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Iran Unveils Long-Range Cruise Missile

On the anniversary of the Islamic revolution, Iran says the Hoveizeh is a surface to surface missile with a range of 1,300 km

Pope to Accent Unity in First Trip to Arabian Peninsula

Vatican hopes for loosening of restrictions, more churches

Forty Years Since Revolution, Iran Taunts ‘Declining’ America

Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati used speech to mock leadership of President Donald Trump

As Court Gag Order Looms, Trump Adviser Roger Stone on Media Blitz

Charged by Special Counsel Robert Mueller with obstructing a congressional probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, Stone will appear in court Friday and is expected to be barred from discussing the case in the press

Polar Vortex Just 'Sort of Evaporates' and US Midwest Warms Up

USAID Stops Assistance in West Bank and Gaza, Official Says

The decision was linked to a Jan. 31 deadline set by new U.S. legislation under which foreign aid recipients would be more exposed to anti-terrorism lawsuits

Reuters Journalists Appeal Myanmar Conviction

The reporters had been working on a Reuters investigation into the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslim men and boys by security forces and Buddhist civilians in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State

Trump: ‘I’m Not a Target’ of Mueller Probe, Rosenstein Said

The president also said he never spoke to Roger Stone about WikiLeaks, he told the NYT

EPA Taps Climate Skeptic for Science Advisory Panel

India PM Modi Looks to Budget to Shore Up Political Base

UAE Senior Diplomat Denies Hacking Americans

An investigation published Wednesday found that the UAE used a group of U.S. intelligence contractors to help hack rival governments, dissidents and human rights activists, as well as Americans

Hit by Sanctions, Asia's Iran Crude Oil Imports Drop to 3-Year Low in 2018

Asia's imports from Iran rebounded as China and India stepped up purchases after Washington granted eight countries waivers from the Iranian sanctions for 180 days from the start of November

Lebanon Agrees New Government, PM Vows Bold Reforms

Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri says bold moves were needed without delay to address chronic problems facing the heavily indebted state

Sudan's Bashir Says Border With Eritrea Reopens After Being Shut For a Year

Khartoum closed frontier early last year, after Bashir announced six-month state of emergency in regions of Kassala and North Kurdufan

As Death Toll in Brazil Nears 100, Vale Dam Disaster Relatives Lose Hope

With over 250 people still missing, death toll could rise to as many as 350 people, which would make it Brazil's deadliest-ever mining accident

Cities Need to Grow Up - Not Out - to Survive, Researchers Warn

Poor land records, rampant speculation and weak or corrupt implementation of regulations means that cities are using land inefficiently, increasing inequity and environmental risk as new residents take matters into their own hands, co-author Anjali Mahendra told the Thomson Reuters Foundation

Zimbabwe’s Public Sector Union Backs Down on Strike

Wage negotiations between the government and the Apex Council, which represents 17 public sector unions, broke down on Wednesday

US, Russia Nuclear Treaty Talks Fail

The US is likely to announce suspension of its INF treaty obligations, an official said

Weaving Helps Indian Women Escape Climate Change Woes

Women from the Assam state can drop farm labor for weaving, which pays more and can be done at home

Venezuela Detains Colombian, Spanish, French Journalists

The arrests follow the deportation of two Chilean reporters detained this week