Bahraini Regime to hold trial of Sheikh Qassim

This file photo taken on May 17, 2013 shows Bahraini top senior Shia cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim giving a speech to worshipers during the Friday prayers at a mosque in the village of Diraz, west of the capital Manama. (AFP)

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • Bahrain’s top Shia cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, whose citizenship was revoked last month, is set to go on trial, a move the country’s clerics have slammed as unconstitutional.
  • The Daesh terrorist group claims responsibility for an attack by two assailants on a church in the north of France that left one priest dead.
  • The United Nations says it plans to begin a new round of talks in August on the conflict in Syria.
  • In the US, the Democratic Party formally nominates former secretary of state Hillary Clinton to run for the November presidential election.
  • Australia's ill-treatment of Aborigines is under the spotlight after a video has emerged showing abuse of young detainees in a prison.

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