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Kurdish protester killed in clashes with Turkish forces

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 15:02

A Kurdish protester was shot dead and two others wounded today during violent clashes with the Turkish security forces in southeast Turkey.

China Eastern plane aborts landing as traffic controllers take a nap

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 14:58

A China Eastern Airlines Corp passenger plane that had started its night-time descent into a Wuhan airport was forced to abort its landing after air traffic controllers had dozed off, an investigation report found.

UN launching major aid operation for half a million in northern Iraq

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 14:56

The United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday it was launching a major aid operation to get supplies to more than half a million people displaced by fighting in northern Iraq.

China punishes Xinjiang official for openly practising faith

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 14:54

One official in the southern city of Kashgar, where a state-backed imam was killed last month, had "worshipped openly", the official Xinhua news agency said, behaviour which violated rules that state workers not be religious.

Syria strikes militants as US targets them in Iraq

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 14:48

As the US military strikes the Islamic State group in Iraq, Syrian President Bashar Assad`s forces have significantly stepped up their own campaign against militant strongholds in Syria.

Malaysia militants plotted ISIL-inspired attacks: Police

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 14:46

Malaysian police have foiled plans for a wave of bombings drawn up by radical Islamic militants inspired by Iraq`s extremist jihad group ISIL, a top counter-terrorism official said today.

Gaza crisis: Israel, Palestine resume talks as ceasefire extended for 24 hours

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 15:49

Shortly after the 24-hour extension of truce in Gaza Strip, the indirect talks between Israel and Palestine resumed to reach upon a deal that could put an end to the violence that started last month.

Malaysian charged with murder of British students

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 14:44

A Malaysian fishmonger on Tuesday was charged with murder over the fatal stabbing of two British medical students, a crime that carries the death penalty, local media and police said.

West Africa Ebola toll tops 1200, quarantine victims to get food: WHO

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 14:40

Cases in West Africa`s Ebola outbreak this year have risen to 2,240, including 1,229 deaths, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday, reporting the toll in four countries including Nigeria.

Iraqi forces launch major push to retake Tikrit: Officials

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 14:38

Iraqi government troops and allied militiamen launched a major operation on Tuesday to retake the city of Tikrit from Sunni militants, senior officials said.