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Turkey referred to UN Security Council over detained judge

Turkey is infringing the judicial independence of a United Nations war crimes tribunal by holding one of its judges in detention despite an order to release him, the court ruled Monday, referring the matter to the U.N. Security Council. The U.N. court had earlier ordered Ankara to release...

Anti-PKK operation launched in SE Turkey

An operation was launched Sunday against PKK terrorists in 18 villages of Diyarbakir province's Lice district of southeastern Turkey, security sources said. The operation was carried out in Lice district’s mountainous and forest areas in order to neutralize PKK terrorists, including its...

New wave of US air raids on Qaeda in Yemen

The United States on Sunday launched a new wave of air raids against Al-Qaeda in Yemen, as extremists fled from towns being targeted to mountainous areas, security sources said. At least five early morning raids hit targets linked to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in the southern...