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September 22, 2016

Syrian White Helmets share 'Alternative Nobel' with 3 others

A volunteer group that rescues civilians from bombed-out buildings in Syria on Thursday won the Right Livelihood Award, ...

September 22, 2016

Top US officer: Russia bombed Syria humanitarian aid convoy

The top U.S. military officer told Congress on Thursday that he believes Russia bombed a humanitarian aid convoy in Syria ...

September 21, 2016

French family arrested on return from Syria

French authorities say a sister of a man who claimed responsibility on behalf of the Islamic State group for last year's ...

September 21, 2016

Turkish military personnel lose initial Greek asylum bid

Greek immigration officials say they have rejected asylum applications from three of eight Turkish military personnel who ...

September 21, 2016

Turkey delays UN counter-torture official's visit

A U.N. official on countering torture has criticized a Turkish government decision to postpone his visit to the country ...

September 21, 2016

2 Turkish journalists on trial again over alleged Gulen ties

Two opposition journalists went on trial in Turkey for a second time on Wednesday, accused of aiding the movement led by U.S.

September 21, 2016

Man wounded after attempt to enter Israeli Embassy in Turkey

An attacker armed with a knife tried to enter the Israeli Embassy in Turkey on Wednesday before being shot and slightly ...

September 21, 2016

The Latest: Embassy intruder not known linked to extremists

The Latest on the shooting outside the Israeli Embassy in Ankara (all times local): 2 p.m. The Ankara governor's office says ...

September 20, 2016

The Latest: Watson, Ramirez bring glitz to UN women event

The Latest on the high-level U.N. General Assembly meetings (all times local): 10:30 p.m. Emma Watson cheered the possibility ...

September 20, 2016

EU: Migrants to stay on Greek islands despite fire

Authorities on the island of Lesbos called for the immediate evacuation Tuesday of thousands of refugees to the Greek ...

September 20, 2016

Uruguay rejects demand by hunger-striking ex-Gitmo detainee

Uruguay's government on Monday rejected an ultimatum from a former Guantanamo prisoner who is on a hunger strike demanding ...

September 19, 2016

Turkey: man jailed for attacking woman in shorts

Turkey's state-run news agency says a court has ordered a man arrested pending trial for attacking a woman who was wearing ...

September 19, 2016

Uncertain future for refugees stranded on Greek islands

Nourhan Isso's timing was bad. The Syrian student who fled Aleppo crossed the Aegean from the Turkish coast to the nearby ...

September 19, 2016

The Latest: 50 migrants rescued off western Greece

The Latest on Europe's migration crisis (all times local): 9 p.m. Greek authorities say 50 refugees or other migrants have ...

September 19, 2016

The Latest: UN says many killed in Syria aid convoy attack

The Latest on the developments in Syria, where a Russia-U.S.-brokered cease-fire, now in its seventh day, is hanging in the ...

September 19, 2016

Report: Turkey detains 2 would-be IS suicide bombers

Police on Monday detained two suspected Islamic State group would-be suicide bombers near the border with Syria, Turkey's ...

September 19, 2016

Aid convoy attacked as Syria says cease-fire failed

A U.N. humanitarian aid convoy in Syria was hit by airstrikes Monday as the Syrian military declared that a U.S.

September 18, 2016

Turkey stops 137 migrants trying to reach Greek islands

Turkey's state-run news agency says 137 migrants have been stopped trying to cross from Turkey's Aegean coastline to the ...

September 18, 2016

Amid hefty tourism drop, Turkey hopes to weather storm

With summer drawing to a close, Turkey is counting the cost of a tough year that saw a string of terrorist bombings and the ...