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latest news & developmentsStorms wreak havoc in Europe and Turkey
Heavy storms, landslides, flash floods and lightning have killed at least 23 people in Europe and Turkey, officials said on Monday. Nine people died in eastern Turkey, including…
Turkish police raid houses as bomb toll rises
Police raided houses on Wednesday in a major security crackdown in Diyarbakir, the largest city in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish south-east, after a bomb blast killed 10 people, five…
Boy shot during Kurdish riots in Turkey dies
A seven-year old boy shot in the chest during a third day of sustained rioting by Kurds in eastern Turkey died overnight. The child was fatally wounded on Thursday when about…