سرخط اخبار انگلیسی 2 شهریور شماره 1 English Top News August 24 No 1

China stocks give up year's gains as 'national team' stays on bench8/24/2015 3:06:39 PMSHANGHAI - China stock markets slumped again on Monday, giving up all their gains for the year on a massive selloff that dragged down regional markets, with even some state media saying the government rescue attempt had now failed.

South Korea talks tough amid heightened tensions with North 8/24/2015 3:43:05 PMSEOUL - South Korean President Park Geun-hye demanded on Monday that North Korea apologize over recent landmine blasts, even as the bitter rivals held marathon talks to defuse tensions that have brought the peninsula back to the brink of armed conflict.

Russia's Lavrov says U.S. signals it wants to mend ties 8/24/2015 6:44:31 PMMOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday the United States has been sending "signals" that it wants to start mending ties with Moscow, badly strained over the past year and a half by the conflict in Ukraine.

UK says Iran sanctions could be lifted next spring8/24/2015 5:54:46 PMTEHRAN - International sanctions on Iran could start to be lifted as early as spring next year, Britain's foreign minister said on Monday, as Tehran and the West rebuild their ties and potentially open up billions of dollars of trade deals.

Power producer Southern Co to buy AGL Resources for $8 billion8/24/2015 5:20:50 PM - Power producer Southern Co said it would buy AGL Resources Inc for about $8 billion in cash, making it the No. 2 U.S. utility by customers after Exelon Corp .

France honors Americans, Briton who disarmed train gunman8/24/2015 7:04:55 PMPARIS - French President Francois Hollande on Monday awarded France's highest honor, the Legion d'honneur, to three U.S. citizens and a Briton who helped disarm a machine gun-toting suspected Islamist militant on a train last week.

U.S., Turkey to launch 'comprehensive' anti-Islamic State operation8/24/2015 5:17:48 PMANKARA - Turkey and the United States will soon launch "comprehensive" air operations to flush Islamic State fighters from a zone in northern Syria bordering Turkey, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told Reuters on Monday.

Ukraine faces risky year fighting to escape Russian orbit: Poroshenko8/24/2015 4:23:04 PMKIEV - President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday Ukraine was facing a precarious year struggling to fend off what he called Russian strategies to undermine Kiev's attempts to pursue closer relations with Europe.

Merkel condemns 'disgusting' message of hate toward refugees8/24/2015 7:24:40 PMHEIDENAU, Germany - Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned on Monday violent protests against refugees that erupted over the weekend in eastern Germany, blaming them on far-right extremists who were bent on spreading a "disgusting" message of hatred.

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