ECONOMY
'Iran offers Europe first wheat barter'
European traders say Iran’s state grains agency has offered to barter about 200,000 metric tons of locally-produced durum wheat with 250,000 tons of milling wheat, a news agency says.
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Boko Haram kills nearly dozen Chad troops
Eleven Chadian soldiers are killed and thirteen others injured in an attack by Boko Haram militants.
SOCIETY
Shooting attack claims two lives in SE Iran
Armed bandits open fire and kill two people in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-and-Baluchestan.
PERSIAN GULF
Amnesty urges Bahraini doctor’s release
Amnesty International launches a petition for the immediate release of Bahraini surgeon Ali al-Ekri.
FOREIGN POLICY
Russia striking CIA-backed groups: US
US officials say Russia has intentionally targeted CIA-backed militants in a string of airstrikes in Syria.
SYRIA
‘Russia warships may blockade Syria coast’
A senior Russian official says Russian warships could be employed to establish a blockade along Syria’s coastline.
SOCIETY
US boy, 11, shoots dead 8-year-old girl
An 11-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of an 8-year-old girl in the US.
BUSINESS
$20 billion fine for worst US spill disaster
BP has accepted a record $20 billion fine over the worst environmental disaster in US history from the company’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
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Militant killed in Bangladesh blast
A militant from an anti-government group in Bangladesh is killed in an explosion during a police search for weapons at a hideout.
TURKEY
Turkish forces kill 12 more PKK militants
Turkish military forces kill at least 12 more PKK militants during clashes in the southeastern part of the country.
INTERVIEWS
'Kerry slams Russia to hide US failure'
John Kerry is trying to distract attention from US crimes in Syria by accusing Russia of violating Turkey’s airspace, says an analyst.
EU
EU urges Turkey action on refugee crisis
The European Union (EU) calls on Turkey to do more in containing the wave of violence-stricken refugees to the bloc.
POLITICS
UN offers help with JCPOA implementation
The UN chief says the organization under his watch is ready to help with the implementation of the Iran-P5+1 agreement.
SOCIETY
Assisted suicide legal in California
California becomes the fifth state to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives.
PALESTINE
Israeli forces shoot Palestinian youth
Israeli forces shoot and injure another young Palestinian during clashes in the occupied East al-Quds (Jerusalem).
CHINA
Death toll from China typhoon rises to 11
The death toll from a powerful typhoon in China rises to 11, state media say.
POLITICS
Iran min. gets favorable Parliament vote
Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) votes to keep Abbas Akhoundi the country’s roads and urban development minister after an impeachment session.
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18 killed in RPG attacks on Aden hotel
At least 18 people are killed in rocket-propelled grenade attacks on a hotel in the Yemeni city of Aden, reports say.
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