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Journalist describes shooting of Russian ambassador
A journalist describes the moment when a gunman in an Ankara art gallery shot dead the Russian ambassador to Turkey.
Erdogan says no one can “slander” Turkey over Islamic State oil claims
No one can ‘slander’ Turkey by accusing it of buying oil from Islamic State, says Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, adding that he would resign if such allegations are proven to be true.
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Highlights of world events from October and November 2015
World events during October and November include a disaster at a Romanian nightclub which saw tens of thousands protest on the streets, simultaneous attacks at several locations in Paris and the re-taking of the Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State.
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Turkey shoots down Russian warplane
Russia’s president Vladimir Putin says the downing of a Russian warplane near the Syrian border is a “stab in the back carried out by the accomplices of terrorists”. Turkey says it had warned the aircraft repeatedly that it was violating Turkish air space although Moscow says the plane was flying over Syria. Jillian Kitchener reports.
Twin blasts kill scores in Turkish capital Ankara
Turkey (Next Media) – At least 95 people were killed after two blasts targeted a rally of peace activists in Ankara on Saturday.
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Nine UK medical students enter Syria to work in ISIS hospitals
(Next Media Online) – Concern is growing over the fate of nine UK medical students who are believed to have travelled to Syria, where they are said to be working in hospitals in territory controlled by the Islamic State.
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Turkish army active on Syria border after it evacuates troops guarding mausoleum
Turkish military vehicles are seen on the move in a town on the border with Syria as Ankara announces a successful mission to evacuate Turkish soldiers guarding a mausoleum in Syria.