Turkey on Wednesday warned Iran and Russia to make their Syrian regime ally stop bombing the rebel-held northern Idlib province, as tensions mounted ahead of mooted peace talks later this month. Ankara has been working

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The British Army launched a campaign Wednesday highlighting the emotional support available to new recruits as it seeks to address falling soldier numbers - but drew accusations of political correctness. Short films entitled "What if

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The head of the influential Mouride brotherhood of Muslims in West Africa has died, Senegalese media reported on Wednesday. Around 95 percent of Senegal's population is Muslim and most men join Sufi brotherhoods that combine

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Thousands on death row for drug crimes in Iran will escape hanging as a new softened anti-narcotics law is enforced, local media reported on Wednesday. Judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani on Tuesday ordered judges to

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The Greek parliament on Tuesday made the practice of Islamic Shariah law in family disputes optional for the country's Muslim minority, changing a century-old legacy. Greece's leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras immediately called the vote

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Two Reuters journalists were formally charged by police in a Myanmar court Wednesday with breaching a colonial-era secrecy law that carries up to 14 years in jail, provoking a barrage of calls for their immediate

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Lawmakers in the breakaway state of Somaliland have for the first time adopted a law criminalising rape, in what has been hailed as a "victory for women" in the conservative Muslim region. "This law is

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Iran lashed out at the US House of Representatives on Wednesday after lawmakers adopted a resolution supporting recent anti-government protests in the Islamic republic. Foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi "strongly condemned" what he called "interference"

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Berkshire Hathaway announced a first move towards naming a successor to long-time chief executive Warren Buffett as it added two top executives to its board of directors Wednesday. The 87-year-old billionaire, who has been at

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The new US ambassador to the Netherlands refused on Wednesday to explain his 2015 comments that Muslims had brought chaos to the country "burning cars and politicians", as he took up his post. "I've made

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