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20 Egypt police hurt in Sinai blast
At least 20 policemen are injured in a roadside bomb attack on their vehicle in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula.

At least 20 policemen are injured in a roadside bomb attack on their vehicle in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula.

The Metropolitan police have been scrutinized for not suspending an officer facing charged for perjury regarding the Sean Rigg case.

Concerns have been raised at prison bosses who appeared not to know of the presence of a prisoner in their jail.

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is sentenced to three years in jail for bribery.

Grossman says there are people in the US who are seeking a military conflict with Russia for their own economic profits.

A new report shows Israel is arming and recruiting for Takfiri militant groups operating inside Syria.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani is in Russia to participate in two major summits of BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

The Russian foreign minister says no insurmountable problems are left at nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 countries.

Democratic senators are convinced to give Obama more time to reach a good final nuclear agreement with Iran.

The number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict in their country has exceeded 4 million, the UN says.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) calls for the restructuring of Greece’s massive debt.

The South Carolina House of Representatives has approved taking down the Confederate flag.

Ayatollah Khamenei expresses condolences over the passing of top Kuwaiti Shia cleric Ayatollah Seyyed Muhammad Baqir al-Musawi al-Muhri.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has ratified a $1 billion credit line from Iran for funding imports of goods and commodities and implementing projects, the state news agency SANA has said.

Syria’s armed forces kill 35 ISIL terrorists near the ancient city of Palmyra.

At least 11 civilians are killed in rocket attacks by ISIL militants against residential neighborhoods in Fallujah, Iraq.

The United Nations warns that a serious drought in North Korea requires urgent action to prevent the death of children.

Longer review period of a possible deal with Iran will give the Israeli lobby more time to put pressure on Congress, says an analyst.