:23:25

What began as a passionate but peaceful protest outside the Phoenix Convention Center turned chaotic Tuesday evening as police officers used flash bangs and tear gas to manage the thousands protesting following President Donald Trump's rally.

Thousands protest outside Trump rally in Phoenix

Wed Aug 23, 2017 10:32:08

Thousands of protesters have flooded the streets of Phoenix, Arizona, where US President Donald Trump was addressing a rally, in which he repeated his inflammatory remarks about the racist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Saudi jets kill Hadi loyalists by mistake

Wed Aug 23, 2017 09:31:51

Saudi Arabian warplanes have mistakenly killed three troops loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed former president and injured eight more.

Trump ‘a flat-out blatant racist’- Robert De Niro

Wed Aug 23, 2017 09:18:51

American actor Robert De Niro, who once claimed he would like to “punch” US President Donald Trump in the face, has called him a “blatant racist.”

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