News in Brief - Mon, Aug, 03, 2015 - 11:30 GMT

1. The parents and the brother of a Palestinian toddler who was burnt to death by Israeli settlers in the West Bank on Friday are in critical condition.

2. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister says the burning to death of an 18-month-old Palestinian toddler by Israeli extremist settlers is one of millions of crimes committed in the occupied territories.

3. Israeli settlers and extremists have once again raided the al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds.

4. Trading has been resumed at the Greek stock market after a five-week shutdown sparked by the country’s debt crisis. Greece's main stock index plunged over 22 percent.

5. Catalonia is preparing for an early regional election which serves as a proxy vote on the region's independence from Spain.

6. Saudi Arabia continues to bomb more areas across Yemen. In the latest attack, warplanes targeted areas in the southern Ta'izz province.

7. Japan has expressed deep concern over reports of US spying on its politicians and major firms.

8. US President Barack Obama has authorized the use of air power to back a newly-trained militant force in Syria against other militant groups or Syrian government forces.

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