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Turkey captures over 12,000 migrants on Aegean Sea in 2014
A total of 12,872 migrants trying to cross into Greece from Turkey over the Aegean Sea were captured by Turkish Coast Guard Command teams in 524 separate incidents in 2014, while 74 people were also arrested on charges of smuggling migrants, Anadolu Agency has reported.
North Korea's Kim says open to 'highest-level' talks with South
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un proposed the "highest-level" talks with South Korea Jan. 1, opening the way to a historic summit as his communist country battles to fend off international prosecution over its dismal human rights record.
After UN setback, Abbas to apply to join International Criminal Court
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas is to apply immediately to join the International Criminal Court, senior officials said Dec. 31, after the U.N. Security Council rejected a resolution on ending the Israeli occupation.
Palestinian resolution fails at UN Security Council
A Palestinian bid to secure a U.N. resolution setting an end date for the occupation failed to pass a Security Council vote in a move Israel hailed Dec. 31 as a victory.
China, France and Russia were among the eight countries that voted in favour of the text, but the resolution fell short of winning the nine "yes" votes necessary for adoption within the 15-member council.
Turkey’s foreign policy in 2014
The year 2014 could be summarized as the year of elections for Turkey that resulted in the overall change in the political system with Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan becoming the first president elected through popular vote, while Ahmet DavutoÄlu took over the chairmanship of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Prime Ministry.
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Top Bangladesh Islamist sentenced to death for war crimes
Bangladesh's war crimes court Dec. 30 sentenced a leading Islamist to death for rape, mass murder and genocide during the country's 1971 war of independence from Pakistan.
Ankara refutes UN report claiming Turkey route for arms to al-Qaeda
Turkish Foreign Ministry refuted a United Nations report claiming that Turkey is being used as one of the primary routes for weapons smuggling to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and al-Nusra.
"Unfounded claims," the ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç told reporters on Dec. 30, elaborating on a report penned by the U.N. al-Qaida Sanctions Committee.
Turkey a route for arms going to al-Qaeda affiliates in Syria: UN report
Turkey is being used as one of the primary routes for weapons smuggling to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and al-Nusra, according to a United Nations report.
Nikolic expresses support for Iraq against terrorism
BELGRADE - Serbia supports Iraq in its battle against the terrorists of the Islamic State, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said on Monday at a meeting with Iraqi Ambassador Falah Abdulhasan Abdulsada.
Palestinians to submit resolution for UN statehood bid
Palestinians plan to submit a final draft of a statehood resolution to the United Nations on Dec. 29 calling for a peace deal with Israel within a year and an end to occupation of Palestinian territories by the end of 2017, officials said.