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Turkey frees journalists after 8 years pre-trial custody

Fri May 9, 2014 09:55:42

A Turkish court has freed three journalists and five others accused of ties to a banned Marxist group after eight years of pre-trial custody, pending an appeal in their trial, a journalists' union says.

Oman mulls cutting petrol subsidies, no bond plans

Fri May 9, 2014 09:23:42

Oman's government is looking closely at cutting costly subsidies in the sultanate, with petrol an obvious target, the minister for financial affairs says.

Ukraine separatists vow to hold independence votes

Fri May 9, 2014 09:02:22

Pro-Moscow separatists fighting in east Ukraine has vowed to press on with disputed independence referendums, defying a call from President Vladimir Putin to postpone the vote in a bid to ease tensions.

US senator McCain calls Homs evacuation a ‘huge victory’ for Assad

Fri May 9, 2014 08:27:55

American senator John McCain has described the withdrawal of foreign-backed militants from the Syrian western city of Homs as a "huge victory" for President Bashar al-Assad.

With the militants gone, Homs’ displaced dream of return

Fri May 9, 2014 08:12:07

Wafa al-Tarshi dreams of returning to the “palace” she calls home in the Old City of Homs from which she was ejected by Syria’s brutal conflict.

Russia and China to begin joint naval drills

Thu May 8, 2014 21:02:17

The Russian Pacific Fleet and the Chinese navy plan to conduct a joint large-scale cooperative training exercise scheduled for mid-May, a Russian military spokesman has said.

Saudi woman killed while defying driving ban

Thu May 8, 2014 19:46:19

A Saudi woman has been killed in a car crash in the nation’s capital of Riyadh as she defied the kingdom's long-standing ban on female driving. The woman, reportedly in her 20s, lost control of her vehicle on Thursday and crashed into the wall of a youth club in Riyadh, according to local news reports.

Syrian forces hoist the country's flag over Homs

Thu May 8, 2014 19:18:04

Syrian military forces have hoisted the nation’s flag in old section of the city of Homs following the ouster of foreign-backed insurgents from the strategic area.

Putin reviews war drills on countering nuclear strike

Thu May 8, 2014 18:38:06

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reviewed military drills on countering nuclear strike, ahead of the May 9 celebrations dedicated to the country’s World War II victory.

Turkish officers charged for blocking Syria arms shipment

Thu May 8, 2014 17:58:59

Turkish judicial authorities have charged 13 security forces personnel for blocking seven truck-leads of weaponry bounded to the armed insurgent groups in Syria.

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