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Syria rebels reject Sochi peace initiative

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) - More than three dozen Syrian rebel groups, including influential Islamists, have rejected a Russian-led initiative for talks next…

Recognize East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital: Islamic leaders

by Stuart Williams and Fulya Ozerkan Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Islamic leaders on Wednesday urged world powers to recognize occupied…

Erdogan seeks to urge Muslim leaders into Jerusalem action

by Fulya  Ozerkan and Ezzedine Said Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday chaired an emergency…

On Mideast trip, Putin orders partial withdrawal from Syria

by Raziye Akkoc and Anna Smolchenko in Moscow Agence France Presse ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin held…

Erdogan heads to uneasy ally Greece for historic visit

by Stuart Williams Agence France Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan begins the first visit by a…

Leaders of Russia, Iran, Turkey meet to relaunch Syria peace process

by Maria PANINA Agence France Presse SOCHI, Russia (AFP) -- The presidents of Russia, Turkey and Iran will meet on…

Erdogan, Putin, Rouhani to hold Syria summit next week in Sochi: Turkish state media

ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will next week host Turkish and Iranian counterparts Recep Tayyip Erdogan and…

Putin and Erdogan agree on need to boost efforts for Syria peace

SOCHI, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Monday on the need…

UPDATED: At least 135 killed as strong quake rocks Iran-Iraq border

by Shwan Mohammad Agence France Presse SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AFP) --At least 135 people were killed and hundreds more injured when…

Turkey’s Erdogan angers critics with plan to replace culture center

ISTANBUL, Turkey (Reuters) -- Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan announced on Monday (November 6) plans to demolish a culture center in…

Latest design may help eliminate traffic jams in the future

Reuters -- Commuters rejoyce! A vehicle travelling above a central reservation line may become the fastest way to travel by…

Somalia truck bomb death toll jumps to 358 dead

MOGADISHU, Somalia  (AFP) - Somalia's deadliest ever attack, a truck bomb in the capital Mogadishu, has now killed 358 people with 228…

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