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Australia ‘out of step’ on asylum seeker issue

Amnesty International has taken Australia’s immigration minister to task over his statement that the processing of asylum seekers on the Pacific island of Nauru -- currently under a cloud due to allegations of abuse, self-harm and suicide -- will “continue for decades”. “Dragging out...

5 PKK terrorists killed in Turkey's southeast

 Five PKK terrorists were killed in a military operation Friday in Turkey's southeastern Hakkari province, security sources told Anadolu Agency. The Turkish army shelled several areas in the province’s Semdinli district, said the sources, speaking on condition of anonymity due to...

Istanbul police hold 24 foreign Daesh suspects

The anti-terror police detained Friday 24 foreign nationals, including a Syrian suspected of providing explosives and ammunition to Daesh terrorists, a security source said. The Syrian national identified as Azzov K. was detained along with the others during a police raid in Kucukcekmece...

UK apologizes for soldiers who watched Iraqi boy drown

British Defense Ministry on Friday said it is “extremely sorry” that an Iraqi boy was allowed to drown after being forced into a river by four soldiers during the British occupation in 2003. Ahmed Jabbar Kareem Ali, 15, was detained on suspicion of looting an industrial compound in May...