Tag: Middle East
Turkey: ex-police heads jailed over 2007 journalist killing
ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish court on Friday sentenced two former police chiefs and a former military officer to life terms in prison over...
Defense contractor pleads guilty to sharing classified info
<p>WASHINGTON — A woman who worked as a contract linguist for the U.S. military in Iraq pleaded guilty Friday to sharing classified information with...
Turkey detains students and supporters over LGBT flags
ISTANBUL — Police in Turkey detained dozens of people who assembled outside a courthouse Friday in a show of solidarity with 12 students who...
Cash-strapped Sudan clears overdue payments to World Bank
CAIRO — The Sudanese government said Friday it cleared all of its overdue payments to the World Bank, a move that gives the highly-indebted...
Radioactive material found inside oil facility in Lebanon
BEIRUT — A German company has found dangerous nuclear material stored in an oil facility in southern Lebanon, officials said Friday.
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Defense contractor pleads guilty to sharing classified info
WASHINGTON — A woman who worked as a contract linguist for the U.S. military in Iraq pleaded guilty Friday to sharing classified information with...
Denmark happy to hear noisy booing fans in 2-0 win at Israel
<p>TEL AVIV, Israel — Being booed by the home fans made Denmark forward Martin Braithwaite a happy man in Israel on Thursday.</p>
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AP Interview: Alonso returns to F1 with ‘positive feeling’
MADRID — Fernando Alonso recently drove up behind the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton entering the straightway and quickly pulled to the side to overtake...
African Cup: Egypt, Ghana qualify; Gambia, Comoros to debut
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Egypt and Ghana qualified for the African Cup of Nations on Thursday and were joined by Comoros and Gambia,...
Germany starts WCup bid with win, support for human rights
DUISBURG, Germany — Germany coach Joachim Löw won't be at the World Cup in 2022, but his team took a step toward qualifying with...