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Broadcast vehicle of Murdoch-owned Turkish TV channel pelted over Islam comment

A broadcast vehicle of private station Fox TV, owned by Australian media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, was pelted by an unidentified individual in front of the corporation's Ankara bureau on Jan. 14.

The attack occurred after Murdoch wrote that all Muslims "must be held responsible until they recognize and destroy their growing jihadist cancer" via Twitter.

Nearly 300,000 irregular migrants entered EU last year

More than 276,000 irregular migrants entered the European Union last year, more than double in 2013, the bloc's commissioner for migration and home affairs, Dimitris Avramopoulos, said Jan. 14.

"In 2014, more than 276,000 migrants arrived in the EU, representing an increase of 138 percent compared to the previous year," Avramopoulos told the European Parliament.

Turkey's Environment Minister says clause legalizing controversial buildings removed from bill

Turkish Environment Minister ?dris Güllüce said the clause that would legalize already-constructed buildings, including a group of skyscrapers that have ruined the iconic panorama of Istanbul?s historic center and the controversial presidential palace in Ankara, by awarding them ?vested rights? status was removed from the omnibus bill.

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