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34 dead, 2,000 sick with suspected cholera in Yemen

Thirty-four people have died of cholera-related causes and more than 2,000 have been taken ill in less than two weeks in Yemen, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. "There have been 34 cholera-associated deaths and 2,022 cases of acute watery diarrhea in nine governorates, including...

Israel speaks to Turkish envoy over Erdogan comments

A senior Israeli official telephoned Turkey's ambassador Tuesday to express indignation over Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accusing the Jewish state of apartheid and anti-Muslim discrimination, diplomatic sources said. Foreign ministry director general Yuval Rotem spoke with...

Death toll in mine explosion rises to 42

Iranian state TV says that search crews have found seven more bodies at the site of a coal mine explosion last week, bringing the total death toll in the incident to 42. Tuesday's report quotes Reza Morovati, an official in the Golestan government, as saying that the bodies have been taken...

Erdogan says US debates over Jerusalem embassy move 'wrong'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said debates over the possibility of moving the US embassy In Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem are "extremely wrong" and should be dropped. US President Donald Trump had promised during his campaign to move the American embassy to Jerusalem,...