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Suicide bomber kills guard at US Embassy in Turkey
In the second deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in five months, a suicide bomber struck the American Embassy in Ankara on Friday, killing a ...
Iran official: Attack on Syria is attack on Iran
Issuing Tehran's strongest warning to date, a top Iranian official said Saturday that any attack on Syria would be deemed an attack on Iran, a sign ...
Turkish PM names 4 new Cabinet ministers
Turkey's prime minister is replacing his controversial interior minister and three other Cabinet officials in a government shake-up that comes a year ...
Cyprus signs gas drilling deal with consortium
Cyprus signed a deal on Thursday allowing a consortium of foreign companies to drill for natural gas off the island's southern coast.
Turkey repeals head scarf ban in courts
A Turkish court has ruled to allow women lawyers to wear Islamic-style head scarves in court, repealing another ban on religious dress in the ...
Report: Turkey strikes Kurd rebel targets in Iraq
Turkish jets have struck suspected Kurdish rebel targets in a cross-border raid in northern Iraq, Turkish and Kurdish media reported Tuesday, even as ...
Kurd protest in Paris demands justice in killings
Thousands of Kurds from across Europe descended upon Paris on Saturday, demanding justice for three activists shot dead in the French capital.
Turkey sees Kurdish feud behind Paris slayings
Turkey's prime minister suggested Friday that a feud among Kurdish rebels was behind the shooting deaths of three Kurdish activists in Paris, and the ...
3 Kurds killed in Paris; political motive claimed
Three Kurdish activists, including reportedly one of the founding members of a militant separatist group, were shot dead in what authorities called ...
Iranians freed in major prisoner swap in Syria
Rebels freed 48 Iranians on Wednesday in exchange for more than 2,000 prisoners, including women and children, held by Syrian authorities — a deal ...
Report: 12 Kurdish rebels killed in Turkey
Turkey's state television reported Tuesday that Turkish troops have battled Kurdish rebels in southeast Turkey, in fighting that left 12 rebels and ...
Fighting in Syria as world slams Assad speech
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday expressed disappointment with Syrian President Bashar Assad for rejecting the most important elements of ...
Turkey: Military will keep fighting rebel Kurds
Turkey will press ahead with military operations against autonomy-seeking Kurdish rebels even as Turkish officials hold talks with the rebels' jailed ...
Turkey's ex-military chief testifies on coup role
Turkey's former military chief testified in court Thursday about his role in ousting an Islamic-led government in the 1990s, as Turkey pressed to ...
Turkey considers chemical castration
A lawmaker says Turkey is again considering introducing chemical castration for people convicted of sexually abusing children. The Aksam newspaper on ...
International envoy warns of failed state in Syria
The international envoy seeking to end Syria's civil war warned Sunday that the failure of the government and the rebels to pursue a political ...
Official: Turkey talking to jailed Kurdish leader
Turkey is holding talks with the Kurdish rebels' jailed leader to press the autonomy-seeking guerrilla group to relinquish arms and end its ...
Turkish journalist released from jail
A Turkish court on Thursday freed a prominent journalist from prison pending the outcome of a trial that has raised fears for press freedoms in ...