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  Death toll in Turkey's twin blasts rises to 95

  World | October 11, 2015 6:28 IST

  Ankara (Turkey) : Two bomb explosions targeted a peace rally in the Turkish capital Ankara on Saturday, killing 95 people and wounding 246, the government said.The rally was organised by leftist and Kurdish activists.The explosions

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  Serbia PM Aleksandar Vucic attacked at Srebrenica ceremonies

  World | July 11, 2015 20:44 IST

  Srebenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP):   Anger boiled over Saturday at a massive commemoration of the slaughter of Bosnia Muslims at Srebrenica 20 years ago as people pelted Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic with stones, water bottles

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  Turkish PM slams US over possible talks with Syria's Assad

  World | March 18, 2015 7:30 IST

  Ankara:Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu sharply criticised the remarks of US Secretary of State John Kerry that the US would have to negotiate with Syrian President Bashar Al Assad in the end."There is no difference

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  France grapples with home-grown Jihadism

  World | November 21, 2014 9:54 IST

  Paris: A horrified France was grappling with a new reality today in which hundreds of its citizens are openly joining jihadist groups and directly calling for attacks on their homeland.A new video from the Islamic

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  Turkey, Singapore sign strategic partnership agreement

  World | October 15, 2014 6:40 IST

  Ankara: Turkey and Singapore have signed a strategic partnership agreement to boost economic, political and cultural cooperation, as well as security collaboration, during the official visit of Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong here."We (Turkey

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  Public order to be maintained after protests: Turkish PM

  World | October 09, 2014 13:14 IST

  Ankara: The government has instructed the security forces to maintain public order, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said, as thousands of Kurdish people protested against the advancement of Islamic State (IS) militants into the

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  49 Turkish hostages held by IS released

  World | September 20, 2014 10:33 IST

  London: As many as 49 Turkish hostages seized by Islamic State (IS) in Iraq Saturday returned to Turkey.Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that the 49 hostages included diplomats and their families as well as

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  Turkey supports Macedonia's bid to join NATO

  World | September 18, 2014 6:26 IST

  Ankara: Turkey will continue to support Macedonia's aspiration to join NATO and the European Union (EU), Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday."Turkey supports Macedonia for NATO membership and will continue to do so.