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‘Our stance remains same as 45 years ago on Cyprus’

‘We are in favor of peace, good neighborhood in Aegean, Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus,’ says Turkish Defense Minister Turkey’s perspective remains the same on the Cyprus issue as it was 45 years ago, Turkish National Defense Minister said on Saturday. Hulusi Akar arrived in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) to inspect the troops

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Police say 62 killed in Tanzania fuel tanker explosion

An injured man is carried from the scene as a patrol tanker burns in the background, Saturday, Aug. 10 2019, in Morogoro, Tanzania. A damaged tanker truck exploded in eastern Tanzania Saturday as people were trying to siphon fuel out of it, killing at least 62, in one of the worst incidents of its kind

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Police says 57 killed in Tanzania fuel tanker explosion

File/Photo/Somali Times A police official in Tanzania says at least 57 people have been burned to death after a fuel tanker exploded in the eastern town of Morogoro. Regional police commissioner Steven Kabwe told the local Azam TV that 57 bodies have been recovered. He said many others who suffered burns are being treated. Witnesses

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Ethiopia to hold national election next year

Ethiopia’s ruling coalition said on Friday it will hold a national election next year, defying worries over security and displacement in the Horn of Africa country that had led some to speculate the election might be postponed. The executive committee did not give a date for the poll. “The executive committee have decided the election

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Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans

FILE – This undated file image provided by the FBI shows Patrick Crusius, whom authorities have identified as the gunman who killed multiple people at an El Paso, Texas, shopping area. Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. The FBI has labeled two of those attacks, at the Texas Walmart and California food festival, as domestic terrorism —

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Kashmir curfew partially eased for prayers amid lockdown

A Kashmiri prepares to catch a stone during an anti-India protest Srinagar, India, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. The predominantly Muslim area has been under an unprecedented security lockdown and near-total communications blackout to prevent unrest and protests after India’s Hindu nationalist-led government said Monday it was revoking Kashmir’s special constitutional status and downgrading its statehood.

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The Latest: Police in N. Macedonia detain 161 migrants

In this photo released Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, some of the 80 migrants rescued from a rubber dinghy off Libya are ferried to the Ocean Viking rescue ship run by the SOS Mediterranee NGO. Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, who has triggered a government crisis in Italy, said he is preparing to sign a ban

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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake shakes Turkey’s Denizli

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook western Turkey’s Denizli province, reports said Thursday. The epicenter of the earthquake that took place at 2:25 p.m. is near Bozkurt district, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said. Another magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook the city just five minutes before the larger one, reports noted. Bozkurt Mayor Birsen Çelik told

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India arrests over 500 as Kashmir clampdown challenged

Photo (AP) Indian security forces have arrested more 500 people since New Delhi imposed a communications blackout and security clampdown in divided Kashmir, where people remained holed up in their homes for a fourth day. A petition was filed meanwhile in India’s top court challenging the lockdown. The rigorous security measures followed India’s government decision

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Corrupt Kenyan’s MP’s motion, tabled by National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale and Minority boss John Mbadi, disputed maritime border with Somalia

The motion, tabled by National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale and Minority boss John Mbadi, seeks to compel the government to “explore other lawful and constitutional mechanisms for protecting the territory of the Republic of Kenya, including deploying the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to the subject boundary to undertake the responsibility of protecting the sovereignty

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