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Human traffickers stopped rescue after sinking disaster: survivors

Human traffickers stopped rescue after sinking disaster: survivors

A knife-wielding human trafficker prevented survivors of a shipwreck from pulling others to safety, leaving them to drown in the…
Barely guarded Afghan border puts ex-Soviet Tajikistan in peril

Barely guarded Afghan border puts ex-Soviet Tajikistan in peril

The three Tajik construction workers were quietly mending a road near the Panj River last month when they stumbled on…
Turkey meets less than half of EU visa waiver terms: EU official

Turkey meets less than half of EU visa waiver terms: EU official

Turkey has met fewer than half the conditions for its citizens to be granted early visa-free travel to the European…
Iranian hopefuls start campaigning for parliamentary runoffs

Iranian hopefuls start campaigning for parliamentary runoffs

Campaigning for Iran's parliamentary runoffs next week began on Thursday, state radio reported, when allies of President Hassan Rouhani and…
Up to 500 migrants may have drowned in Mediterranean tragedy: UNHCR

Up to 500 migrants may have drowned in Mediterranean tragedy: UNHCR

Up to 500 migrants may have drowned in the Mediterranean last week when human traffickers crammed people onto an already…
From cars to bags, artist brightens up Gaza streets with calligraphy

From cars to bags, artist brightens up Gaza streets with calligraphy

With a thick black marker pen in hand, Palestinian graffiti artist Belal Khaled carefully draws an intricate Arabic calligraphic design…
Islamic State gains ground in Syria’s Deir al-Zor city: monitor

Islamic State gains ground in Syria’s Deir al-Zor city: monitor

Islamic State militants seized Syrian government-controlled territory in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Tuesday, a war monitor…
Syrian talks appear doomed as air strike kills dozens in market

Syrian talks appear doomed as air strike kills dozens in market

Syrian peace talks appeared all but doomed on Tuesday after air strikes killed about 40 people in a crowded vegetable…
Turkey denies entry to German journalist at Istanbul airport

Turkey denies entry to German journalist at Istanbul airport

Turkish authorities at Istanbul airport denied entry on Tuesday to a German public television journalist who arrived from Cairo and…
US feels ‘overwhelming frustration’ with Israeli government: Biden

US feels ‘overwhelming frustration’ with Israeli government: Biden

US Vice President Joe Biden on Monday acknowledged "overwhelming frustration" with the Israeli government and said the systemic expansion of…
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