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Turkish PM plays “martyr” card in Taksim battle
June 11, 2013
Turkish PM plays “martyr” card in Taksim battle
Embattled Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has chosen to portray himself as a martyr battling dark forces as he…
Turkey police storm Istanbul protest square
June 11, 2013
Turkey police storm Istanbul protest square
Riot police stormed Istanbul's protest square Tuesday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at firework-hurling demonstrators in a fresh escalation…
Syria opposition condemns child execution
June 10, 2013
Syria opposition condemns child execution
BEIRUT- Syria's main opposition group lashed out Monday at the execution a day earlier of a 15-year-old child at the…
Kuwaiti court gives woman 11 years in jail for insulting emir
June 10, 2013
Kuwaiti court gives woman 11 years in jail for insulting emir
KUWAIT - A Kuwaiti court sentenced a woman teacher to a total of 11 years in jail on Monday for…
Four arrested over blaze at London Islamic school
June 10, 2013
Four arrested over blaze at London Islamic school
Four teenagers have been arrested in connection with a fire at an Islamic boarding school in London, police said Monday,…
Sudan opposition vows Bashir will fall within 100 days
June 8, 2013
Sudan opposition vows Bashir will fall within 100 days
Sudan's opposition alliance announced on Saturday a 100-day plan for the peaceful overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir, who has been…
IMF admits ‘notable failures’ in 2010 Greece rescue
June 6, 2013
IMF admits ‘notable failures’ in 2010 Greece rescue
The International Monetary Fund admitted Wednesday that there were '"notable failures" in preparing the first Greek rescue that led to…
Miss World axes bikinis for Muslim Indonesia
June 5, 2013
Miss World axes bikinis for Muslim Indonesia
JAKARTA- Contestants at this year's Miss World beauty pageant will not wear bikinis in the parade in a bid to…
Israel deal to deport African immigrants: reports
June 5, 2013
Israel deal to deport African immigrants: reports
JERUSALEM - Israel has struck a deal to deport up to 2,000 illegal Eritrean immigrants to an unnamed African country…
Turkey rocked by new violence despite apology
June 5, 2013
Turkey rocked by new violence despite apology
Fresh clashes erupted in Turkey early Wednesday as protesters defied a government plea to end days of unrest, the biggest…