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Turkey PM wants party immunity axed
The Turkish premier calls for stripping all parties of their parliamentary immunity to allow for prosecution.

The Turkish premier calls for stripping all parties of their parliamentary immunity to allow for prosecution.

The Syrian government rejects a unilateral decision by Kurdish groups to establish a federal system in the northern areas under their control.

An Iranian man suffering illness dies in a prison in Malaysia due to lack of proper treatment, a report says.

EU officials express contradictory sentiments on the chances of reaching a deal on refugees with Turkey.

US Secretary of State John Kerry has determined that the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group is committing “genocide” against religious minorities in Iraq and Syria.

Donald Trump's showmanship has earned him billions in terms of free media exposure.

Palestinian military forces have shot and killed two more young Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank.

Lufthansa says low oil prices and booming passenger business had sent its profits soaring in 2015.

At least three people, including two children and one woman, are killed in Saudi airstrikes in Yemen.

UK lawmakers warn US President Barack Obama not to participate in the debate over Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU).

Kurdish TAK militant group has claimed responsibility for the deadly car bomb attack that killed 37 people in Ankara, Turkey.

The Russian leader gives accolade to military forces returning from Syria, praising their operations there.

Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh says the country has been able to regain the share of the global oil market it had lost as a result of the sanctions.

Brazilian protesters in their thousands call for the impeachment of President Rousseff and the resignation of her newly-appointed chief of staff.

US President Barack Obama has signed a new executive order that tightens the US trade embargo on North Korea.

Syrian army forces make inroads against Daesh militancy across the country.

The US Justice Department is investigating whether a city in New Jersey violated religious freedom laws when it denied Muslims to build a mosque.

An analyst says that with the war on Yemen, the Saudis are trying in a deranged attempt to say they matter.