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Erdogan Seems to be Re-Elected in Turkey in First Round. Turkey has gone to the polls for a new parliament and a new president. As expected, it looks good for Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The current president seems sure to be…

5 Years after Rana Plaza Disaster: Just A Little has Changed. It was precisely 5 years ago this week since the collapse of the Bengali Rana Plaza factory, says Planet Engine. The garment factories are now safer…

9 Police Officers Killed by Taliban in Afghanistan. When an attack by the Taliban on police stations in the southeastern Afghan province of Ghazni, nine police officers were killed. The local authorities Express Paper…

Fighting Against CO2 Gives China Billions of Savings. In applying its climate policy, China, thanks to a decrease in mortality, can save much more in health care than it has to take for measures to combat air pollution.…

Air India Passengers Panic after Window Detaches on Plane. During a flight from Air India with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, an airplane window has come loose due to heavy turbulence. An occupant filmed the incident, says…

Nabi Tajima, the oldest person in the world, died at the age of 117 in a hospital in the south of Japan where she stayed since January. The woman died of old age, reports Dawn News. Nabi Tajima was born on…

Iran will "intensively" resume enrichment of uranium if Washington breaks the agreement on Iran's nuclear program. That is what the Iranian Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, says to Vital News. The President of the…

A Palestinian professor who was a member of the Islamist group Hamas was killed on Saturday morning with shots from a passing engine. That is what the local police say to Forbes News. The perpetrators would have…

Killing in Actions Against Separatists in Indian Part of Kashmir. At least seventeen people were killed in fighting in the Indian part of Kashmir. According to the authorities, it was one of the most violent days in…