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For Myanmar's Muslims, little to cheer about historic election

In a refugee camp outside Myanmar's provincial capital Sittwe, Soe Hlaing was holding a pink card, the most coveted of the rainbow of documents indicating citizenship status, which gives him a vote in Sunday's historic election. But the 44-year-old Muslim said he will not be exercising...

Kurdish PKK militants end unilateral ceasefire in Turkey

(Reuters)- Kurdish militants ended a month-old ceasefire in Turkey Thursday, a day after President Tayyip Erdogan vowed to "liquidate" them, dashing hopes of any let-up in violence in the wake of a national election. The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group said the ruling AK Party,...

One man killed in clashes in southeast Turkey

One person was killed in clashes in southeastern Turkey Wednesday, security sources said, as violence continued to rock the mainly Kurdish region days after a general election. Turkish jets pounded 16 targets belonging to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq for a second...

War-weary Turkish Kurds long for end to conflict

As they digest the resounding victory of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party in Turkey's general election, residents of the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir say they want only one thing from the new government: peace. A tentative peace had prevailed for two years, after peace talks...