Iran
Ayatollah Khamenei pays tribute to Iran’s Paralympic athletes
TEHRAN, November 14 - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has paid tribute to Iran’s Paralympic athletes, who set the country a new record with their performance in this year’s Asian Para Games.
Asia
Bin Salman 'Tried to Persuade Netanyahu to Go to War in Gaza': Sources
TEHRAN, November 14 - Saudi Crown Prince attempted to persuade Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to start a conflict with Hamas in Gaza to divert attentions from the murdering of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi sources said.
UNSC expected to lift Eritrea sanctions in Wednesday vote
TEHRAN, November 14 - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is expected to remove its sanctions on Eritrea following a landmark peace deal between the African country and its neighbor Ethiopia and a thaw between Asmara and Djibouti.
Lieberman quits as Israeli defense chief, savages Gaza truce
TEHRAN, November 14 - Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced on Wednesday that he was resigning from the conservative coalition government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in protest at a Gaza truce.
Aussie PM grilled on hot topic of the day: Should onions be above or below the sausage?
TEHRAN, November 14 - Australians are fired up as tensions simmer across the country over one of the hottest topics to skewer public opinion: should the onions be placed above or below the sausage in a certain national delicacy?
‘Innocent prank?’ Imposter orders Argentinian plane to take off, sparks mass pilot confusion
TEHRAN, November 14 - A private pilot in Argentina made what appears to be the worst-advised prank ever when he set his walkie-talkie frequency to that used by the airport control tower and started giving instructions to an airliner.
Amazon's arrival in NYC, D.C. area stokes worries among leaders, locals
TEHRAN, November 14 - Amazon's plan to split its second headquarters between New York City and the Washington, D.C. area has been met with healthy skepticism by some who wonder how much of its benefits will trickle down to locals.
El Chapo is a scapegoat for drug lord who bribed Mexico's president: lawyer
TEHRAN, November 14 - A lawyer for accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman told a New York jury in opening remarks that his client was a scapegoat for the real leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada.
Brazilian court takes issue with Bolsonaro's campaign accounts
TEHRAN, November 14 - Brazil’s top electoral authority said it has found irregularities in the campaign accounts of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro and gave him three days to explain.
U.S. lays barbed wire at border as migrant caravan draws closer
TEHRAN, November 14 - Hundreds of Central American migrants planning to seek asylum in the United States moved toward the country’s border with Mexico on Tuesday as U.S. military reinforced security measures, laying barbed wire and erecting barricades.
Swedish parliament rejects proposed government
TEHRAN, November 14 - Swedish lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a proposed minority coalition of the second largest party, the center-right Moderates, and the small Christian Democrats, leaving the country still without a new government since Sept. 9 elections.
Mattis to travel to Mexican border, Wyoming on Wednesday
TEHRAN, November 14 - Secretary of Defense James Mattis will depart Wednesday on a day trip with stops in Texas visiting troops stationed on the Mexican border and F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyo., for a ceremony commemorating the return of the war prize Balangiga bells to the Philippines.
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