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June 11, 2017 7:24 PM

Iran says it has killed mastermind of twin Tehran attacks

Iran says it has killed the alleged mastermind of Wednesday's twin attacks claimed by the Islamic State Group which killed 17 people.<br/><br/>The official IRNA news agency today quotes Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi as saying the suspect left Iran for a neighbouring country fo...

June 11, 2017 7:24 PM

Pakistan: 2 Policemen killed in attack by unidentified gunmen

In Pakistan, at least two policemen were killed today in an attack by unidentified gunmen in the restive Balochistan province bordering Afghanistan. <br/><br/>The motorcycle-borne attackers targeted a police check post in the provincial capital of Quetta. A Police official said one polic...

June 11, 2017 6:09 PM

Spain rescues 2 babies and 52 adults crossing Mediterranean

Spain's maritime rescue service says it has saved 54 migrants, including two babies, trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea in a smugglers' boat. A spokesman for the service said that the group, which included 13 women, was spotted by a cargo ship in waters east of the Strait of Gibraltar. ...

June 11, 2017 5:36 PM

Greek village evacuated after mine collapses

Dozens of villagers in northwestern Greece have evacuated their homes after a lignite mine nearby collapsed. All 182 inhabitants of the village of Anargyroi have been housed in hotels after leaving their homes, some of which are already collapsing in the unstable soil. The government had warned six ...

June 11, 2017 5:30 PM

Iran sents 5 plane loads of food to Qatar

Iran has sent five plane loads of food to Qatar, which is suffering shortages amid a regional blockade. A spokesman for Iran Air, today said so far five planes carrying perishable food items such as fruit and vegetables have been sent to Qatar. <br/><br/>He said each carried around 90 to...

June 11, 2017 2:54 PM

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, UAE may let some Qataris stay amid diplomatic rift

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have signaled they may allow some Qataris to stay in their countries amid a diplomatic rift with the Gulf nation. The three Gulf nations said early today that officials would consider "humanitarian cases" as a deadline looms for Qataris to...

June 11, 2017 2:54 PM

Gaddafi's son Saif 'freed' in Libya

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, second son of the late deposed Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, is said to have been freed under an amnesty. His father's preferred successor, he had been held by a militia in the town of Zintan for the past six years. The Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Battalion said he had been r...

June 11, 2017 2:53 PM

First round of French parliamentary election today

In France, the first round of parliamentary election is being held today, to elect representatives for the 577 member National Assembly, lower house of Parliament. More than 47 million people are eligible to vote in the first round of the parliamentary election. President Emmanuel Macron's cent...

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