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Blasts kill at least 17 in Baghdad

Three blasts killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 50 in predominantly Shi'ite Muslim districts of Baghdad on Tuesday, police and medical sources said. A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest in a commercial street in the eastern Baghdad al-Jadida area of the Iraqi capital,...

Gaza fishermen feel caught by Israel's tight security net

When Palestinian fisherman Abu Mohammed came under pressure to become an informer for Israeli intelligence, the 45-year-old father of five took a radical decision - he quit fishing and became a builder. Working off the coast of Gaza, where Israel imposes restrictions preventing fishing boats...

Turkish warplanes hit PKK targets in northern Iraq

Turkish warplanes destroyed PKK terrorist targets in northern Iraq late Monday, a military source told Anadolu Agency Tuesday. The Turkish military had launched the airstrikes on the targets based on its intelligence gathering between 9 p.m. (0600 GMT) and 10 p.m. (0700 GMT). An...

Istanbul police pursue 121 'FETO-linked body' members

The chief prosecutor of Istanbul has issued orders for the detention of 121 members of a relief organization on suspicion of having links to the Fetullah Terror Organization, the prosecutor's office announced Tuesday. According to the office, Istanbul police launched an operation in 18...