Kurds celebrate ousting Islamic State fighters from Kobani
By ZEINA KARAM Jubilant Kurdish fighters ousted Islamic State militants from the key Syrian border town of Kobani on Monday after a four-month battle — a significant victory for both…
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New Charlie Hebdo reaches global audience, dismays Muslims
BY JILL LAWLESS A week ago, Charlie Hebdo was a niche publication little known outside France, with a circulation of 60,000. On Wednesday the satirical newspaper’s first issue since last…
3 TURKISH CABINET MINISTERS RESIGN OVER PROBE
By SUZAN FRASER In this photo taken late Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, Turkey’s Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan, right, Interior Minister Muammer Guler, center, and EU Affairs Minister Egemen Bagis speak…
TURKEY DISMISSES ISTANBUL POLICE CHIEF
By SUZAN FRASER Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. Istanbul police leading a major corruption and bribery investigation…
EGYPT EXPELS TURKISH AMBASSADOR, SCALES BACK TIES
By SARAH EL DEEB and SUZAN FRASER FILE — In this Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 file photo, released by the Egyptian Presidency, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, meets…
TURKEY UNVEILS REFORMS, SOME AIMED AT KURDS
By DESMOND BUTLER and SUZAN FRASER FILE – In this Sept. 19, 2013 file photo, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives for a ceremony in Ankara, Turkey. Erdogan is…
ISRAEL, TURKEY DISCUSS FLOTILLA COMPENSATION
By SUZAN FRASER In this photo provided by Turkish Presidency Press Service,Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul, left, and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, second right, seen during a meeting in Ankara, Turkey,…
OFFICIALS: BIN LADEN SPOKESMAN CAUGHT IN JORDAN
By LARA JAKES FILE – This undated file photo shows al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden’s spokesman and son-in-law has been captured by U.S. intelligence…