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20 undocumented migrants held in Turkey

At least 20 undocumented Afghan migrants were held in the central Turkish province of Sivas after they illegally entered the country, according to a security source on Tuesday. The migrants, including 10 children, were caught after gendarmerie forces stopped a minibus on Tokat-Erzincan...

Turkey releases leading pro-Kurdish politician

ANKARA: Turkey Tuesday released the former co-leader of the country's main pro-Kurdish party, the group said, after she was detained over her opposition to Ankara's offensive in northern Syria. Police arrested Serpil Kemalbay of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in Ankara on Feb.13,...

Clear skies raise hopes in Iran's hunt for missing plane

The hunt for a plane that went missing in Iran's Zagros mountains resumed for a third day on Tuesday with better weather raising hopes for the search and rescue teams. "Given the good weather conditions, clear skies and less wind, there is a good visibility today for continuing the...

Police name Netanyahu associates in corruption probe

Israeli police on Tuesday named the two close associates of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who have been arrested for their suspected role in a wide-ranging corruption probe that has cast a further pall of suspicion over the longtime Israeli leader, already accused of bribery in two separate...