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Turkey Court orders arrest for 4 on terrorism charges

Fri Dec 19, 2014 23:00:31

A court in Turkey has ordered custody for four suspects in a case connected with one of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s arch-enemies.

Hundreds of schoolchildren illegally detained in squalid Egyptian prison

Fri Dec 19, 2014 22:53:52

Human rights organisation claims the boys, aged between 14 and 17, are being held in dangerous and dirty conditions and denied their rights

US creating ‘permanent war zone’ around Russia: Analyst

Fri Dec 19, 2014 22:47:03

The US strategy of economic sanctions against Russia is designed to create a “permanent war zone” in that region and cause chaos in the Russian economy, a geopolitical analyst in Europe says

Hamas Denies Reports of Saudi Objection to Iran Visit

Fri Dec 19, 2014 17:51:25

A spokesman for the Palestinian Resistance Movement, Hamas, denied reports on Saudi Arabia’s objection to a recent visit to Iran by a Hamas delegation.

Anti-ISIS fight to take at least three years: U.S. general

Fri Dec 19, 2014 17:39:51

The general in command of U.S. forces involved in the fight against militants belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) said on Thursday he thought it would take a minimum of three years to achieve a turning point against the group

ISIS in Iraq behead man it accuses of ‘sorcery’

Fri Dec 19, 2014 17:23:09

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Thursday beheaded a man publicly on charges that he was a "sorcerer," north of their bastion of Tikrit, the Islamist militant organization and residents said.

Leaked CIA document reveals setbacks of targeted killings

Fri Dec 19, 2014 17:12:50

Washington (AFP) - The US government's program to capture and kill insurgent leaders can backfire, a leaked CIA report said Thursday, citing "limited" results in Afghanistan in particular.

Asia Markets Shake Off Global Turmoil

Fri Dec 19, 2014 16:47:20

Stocks in Asia mostly shook off turmoil in emerging markets, with Shanghai and Japan rising on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy outlook.

Putin: Iran Nuclear Talks “Very Close” to Resolution

Fri Dec 19, 2014 15:26:03

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Iran and world powers are “very close” to clinching a final deal on Tehran’s nuclear program.

Iraqi Kurds say Mount Sinjar siege broken + Photo

Fri Dec 19, 2014 15:14:46

Thousands of Yazidi and other displaced Iraqis have fled violence in the town of Sinjar

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