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Police raids across Turkey after deadly bombing attack 12 Dec 2016 - 01:52 pm
A man holds his child next to Turkish national flag during a demonstration on December 11, 2016 a day after twin bombings near the home stadium of Besiktas football club. AFP / YASIN AKGUL
Syria says 98 percent of east Aleppo retaken 12 Dec 2016 - 01:50 pm
Syrian pro-government forces walk in west Aleppo's Ithaa district on December 11, 2016 after they retook the area from rebel fighters. Thousands of civilians poured out of rebel areas of Aleppo as Syria's army pushed to take the last remnants of oppositio
Sudan's Bashir vows to crush opposition protests 12 Dec 2016 - 01:42 pm
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (R) and Sudanese foreign minister Ibrahim Ghandour (L) attend the 29th Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on December 09, 2016. ( Minasse Wondimu Hailu - Anadolu Agency )
British-Algerian journalist dies after hunger strike in Algiers 12 Dec 2016 - 01:17 pm
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Death toll in Istanbul terror attack rises to 44 12 Dec 2016 - 01:11 pm
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Arab lawmakers in Israel slam vote comments by Likud MP 12 Dec 2016 - 01:03 pm
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Wembley Stadium arch in red after Turkish terror attack 12 Dec 2016 - 12:58 pm
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EU officials avoid ‘terror’ condemning Istanbul attacks 12 Dec 2016 - 12:50 pm
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Turkey condemns terror attack in Egypt 12 Dec 2016 - 12:47 pm
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Turkish family’s home attacked by PKK in Zurichb 12 Dec 2016 - 12:41 pm
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Police detain 20 opposition HDP members in Istanbul 12 Dec 2016 - 12:33 pm
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Fresh airstrikes kill 31 civilians in Syria’s Aleppo 12 Dec 2016 - 12:21 pm
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Mortar fire kills 15 in Iraq’s Mosul 12 Dec 2016 - 12:12 pm
Smoke billows in the back as Shiite fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) paramilitary forces advance towards the Iraqi town Jamaat Hussein, west of Mosul, on December 11, 2016, during an ongoing operation against Islamic State (IS) gr
Turkish warplanes hit over 130 IS targets in Syria 12 Dec 2016 - 12:03 pm
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Turkish air force bombs Islamic State targets in Syria 12 Dec 2016 - 11:36 am
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Iraqi Christians confront painful memories in town's clean-up 12 Dec 2016 - 10:38 am
The damaged Church of the Immaculate Conception is seen after Iraqi forces recaptured it from Islamic State in Qaraqosh, near Mosul, Iraq, December 9, 2016. Reuters/Alaa Al-Marjani
Syrian army takes Aleppo district under intense bombardment 12 Dec 2016 - 10:24 am
Smoke and flames rise after air strikes on rebel-controlled besieged area of Aleppo, as seen from a government-held side, in Syria December 11, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
Bombardment of east Aleppo "most intense" for days - Reuters witness 12 Dec 2016 - 09:31 am
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