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Turkey detains 121 migrants at sea
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Izmir (Turkey), Jan 5 (ANI): Turkey on Friday detained at least 121 people of different nationalities, who were attempting to cross Europe by sea.
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Iran deploys Iraqi, Afghan mercenaries to stem protests
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 4 (ANI): Iran on Thursday deployed Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces and Afghan mercenaries in order to stem the anti-government protests in the country, that has now entered its seventh day.
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Death toll in Iran protests rises to 20
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 2 (ANI): As anti-government protests continued in Iran for the fifth consecutive day between the Iranian security forces and protestors, the official death toll has risen to 20.
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Turkey detains 25 IS suspects
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], Jan. 1 (ANI): About 25 people, including 15 foreign nationals, have been arrested in Turkish cities of Ankara and Istanbul for their suspected links with the Islamic State (IS) group.
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3 reportedly killed in ongoing protests in Iran
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], December 31 (ANI): At least, three people were reportedly shot dead by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the ongoing protests against the government in Iran.
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Trump condemns suppressing of protesters in Iran
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], December 31 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Saturday condemned the arrests of the protesters in the ongoing anti-government protests in Iran.
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Indonesia to strengthen its personnel for curbing IS-linked attacks
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 30 (ANI): Indonesia on Friday announced that its counter-terrorism police force will deploy 600 extra personnel next year to monitor Islamic State (IS) networks and to curb such attacks.
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Protesters chant anti-government slogans in Iran
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], December 30 (ANI): Protesters in Iran raised anti-government slogans, over alleged corruption and rising prices that have plagued the people of the country in recent times.
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Italy's PM to ask Parliament to transfer troops from Iraq to Niger
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], Dec 25 (ANI): Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni has stated that he will ask the parliament to transfer some of the nation's troops based in Iraq to Niger to combat human trafficking and terrorism.
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5 killed, 90 injured in clashes with security forces in Iraq
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Sulaymaniyah [Iraq], Dec 20 (ANI): At least five protestors were shot dead and 90 others got injured amid clashes with security forces in northern Iraq's Kurdish region.
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NIA registers case against 5 for ISIS links
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case against five accused persons with suspected Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) links in Kochi.
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UN condemns execution of prisoners in Iraq, calls for immediate halt
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Dec 16 (ANI): The United Nations expressing doubt over Iraq's criminal justice system has called for an immediate halt to the mass execution of prisoners in the country.
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