ISTANBUL, Dec 19, (APP/AFP) – A Turkish policeman crying “Aleppo” and “revenge” shot dead Russia’s ambassador to Turkey at an art exhibition in Ankara on Monday, in what Moscow said was a “terrorist act”. Andrei Karlov died of his wounds after the shooting, which occurred on the eve of a key meeting between the Russian, […]
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Russian ambassador shot dead in Turkey attack
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OIC chief condemns terrorist attack targeting military personnel in Turkey
JEDDAH, (ًٌٌٰآٹ+APP/IINA) – Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen condemned, in the strongest terms, the terrorist attack that targeted a bus carrying off-duty military personnel in the central Turkish city of Kayseri on Saturday, leading to the death of at least 13 military officers and injury of dozens more […]
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At least 25 dead in Siberia after drinking bath essence
MOSCOW, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – At least 25 people have died in the Russian city of Irkutsk after drinking bath essence containing toxic alcohol, authorities said Monday. Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a statement that 42 people had sought medical attention over the weekend after having drunk the liquid labelled as hawthorn-scented bath essence, 25 of whom […]
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1,000 leave rebel Aleppo in new evacuation: medic
BEIRUT, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – More than 1,000 people were evacuated from the last rebel-held pocket of Syria’s Aleppo early on Monday after hours of delay, a medical official told AFP. Dr Ahmad Dbis, who heads a team of doctors and volunteers coordinating evacuations, said he estimated that around 1,200 people, including women and children, had arrived […]
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Two Colombian soldiers killed in alleged ELN rebel attack
BOGOTA, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Two soldiers were killed Sunday in an attack the Colombian army has blamed on guerrillas with the National Liberation Army (ELN). The soldiers, who were on a motorcycle patrol in Arauca, in eastern Colombia on the border with Venezuela, were gunned down by “terrorists of the ELN” traveling in a vehicle, the […]
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US military resumes Osprey flights in Japan after crash
TOKYO, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – The US Marines on Monday resumed flights of their controversial Osprey aircraft in Japan, less than a week after a crash off the southern island of Okinawa sparked local protests. Last Tuesday an MV-22 Osprey made what Marines called a “controlled landing” just off the Okinawan coast during a night training flight […]