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Iran says no charges against student who stripped to underwear


Tuesday, 19 November, 2024 , 15:01 AFP Iran's judiciary said Tuesday it has not issued an indictment against a student who stripped off to her underwear at a university in Tehran.

Iraqis face tough homecoming a decade after IS rampage


Tuesday, 19 November, 2024 , 01:27 AFP A decade after Islamic State group extremists rampaged through northern Iraq, Moaz Fadhil and his eight children finally returned to their village after languishing for years in a displacement camp.

Iraq blast kills three security personnel: officials


Sunday, 17 November, 2024 , 11:21 AFP A blast from an explosive device on Sunday killed three members of Iraq's security forces and wounded three others in the northern province of Salaheddin, officials said.

Thousands march in Germany to demand release of Kurd leader


Saturday, 16 November, 2024 , 16:27 AFP Thousands of protesters marched in the western German city of Cologne on Saturday to demand the release of Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdish PKK militant group who was arrested 25 years ago.

Iran sentences six to death over militia killing in protests


Thursday, 14 November, 2024 , 15:05 AFP An Iranian court sentenced six men to death for killing a paramilitary force member during 2022 protests over a Kurdish woman's death in custody, Fars news agency reported.

Dutch police arrest 'major supplier' of Channel migrant boats


Thursday, 14 November, 2024 , 14:49 AFP Dutch police arrested a suspected major supplier of "unfit" boats used to smuggle migrants across the Channel, where over 50 people died this year trying to reach Britain, Europe's law agency said Thursday.

Kurdish activist fled Iran into Italy nightmare


Wednesday, 13 November, 2024 , 06:27 AFP After fleeing Iran and making the perilous journey across the Mediterranean, Kurdish activist Maysoon Majidi did not expect to be jailed in Italy for people smuggling.

CORRECTED: Dozens of arrests follow Turkish unseating of mayors


Sunday, 10 November, 2024 , 14:31 AFP More than 30 people have been charged in Turkey after protests against the removal of three mayors in the Kurdish-majority southeast, who were then replaced by government-appointed trustees, the interior ministry said Sunday.

Dozens of arrests follow Turkish unseating of mayors


Sunday, 10 November, 2024 , 13:07 AFP More than 30 people have been charged in Turkey for protesting the removal of three mayors, who were then replaced by government-appointed trustees, the interior ministry said Sunday.

Iraqi PM urges Trump to 'work towards ending' Mideast wars


Saturday, 9 November, 2024 , 07:31 AFP Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani expressed hopes during a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump that he would keep his "promises to work towards ending wars" in the Middle East.