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Three migrants found after 'freezing to death' in Turkey

ANKARA, Dec 04 (Agencies): The bodies of three migrants believed to have frozen to death were found in three separate Turkish border villages, state media reported on Tuesday.The first body of an Afghan migrant was discovered close to the border with Greece in Serem village in the northwestern province of...

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Tehran threatens to close Hormuz

TEHRAN, Dec 04 (Agencies): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has threatened again to close the Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for nearly a third of all oil traded by sea.The state TV quotes Rouhani as saying on Tuesday that "if someday, the United States decides to block Iran's oil (exports), no...

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Sweden talks 'critical opportunity' for peace

ABU DHABI, Dec 04 (AFP): Proposed UN-led talks in Sweden present a "critical opportunity" to bring peace to war-torn Yemen, a top official from the United Arab Emirates which is part of the pro-government coalition, said on Tuesday."Evacuating wounded Huthi fighters from Sanaa once again demonstrates the Yemeni government &...

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US spl envoy in Pakistan for Taliban talks

ISLAMABAD, Dec 04 (AP): The US special envoy tasked with finding a negotiated end to Afghanistan's 17-year old war has arrived in Islamabad for meeting with the country's political and military leadership about bringing the Taliban to peace talks.Tuesday's visit comes a day after the President Donald Trump wrote a...

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Indonesia rescues 20 Rohingya adrift off Aceh

JAKARTA, Dec 04 (AP): A wooden boat carrying 20 hungry, weak Rohingya Muslim men has been found adrift off Indonesia's northernmost province of Aceh.Syahrial, a local disaster official, says the group was discovered on the rickety boat by fishermen on Tuesday about three kilometres (1.8 miles) off the coast.Syahrial, who...

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News in Brief (5-12-2018)

Palestinian loses life during West Bank clash with troopsJERUSALEM, Dec 04: A Palestinian was killed during a clash with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank early on Tuesday, Palestinian official media and a medical source said. Mohammad Habali, 22, was shot after Israeli forces carried out an overnight raid...

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