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Thousands march in Istanbul in solidarity with Kurds

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ISTANBUL - Thousands of protesters marched to Istanbul's Taksim Square on Saturday chanting slogans against the government and police after security forces killed a Kurdish demonstrator in southeastern Turkey.

Kurdish mourners blast Turkish government after shootings

ISTANBUL - Hundreds of Kurds chanted anti-government slogans at the funeral on Saturday of a demonstrator killed by security forces in southeast Turkey, raising fears of violence at weekend protest marches planned around the country. | Video

World, 29 Jun 2013

Turkish security forces fire on protest in southeast, one dead

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey - Turkish security forces killed one person and wounded ten on Friday when they fired on a group protesting against the construction of a new gendarmerie outpost in Kurdish-dominated southeastern Turkey, a Kurdish party lawmaker said.

World, 28 Jun 2013

U.N. chemical weapons team in Turkey to investigate Syria claims

AMSTERDAM/ANKARA - U.N.-appointed inspectors, blocked from entering Syria, are in Turkey to gather information about possible use of chemical weapons in the civil war, officials said on Thursday.

World, Syria, 27 Jun 2013

U.N. chemical weapons team in Turkey to investigate Syria claims

AMSTERDAM/ANKARA - U.N.-appointed inspectors, blocked from entering Syria, are in Turkey to gather information about possible use of chemical weapons in the civil war, officials said on Thursday.

World, Syria 27 Jun 2013

EU rebukes Turkey on crackdown by delaying entry talks

LUXEMBOURG - The European Union rebuked Turkey on Tuesday for its crackdown on anti-government protesters, postponing a new round of membership talks for at least four months, but said the path to the EU remained open.

World, 25 Jun 2013

EU rebukes Turkey on crackdown by delaying entry talks

LUXEMBOURG - The European Union rebuked Turkey on Tuesday for its crackdown on anti-government protesters by postponing a new round of membership talks for at least four months, but said its path to the EU remained open.

World, 25 Jun 2013

Obama, Turkey's Erdogan discuss Turkish protests, Syria

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan this week spoke about recent unrest in Turkey, the White House said on Tuesday, discussing the situation for the first time since protests erupted in late May.

World, 25 Jun 2013

Jailed Kurdish rebel leader presents peace process proposals

ISTANBUL - Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan said the peace process to end three decades of conflict had entered a second stage with his fighters' withdrawal from Turkey and he had presented the Turkish government with new proposals.

World, 25 Jun 2013

Germany proposes delaying EU-Turkey talks over protests

LUXEMBOURG - Germany proposed on Monday postponing a new round of EU membership talks with Turkey by about four months to signal the bloc's displeasure at its crackdown on anti-government protests.

World, Germany, 24 Jun 2013
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Egypt on the edge after Mursi rebuffs army ultimatum

CAIRO - President Mohamed Mursi rebuffed an army ultimatum to force a resolution to Egypt's political crisis, saying on Tuesday that he had not been consulted and would pursue his own plans for national reconciliation. | Video

Ethiopia and Eritrea: An elusive peace on the cards?

Ethiopia and Eritrea are still at each others’ throats. The two neighbours fought hammer and tongs in sun-baked trenches during a two-year war over a decade ago, before a peace deal ended their World War I-style conflict in 2000. Furious veRed Sea, UNrbal battles, however, have continued to this day.