Japanese rally against US military base in Okinawa

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• A double bomb attack rips through the al-Zahra neighborhood in Syria's central city of Homs. Reports say up to 46 people may have been killed.
  
• Press TV’s Altaf Ahmad has visited Husayba where Iraqi forces have liberated several regions from Daesh terrorists. We’ll bring you her exclusive report.
  
• Israeli officials defend the repeated shooting of a Palestinian youth in Jerusalem al-Quds. Footage shows the man being riddled with bullets while lying on the ground.
  
• Documents reveal that Britain has been lobbying behind the scenes to water down the United Nations criticism of Bahrain over its human rights record.
  
• Japanese demonstrators take to the streets of Tokyo to protest against the construction of a new US military base on the Okinawa Island.

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