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Turkish women march in rights protest in Istanbul

Turkish women march in rights protest in Istanbul

Hundreds of Turkish women marched in the country’s biggest city Istanbul on Saturday to protest against the violence and animosity…
Hezbollah and Nusra to swap corpses Sunday in border ceasefire deal-al-Manar

Hezbollah and Nusra to swap corpses Sunday in border ceasefire deal-al-Manar

Hezbollah and the Nusra Front will exchange the corpses of fighters on Sunday in the first stage of a ceasefire…
Pakistani parliament to elect new PM on Tuesday

Pakistani parliament to elect new PM on Tuesday

Pakistan’s parliament will meet Tuesday to elect a new prime minister after the disqualification of three-term prime minister Nawaz Sharif.…
Turkish court frees 7 newspaper staff, keeps 5 in jail

Turkish court frees 7 newspaper staff, keeps 5 in jail

A Turkish court on Friday ordered the release of seven journalists and staff members of an opposition newspaper pending the…
Roadside bomb in southwest Pakistan kills 4, wounds 5

Roadside bomb in southwest Pakistan kills 4, wounds 5

A Pakistan government official says a roadside bomb has struck a vehicle carrying villagers in a southwestern border town near…
Iran says US Navy fires warning shots near its vessels

Iran says US Navy fires warning shots near its vessels

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard said Saturday a US Navy aircraft carrier fired a warning shot in an “unprofessional” confrontation with…
Suspected Boko Haram militants issue video of three kidnapped oil survey team members

Suspected Boko Haram militants issue video of three kidnapped oil survey team members

Suspected Boko Haram members released a video on Saturday that shows three kidnapped members of an oil exploration team in…
Muslim prayers end peacefully at Jerusalem mosque

Muslim prayers end peacefully at Jerusalem mosque

Prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque ended peacefully on Friday amid two weeks of unrest over security devices at the major…
Pakistan party holds meeting to consider PM successor

Pakistan party holds meeting to consider PM successor

A top leader from the ruling party of deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says a meeting of the party’s lawmakers…
Israel bans men under 50 from disputed Jerusalem holy site on Friday

Israel bans men under 50 from disputed Jerusalem holy site on Friday

Israel sent extra police into Jerusalem on Friday and said men under the age of 50 would be banned from…
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