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Explosions rock Turkey's Ankara, many casualties reported

Two explosions shook a road junction in the center of the Turkish capital Ankara on Saturday, killing at least 20 people, the Dogan news agency reported. The cause of the blasts was not immediately clear. Broadcaster CNN Turk said they occurred ahead of a planned "peace" march to protest...

Unrest spreads to Gaza as Israeli troops kill 6 Palestinians

A week of violence between Israelis and Palestinians spread to the Gaza Strip Friday, with Israeli troops killing six in clashes on the border and Islamist movement Hamas calling for more unrest. A fresh wave of stabbings also hit Israel and the West Bank, including a revenge attack...

Stabbing attacks reach Israel's commercial capital

Four people, including an Israeli soldier, were stabbed and wounded near a military headquarters in Tel Aviv on Thursday, police and ambulance sources said, as a rash of such Palestinian attacks spread to Israel's commercial capital. The assailant was shot and killed by...

NATO chief says prepared to send troops to defend Turkey

NATO said it was prepared to send troops to Turkey to defend its ally after violations of Turkish airspace by Russian jets bombing Syria and Britain scolded Moscow for escalating a civil war that has already killed 250,000 people. Officials at the U.S.-led alliance are still...