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Judiciary said the officials’ illegal distribution scheme hurt Iran's economy at a time of hardship under US pressure.

Iranian British woman was handed a new one-year jail sentence after spending five years in prison.

Experts say judge leading probe into Beirut port explosion rattled country simply by challenging systemic impunity.

Pakistan, China, and Iran are yet to recognise the Taliban government, but they all have an interest in doing so.

After ceding diplomatic and economic ground to Beijing, Washington hopes to win back its neighbours with new investment.

Min Aung Hlaing snubbed as concerns rise over military government's commitment to defusing bloody crisis.

An official tally also showed 33,208 new infections, a high for fatalities and cases for the third day in a row.

Over the past two decades, Turkey has sought to present itself as an alternative external power in the continent.

Abdalla Hamdok presents steps to end what he calls 'worst and most dangerous' political crisis in two-year transition.

Pan-African festival opens in Burkina Faso's capital months after being delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Who are the journalists who won the Nobel Peace Prize and what's their message? Plus, the US military-gaming complex.

Rashford, 24, has not played since suffering a shoulder injury after England's Euro 2020 final loss to Italy in July.

Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto discusses Europe's 'Hungarophobia'.

The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 4.8 quake was centred 62km northeast of Singaraja, a Bali port town.

The Stream looks at what’s behind changing attitudes.

Some 150 students, aged 13 to 15, were participating in a river clean-up when 21 of them slipped into the water.

Among those convicted were Figo Chan of the now-disbanded Civil Human Rights Front and two former legislators.

Du Plessis hits 86 as Dhoni's Chenni edge out Knight Riders to win T20 league.

The 450-kg (990-pound) shipment was detected in a sea freight container of ceramic tiles sent from Malaysia.

Washington also pledges to help family members who were interested to relocate to the US following botched operation.

Three taikonauts blasted off shortly after midnight from Jiuquan launch centre in northwestern China's Gobi desert.

Haji Najibullah, charged in relation to 2008 attack on US troops in Afghanistan, says accusations are 'incorrect'.

Prime Minister Andrej Babis, a populist billionaire, says he will hand over to new coalition and will be in opposition.

Health officials are now recommending Americans get booster jabs of the Pfizer, Moderna and J&J coronavirus vaccines.

Giuseppe Sotgiu found guilty of violating laws that forbid forced return of people to countries where they are at risk.

Armed groups control large swaths of CAR, and about a quarter of nearly 5 million population has been displaced.

Best of the week and behind the scenes.

The mission plans to set a new record for the time spent in space by Chinese astronauts.

At least seven people killed in street battles triggered by investigation into Beirut port explosion.

US Justice Department says it will ask US Supreme Court to block contentious law that bans abortions after six weeks.

White House says pandemic restrictions barring entry to the US will be lifted for fully vaccinated foreign nationals.

Concerns are growing that Evergrande's cash crunch is spreading to other China property developers.

PM says new government will make COVID-19 vaccinations a top priority when Parliament resumes next month.

Conservative MP David Amess, 69, died after being stabbed multiple times while meeting constituents.

Immigration advocates say the programme exposes migrants to violence and kidnappings in dangerous Mexican border cities.

Defence Ministry says Russian naval warship approached US destroyer USS Chafee to force it out of area.

Setting aside lingering war legacy disputes, the countries' leaders agree to repair ties to confront regional threats.

The Guatemalan palm oil industry, world's six largest, faces resistance from Indigenous people demanding land rights.

Pressure mounts on France to recognise the 1961 Paris massacre of Algerians as a 'state crime'.

Chinese firms seen to fall short on addressing sexual misconduct face possible talent loss, say activists.

Man who confessed to killing five people in a bow-and-arrow attack was 'in and out of the health system for some time'.

US regulators set to allow the first US Bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund to start trading, sources tell Bloomberg.

Squeezed by soaring gas prices and domestic shortages, China firms seek long term US supplies, sources tell Reuters.

Most US employees on average want to work from home at least two days per week after the pandemic ends, research finds.

New Zealand should not abandon its COVID elimination strategy while Maori vaccination rates remain low.

One year has passed since the Nagorno-Karabakh war and there are hints that diplomatic ties could be built.

The upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections will be the most consequential in The Gambia's history.

More than 50 people are arrested after veterans hold ministers hostage demanding compensation for anti-apartheid fight.

Qatar, in coordination with FIFA, evacuates almost 100 Afghan football players and their families from Afghanistan.