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Strong Earthquake Shakes Central Greece, Felt in Balkans

French FM: Turkey Has Stopped Insulting Us, but Action Still Needed

ISIS Claims Killing of 3 Female Media Workers in Afghanistan

Israeli-Owned Cargo Ship Back at Sea After Suspected Attack

Turkey Logs Nearly 12,000 Coronavirus Cases, Highest since Jan. 7

Turkey's Erdogan Pledges Stronger Rights and Freedoms, Critics Unimpressed

Seven Dead as Myanmar Security Forces Fire at Protesters

At least seven people were killed as Myanmar security forces fired on pro-democracy protesters Wednesday, after the junta hit half a dozen detained journalists, including an Associated Press photographer, with criminal charges. The country has been in chaos since February 1 when the military laun

Turkish Study Revises Down Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy to 83.5%

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech has an efficacy of 83.5% based on final results of Phase III trials, Turkish researchers said on Wednesday, a downward revision from a preliminary finding of 91.25%. The final efficacy rate was based on 41 infections, 32 of which had recei

Ten People Killed in Plane Crash in South Sudan, Says Governor

At least ten people, including the two pilots, died when a plane crashed at an airstrip in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, the region’s governor and the airline said. The airline said all aboard the commercial plane died late afternoon Tuesdaywhen it took off from the airstrip at Pieri on a return f

Three Female Media Workers Shot to Death in Eastern Afghanistan

COVAX Vaccine Program to Deliver 237 Mln Doses to 142 Nations by End-May

EU Slaps Sanctions on 4 Russia Officials Over Navalny Arrest

Woman Dies from Brain Hemorrhage in Japan Days after Vaccine, Link Uncertain

Australia to Place First Far-Right Group on Terror List

A Britain-based neo-Nazi outfit will become the first far-right organization to be listed as a terror group in Australia, authorities said Tuesday, after growing warnings from security services. The Department of Home Affairs signaled that the Sonnenkrieg Division would join the current list of 2

Turkey's Reopening Relieves Restaurants, Worries Doctors

Turkish restaurants reopened and many children returned to school on Tuesday after the government announced steps to ease COVID-19 curbs even as cases edged higher, raising concerns in the top medical association. On Monday evening, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lifted weekend lockdowns in low-

Nigerian Governor Says 279 Kidnapped Schoolgirls Are Freed

Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last week from a boarding school in the northwestern Zamfara state have been released, the state´s governor said Tuesday. Zamfara state governor Bello Matawalle announced that 279 girls have been freed.

Austria, Denmark to Work with Israel on Vaccines

US Men Accused of Helping Ghosn Escape Arrive in Japan

CO2 Pollution Bounces Back, Climate Goals at Risk: IEA

2 Americans Wanted in Ghosn's Escape in Japanese Custody

Turkey Lifts Weekend Lockdowns in Some Cities

Turkey will lift weekend lockdowns in low and medium-risk cities and limit the restrictions to just Sundays in high and very high-risk cities as it starts a "controlled normalization" of coronavirus measures, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Turkey's biggest city, Istanbul, was cate

Israel Looking to Buy 36 Million Booster Shots of COVID-19 Vaccine

170 US Lawmakers Urge Biden Administration to Push Turkey on Rights

Former French President Sarkozy Convicted of Corruption, Handed Prison Sentence

UN Rights Experts Seek International Inquiry on Navalny Poisoning