Wave of Unrest Spreads Across Turkey -- Wall Street Journal
Crackdown on Protest in Istanbul Park Sparks Nationwide Demonstrations Against Government Policies
Antigovernment protesters made their way back to the streets of cities across Turkey, as Prime Minister Erdogan hit the airwaves to offer a typically combative defense of his policies.
ISTANBUL—An unexpected eruption of often-violent civil unrest swept across Turkey over the weekend, the culmination of a simmering clash over social policy between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a broadening coalition of Turks that threatens the political stability of a key U.S. ally.
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Libya asks South Africa to help recover Gaddafi riches.
EUROPE
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Russia military-style arrest of mayor in Dagestan.
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