Turkey begins voting on increased presidential power
The office and position of prime minister would be scrapped. A billboard carrying a picture of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and a slogan that reads: "Yes". In Istanbul , accountant Mete Cetinkaya said he was anxious about his country's future. His opponents say the changes will lead to one-man rule and possibly a dictatorship .
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Arsene Wenger reluctant to break wage structure for Sanchez
He immediately established himself as one of the best players in the Premier League, with few in European football able to measure up to his creative talents. "These players are at this level because they have the character". Per Mertesacker may have lost a step, but the captain's experience could be just what Arsenal need right now.
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After attack foiled, ASEAN site 'most secure' in Philippines
Abu Sayyaf was founded in 1989 as an offshoot of a decades-long rebellion by minority Muslims in the south of the predominantly Roman Catholic Philippines. Intelligence later indicated the gunmen landed ashore in Inabanga, prompting military and police officials to deploy their forces, he said. In past years, Abu Sayyaf militants have crossed the sea border with Malaysia on powerful speedboats and kidnapped scores of foreign tourists, reflecting their growing capability and desperation for ...
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Security forces, students clash in Srinagar
According to medical officials, some of the girls were also brought unconscious to the Pulwama hospital. Clashes broke out between security forces and agitating students near a college in Srinagar on Monday, police said. It was the biggest wave of student protests in the troubled valley. " Kashmir University Students Union (KUSU) stands in solidarity with the students in Pulwama, and across the state, and reiterates its demand for the right to self-determination in J&K, according to ...
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USA police seek man they say broadcast murder
He was last seen wearing a dark blue and gray or black striped polo shirt. In a statement early Monday, police warned residents of Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana and MI to be on the lookout for Stephens, who they said may have traveled out of state.
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Erdogan wins Turkey referendum as opposition cries foul
How will Turkey change if it votes "Yes" on April 16? Turks in Britain voted strongly against Mr Erdogan's proposal, with 79 per cent of the nearly 35,000 voters choosing No. Polls in eastern Turkey opened at 7 a.m. (0400 GMT) and are to close at 4 p.m. (1300 GMT), while those in the more populous west were opening and closing an hour later.
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Trump stumbles in Syrian attack
Since Washington is not in a hurry to remove Assad and is willing to accept the survival of the pillars of the regime in Damascus without the Assad dynasty, there are prospects for an accord, because Assad's fate is no longer the main knot if strategic understandings are reached to secure United States and Russian interests in Syria, which have other conditions.
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Claiming victory, Turkey's Erdogan says may take death penalty to referendum
Opposition figures questioned the result, however, and indicated they would challenge some of the counts. Erdogan has warned Brussels that in the event of a "Yes" vote he would sign any bill agreed by parliament to reinstate capital punishment, a move that would automatically end its European Union bid.
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Inside North Korea after the country's failed missile test
In a dinner speech Pence said his father, a Korean War veteran, was one of the USA soldiers stationed here some 60 years ago. "The North attempted to launch an unidentified missile from near the Sinpo region this morning but it is suspected to have failed", South Korea's Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement .
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North Korea threatened the US with 'nuclear war'
The Pukguksong-1 SLBM, which the USA calls the KN-11, was first displayed and tested in April 2016. An official from South Korea's defence ministry couldn't immediately confirm whether any of the rockets represented a new type of ICBM. In another report by CNN , North Korea's new missiles and submarines were detailed despite China's disapproval. Speaking just before the parade, Jeffrey Lewis of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies said he was looking out for "the possibility of ...
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Nepal president Bidya Devi Bhandari leaves for India
She is also scheduled to visit Gujarat and Odisha and pay obeisance at temples of Dwarka, Somnath and Puri. About the power transmission lines, Dalela said: "We have nearly finished work on two more transmission line projects from Raxaul to Parwanipur (Nepal) and Kushaha (Nepal)-Kataiya and we believe with the conclusion of these two projects, we will be able to supply more power to Nepal".
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Kasperi Kapanen scores victor for Toronto Maple Leafs in double overtime
The Capitals, for the record, don't sound scared, not yet. "The 6'6" center skated behind the net toward Capitals' goalie Braden Holtby's left post. Unsaid was how the shift slightly eased the level of competition Rielly was being asked to defend, a nightly plate which included Sidney Crosby, John Tavares, Claude Giroux and Nikita Kucherov.




