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Turkey's Erdogan 'not welcome' to campaign in Austria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is "not welcome" to hold campaign events in Austria ahead of April's referendum on strengthening his powers, the foreign minister in Vienna said Monday. Sebastian Kurz said that Erdogan campaigning over the controversial referendum would "increase...

Life after Guantanamo: A tale of two Afghan friends

Two Afghan friends were incarcerated together at Guantanamo Bay, but they chose starkly divergent paths after release ?- one became an Islamic State jihadist, the other joined the US-led government fight to crush the group. Haji Ghalib and Abdul Rahim Muslim Dost, whose friendship coalesced...

Film on Syria's White Helmets wins Oscar

A film about Syria's White Helmets – rescuers who risk their lives to help save civilians caught in the country's devastating war – took home the Oscar for best documentary short on Sunday. The Netflix-produced film, called simply "The White Helmets," was directed by Orlando von...

South Korea's acting president draws opposition fury

Acting South Korean President Hwang Kyo-ahn officially ended hopes Monday of extending the country's presidential scandal investigation beyond the end of its current 70-day term on Feb. 28. Special prosecutors had asked for 30 more days to conclude unfinished business, including a plan to...