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Police in Turkey detain demonstrators seeking more protection for women against violence

Muhamad Yehia ISTANBUL (AP) — Police detained dozens of people in Istanbul who tried to join a rally Monday calling for greater protection for women in Turkey, where more than 400 women have been murdered this year. The demonstrators tried to enter the main pedestrian street, Istiklal, to mark the International Day for the …

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Turkey’s soaring costs are creating a ‘lost generation’ of kids forced to help their families get by

Muhamad Yehia ISTANBUL (AP) — In a dim one-room apartment in one of Istanbul’s poorest neighborhoods, 11-year-old Atakan Sahin curls up on a threadbare sofa with his siblings to watch TV while their mother stirs a pot of pasta. The simple meal is all the family of six can look …

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A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists says colleagues were cut down by bullets

Muhamad Yehia PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti  — A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists in recent memory described Wednesday seeing colleagues cut down by bullets and reporters with head and chest wounds going an hour or more without help. Two reporters and one police officer died in Tuesday’s attack at …

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Japan to maximize nuclear power in clean-energy push as electricity demand grows

Muhamad Yehia TOKYO  — A government-commissioned panel of experts on Wednesday largely supported Japan’s new energy policy for the next few years that calls for bolstering renewables up to half of electricity needs by 2040 while maximizing the use of nuclear power as the country seeks to accommodate the growing …

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Azerbaijani airliner crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38 with 29 survivors, officials say

Muhamad Yehia An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, killing 38 people and leaving 29 survivors, a Kazakh official said. Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbaev disclosed the figures while meeting with Azerbaijani officials, the Russian news agency Interfax reported. The Embraer 190 …

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Israel’s plan to double the number of settlers in the Golan Heights is met with conflicting emotions

Muhamad Yehia EIN ZIVAN, Golan Heights  — A dry mountain wind whipped through a cluster of Israeli flags at the entrance of a kibbutz in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, where the tranquility belies the tumultuous events unfolding nearby. Earlier this month, Syrian President Bashar Assad was ousted after nearly 25 years in …

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Why Palestinian forces are cracking down on Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank

Muhamad Yehia JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank — Gunfire has rung out for days from the West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp. But this time, it’s not Israeli forces that are facing off against armed groups. It is the forces of the Palestinian Authority clashing with Palestinian gunmen. The Palestinian Authority, which …

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Syrian soldiers distance themselves from Assad in return for promised amnesty

Muhamad Yehia DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of former Syrian soldiers on Saturday reported to the country’s new rulers for the first time since Bashar Assad was ousted to answer questions about whether they may have been involved in crimes against civilians in exchange for a promised amnesty and return to civilian life. The …

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Burkina Faso junta appoints new prime minister

Muhamad Yehia OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso  —  Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta appointed a new prime minister, a day after dissolving the government without providing any reason. Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo, until now communications minister and spokesperson of the government, will be the West African country’s new prime minister, junta leader Ibrahim …

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Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

Muhamad Yehia BEIRUT  — A prominent Lebanese politician held talks on Sunday with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, with both expressing hope for a new era in relations. Druze leader Walid Jumblatt is the most important politician from Lebanon to visit Syria since the Assad …

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