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Syria

PYD Kurds create 'unconstitutional' federation in northern Syria

The Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party, or PYD, has joined forces with several allied groups to declare the creation of an autonomous federation

World News

Crimea annexation:"I want history to teach people"

Protesters in Kyiv have held a silent commemoration for Reshat Ametov, a Tatar who along with other pro-Ukrainian activists were either killed or

Turkey

Turkish police break up protests in Kurdish south east

Turkish police moved in to disperse hundreds of protesters in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir on Wednesday (March 2) – at least 33 people were

World

Dealing with diversity in the classroom

Today’s news is overwhelmed with questions on multiculturalism, diversity and peace. In this edition we take a look at how education can play a very

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Turkey

Tension in Turkey after pro-Kurdish lawyer is shot dead

A prominent pro-Kurdish lawyer was killed on Saturday amid a street shootout in Turkey. Early reports suggested that Tahir Elci was caught in the

Turkey

Turkish Kurds' poll setback may mean backlash for whole region

As Turkey’s elections wrapped up and the votes were counted, the anticipated elation of the Kurds of the southeastern city of Diyarbakir gave way to

Europe News

Discrimination on the rise in Europe

More Europeans believe racism is a problem in society, according to an EU report. The views of twenty eight thousand people formed the basis of the

USA

US judge rejects bid to drop charges against police officers over Freddie Gray death

A judge in the US has rejected a defence bid to drop charges against six police officers, accused over the death of a black man, and ordered separate

My Europe Series

Balkans tension: 20 years after Dayton accords ethnic divisions still run deep

Despite the 1995 Dayton Accords, which formally ended three-and-a-half years of war in the Balkans, tensions remain as the region again faces the

Hungary

Hungarian charities step in to feed needy children

Charities are sounding the alarm about child poverty in Hungary. More than four out of ten children aged seven and younger last year lived below the

My Europe Series

Kumanovo bloodshed: Balkans tension or internal political intrigue?

The spectre of inter-ethnic violence has been cast over the Balkans again following a recent clash between police and Albanian militants in the north

Spain

Spain approves citizenship path for expelled Jews

Spain’s parliament has approved a law allowing Sephardic Jews to apply for Spanish citizenship. The vote will permit applications from descendants of

My Europe Series

Count me in: inclusiveness key to breaking down barriers in the Balkans

Twenty years on from the ending of the devastating conflict in ex-Yugoslavia and divisions still run deep across the region. Political solutions have

Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Ethiopian Israeli soldier Damas Pakada

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with Damas Pakada, the Ethiopian Israeli soldier who was seen on a close circuit video camera being

Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Ethiopian Israelis over claims of police brutality

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting Ethiopian Israeli community leaders on Monday to discuss alleged police brutality. The claims come after

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German footprints in the Caucasus

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Traveller's diary: Göygöl

My Europe Series

The BAME game in Britain's general election

Standing up to be counted The acronym BAME : Black, Asian minority ethnic, may be relatively new but this community’s growing numbers have changed

Iran

ISIL suspected of genocide against Yazidis in Iraq, says UN report

The so-called Islamic State are suspected of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during attacks on ethnic and religious groups in Iraq.

World

Crimea's Tatars yearn for homeland one year after Russian annexation

Before the arrival of Imperial Russian troops in Crimea in 1783, Bakhchisarai was the capital of a Tatar kingdom. Today’s tense mood, one year after