 'Friends of Syria' group set for London talks
Foreign ministers from 11 Western and Arab nations are due to meet in London to discuss new ways of supporting the Syrian opposition. The Friends of Syria group will also discuss the country's... (photo: US DoS) BBC News
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 Turkey's mining safety: Bleak track record
As people in Turkey start looking for answers after one of the country's worst mining tragedies, attention has quickly turned to mining safety standards in the western town of Soma. The issue of... (photo: AP / Emrah Gurel) BBC News
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 Violent protest in Turkish town where 245 miners died
SOMA, Turkey — Anger and grief boiled over into a violent protest Wednesday in the western Turkish town of Soma, where officials said at least 245 miners died in a coal mine explosion and fire. Nearly... (photo: Creative Commons / Mstyslav Chernov) Chicago Sun-Times
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 The Turkish Mine Disaster Exposes Everything That's Wrong With Erdogan's Government
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan Turkey is reeling over a tragic loss of human life following an explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, with the death toll up to 238 as of this writing and at... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici) Business Insider
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 Turkey mine blast kills at least 201, hundreds trapped
SOMA: At least 201 people were killed and hundreds more remained trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine in western Turkey, the government said today, warning that rescue efforts faced a... (photo: AP) New Straits/Business Times
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 France accuses Syria of using chemical weapons in 14 recent attacks
Related Articles Found: the bombs that delivered Syria's chlorine gas 11 May 2014 Syrian rebels tunnel under Aleppo front line to bomb government hotel 08 May 2014 How the war against Assad took a... (photo: AP / Petros Karadjias) The Daily Telegraph
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 UN Syria envoy Lakhdar Brahimi resigns: Ban
Tweet United Nations, May 14 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday announced resignation of Lakhdar Brahimi as the joint United Nations-Arab League Special Representative on the Syria... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine) Newstrack India
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 Olmert joins list of convicted Israeli politicians
Travel deals JERUSALEM - (AP) -- Israel's ex-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced to six years in prison on Tuesday for his part in a wide-ranging bribery case. While he appears set to become the... (photo: AP / Abir Sultan, Pool) Newsday
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 Ex-Israeli PM Olmert gets 6 yrs for bribery
The Associated Press TEL AVIV (AP)—Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison for his role in a wide-ranging bribery case, capping a stunning fall from... (photo: AP / Dan Balilty) The Japan News
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 ICC to probe UK 'Iraq abuse' claims
Britain is facing an examination by the International Criminal Court over allegations that UK forces in Iraq were responsible for the "systematic abuse" of detainees. The court's prosecutor Fatou... (photo: UN / Ryan Brown) Belfast Telegraph
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