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Turkey's Erdogan calls for annulment of Istanbul election

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said electoral authorities should annul Istanbul’s local elections due to irregularities, notably over the appointment of ballot box officials, the pro-government Sabah newspaper reported on Wednesday. Initial results show the main opposition Republican...

400 Palestinian inmates on hunger strike: NGO

The number of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on hunger strike reached 400 Tuesday, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club NGO said, but an Israeli official disputed the figure. In a statement the NGO said the hunger strike, which began Monday, had grown rapidly, with 250 prisoners joining...