Iran to let foreign women watch men's volleyball

Dubai: Iran will allow foreign women watch men play volleyball when it hosts an international championship this year, but Iranian women will still be banned, the state news agency said on Wednesday. Iran's Islamic law bars women from watching men playing sports such as volleyball and football and an Iranian-British woman was sentenced to a year in jail last year for protesting outside a volleyball venue. Reuters

Protesters try to storm UN building in Gaza

Gaza City: Dozens of protesters on Wednesday tried to storm the Gaza headquarters of the United Nations, after the UN announced it lacked funds to rebuild the war-battered Palestinian territory. Around 200 people demonstrated outside the building in Gaza City of the UN Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA, burning tyres and throwing stones, an AFP correspondent said. "We are still homeless!" they chanted. AFP

China punishes 15 CPC officials for aiding Dalai Lama

Beijing: China has punished 15 ruling Communist Party officials in Tibet for participating in the underground "Tibetan Independence" groups, providing intelligence to the Dalai Lama and his supporters and endangering national security. The 15 officials of ruling-Communist Party of China (CPC) were put under investigation in 2014 for violating party discipline.