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Iran says new US sanctions breach nuclear deal: Tasnim news agency 01 Aug 2017 - 04:38 pm
This file photo taken on July 26, 2017 shows a handout picture released by Iran's Defence Ministry shows a Simorgh (Phoenix) satellite rocket at its launch site at an undisclosed location in Iran. (AFP / IRANIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY / HO)
Indian forces kill elusive Kashmir commander 01 Aug 2017 - 04:28 pm
Kashmiri villagers walk through a damaged house where two suspected rebels were killed during a gunfight with government forces in the Hakripora village of Pulwama on August 1, 2017. (AFP / TAUSEEF MUSTAFA)
Elephants, tigers kill one human a day in India 01 Aug 2017 - 10:20 am
This file photo taken on February 7, 2016 shows an Indian man (L) with a tranquilizer gun watching as a leopard attacks a man identified by Indian media as wildlife conservationist Sanjay Gubbi (R) at a private school on the outskirts of Bangalore. (AFP)
Battle for Tal Afar to start soon 01 Aug 2017 - 02:02 am
Major General Najm Abdullah Al Jubbouri speaking during an interview in Mosul, yesterday.
Russia defends slashing US diplomats as hope fades of better ties 31 Jul 2017 - 03:12 pm
A Russian flag flies next to the US embassy building in Moscow on July 31, 2017. President Vladimir Putin on July 30, 2017 said the United States would have to cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia and warned of a prolonged gridlock in its ties after the US
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Iraqi embassy in Kabul 31 Jul 2017 - 02:48 pm
Smoke billows in this still from video obtained from social media, in Kabul, Afghanistan July 31, 2017. Social media website/via REUTERS
Afghan police: Car bombing targets Iraq Embassy in Kabul 31 Jul 2017 - 11:19 am
Afghan women run away after a blast and gun fire at the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan July 31, 2017.REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
Maduro claims vote win, opposition vows protests 31 Jul 2017 - 10:22 am
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro celebrates the results of
Velodrome for Rio Olympics damaged by fire; track burned 31 Jul 2017 - 03:11 am
Brazilian navy soldiers patrol the Copacabana beach as part of a plan to combat organized crime in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 30, 2017. Brazil has mobilized some 8,500 soldiers to Rio de Janeiro state to fight organized crime and a spike in street violen
Istanbulites rally against Israel's Al-Aqsa move 31 Jul 2017 - 02:15 am
Protesters waving Turkish and Palestinian flags during a demonstration in Istanbul, yesterday, to protest against measures taken by Israel in Jerusalem and to show solidarity with the Palestinians.
Besieged Syria area gets first aid in 5 years: UN 31 Jul 2017 - 02:15 am
Peninsula
Opposition cries foul as Senegal holds tense vote 31 Jul 2017 - 02:15 am
Former Senegal’s president and candidate for the legislative elections Abdoulaye Wade prepares to cast his ballot in Dakar, yesterday.
Venezuela vote triggers deadly 'war' in the streets 31 Jul 2017 - 02:15 am
Peninsula
As dengue cases soar, Sri Lanka battles a deadly foe: mosquitoes 30 Jul 2017 - 08:24 pm
A municipal worker fumigates a flooded alley to prevent the spread of dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases, at a residential colony in Ahmedabad, India, July 29, 2017. Reuters/Amit Dave
German police rule out terrorism after fatal disco shooting 30 Jul 2017 - 02:29 pm
Police stand in front of the disco Club Grey in the southern German town of Konstanz, where a gunman opened fire, killing one and wounding four people before being shot by police, on July 30, 2017. ( AFP / dpa / Felix K?stle)
20,000 flee fire at music festival in Barcelona 30 Jul 2017 - 02:07 pm
Smoke is seen rising from flames engulfing the stage after a fire broke out at Tomorrowland Unite Spain festival in Barcelona, Spain July 29, 2017, in this still image from a video obtained from social media. Alex Prim Lopez via REUTERS
Car bomb blast in Somalia's capital: Police 30 Jul 2017 - 12:05 pm
Vehicles burn at the scene of an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, July 30, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
Two killed, four wounded in German disco shooting: police 30 Jul 2017 - 11:03 am
Police stand near the disco Club Grey in the southern German town of Konstanz, where a gunman opened fire, killing one and wounding four people before being shot by police, on July 30, 2017. (AFP / dpa / Felix K?stle)