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NBA’s Kanter urges Trump act on Turkey’s human rights record

NBA’s Kanter urges Trump act on Turkey’s human rights record

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Knicks player Enes Kanter urged US President Donald Trump to be more vocal about…
Shah of Iran modernized his nation but vacillated in crisis

Shah of Iran modernized his nation but vacillated in crisis

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At the height of his power in 1971, Iran’s Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi drew…
Afghan refugees pin hopes on Pakistan’s Imran Khan

Afghan refugees pin hopes on Pakistan’s Imran Khan

Shahzad Alam has proposed marriage to several women and been rejected each time for the same reason, he says: their…
Iranian TV anchor arrested on visit to US

Iranian TV anchor arrested on visit to US

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A prominent American anchorwoman on Iranian state television has been arrested by the FBI during a…
Tunisia’s largest union starts nationwide strike over pay

Tunisia’s largest union starts nationwide strike over pay

TUNIS (Reuters) – Rail, bus and air traffic stopped in Tunisia on Thursday after the powerful Tunisian General Labor Union…
Deadly ISIS suicide attack hits US forces in north Syria

Deadly ISIS suicide attack hits US forces in north Syria

A suicide attack killed four US personnel in northern Syria Wednesday, costing Washington its worst combat losses in the war-torn…
Freed Christian woman still prisoner in Pakistan

Freed Christian woman still prisoner in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian acquitted of blasphemy, still lives the life of a prisoner in Pakistan,…
Learning returns to bombed-out Yemen school

Learning returns to bombed-out Yemen school

TAIZ, Yemen (Reuters) – Its books have been looted and walls blown out, but a school in war-torn southern Yemen…
Iran satellite fails to reach orbit in US-criticized launch

Iran satellite fails to reach orbit in US-criticized launch

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian satellite-carrying rocket blasted off into space Tuesday, but scientists failed to put the device…
Turkey seeks extradition of NBA’s Kanter over Gulen links

Turkey seeks extradition of NBA’s Kanter over Gulen links

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish prosecutors are seeking the extradition of New York Knicks center Enes Kanter over his links to…
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