Regional & World News
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Aug- 2015 -22 August
Kurdish democracy tested in presidency row
Iraqi Kurdish parties are locked in a bitter stalemate over the fate of the presidency of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region,…
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16 August
Migrants being raped, shot and tortured on desperate journeys to Europe, doctor reveals
Migrants are being raped, shot and tortured during their desperate journeys to Europe even before they risk their lives crossing…
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8 August
Pro-Kurdish party leader calls for steps to halt Turkey violence
The leader of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish HDP urged the militant Kurdistan Workers Party on Saturday to “remove its finger from the…
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Jul- 2015 -26 July
Turkey calls Nato talks on IS and PKK
Turkey has called a special meeting of Nato ambassadors to discuss military operations against the Islamic State (IS) group and…
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19 July
‘Reclaim Australia:’ Anti-Islam rallies spark violent clashes
Violent clashes broke out between anti-Islam and anti-racisms groups in Australia on Saturday. The rallies took place in Melbourne where…
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12 July
Turkey Ex-president urges ‘more realistic’ foreign policy
Turkey’s former president Abdullah Gul has called for the country to pursue a “more realistic” foreign policy, in one of…
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Jun- 2015 -19 June
EU anti-terror chief: very young Europeans joining ISIS
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group is recruiting a growing number of very young men and women…
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19 June
Turkey’s main opposition floats idea of ‘rotating’ premiership
Turkey’s main secularist opposition suggested rotating the post of prime minister with a nationalist party on Friday, in an effort…
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7 June
Turkey ruling AKP ‘loses majority’
Turkey’s governing AK party appears on course to lose its parliamentary majority, early projections suggest. They also suggest the pro-Kurdish…
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May- 2015 -31 May
Mediterranean migrant crisis: Hundreds rescued off Sicily
A total of 741 migrants travelling in six boats have been rescued off Sicily, the Italian coastguard says. The migrants,…
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