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Cape Town (AFP) Sept 9, 2011 - Activist Desmond Tutu said South Africa's government will shoot themselves in the foot if they deny a visa to the Dalai Lama to please key trade partner China, a report said Friday.
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Cape Town (AFP) Sept 5, 2011 - Global activist Desmond Tutu's office said Monday it is confident South Africa will grant a visa to his close friend the Dalai Lama, who was barred entry two years ago over fears of angering China.
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Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Sept 17, 2023 - A Turkish drone strike killed at least four members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq on Sunday, authorities in the autonomous Kurdistan region said.
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United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 24, 2014 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday urged European governments to provide greater support to Syrian refugees after the launch of Western airstrikes in the country.
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Ankara (AFP) Sept 4, 2016 - Turkish warplanes have destroyed 10 Kurdish rebel positions in the restive southeast as Ankara steps up its fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), state media reported on Sunday.
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Ankara (AFP) Sept 4, 2016 - Ankara stepped up its fight against militants in Turkey and northern Syria with air strikes on Kurdish rebel positions in the restive southeast and IS extremists in northern Syria, security sources said Sunday.
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Istanbul (AFP) Sept 22, 2012 - A Turkish court's landmark conviction of some 300 military officers accused of plotting to oust an elected government sends a stark warning to the armed forces, whose dominance may have reached its end, according to analysts.
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Silivri, Turkey (AFP) Sept 20, 2012 - A Turkish court heard final arguments Thursday in the trial of hundreds of active and retired military officers accused of plotting to overthrow the Islamic-rooted government.
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Ankara (AFP) Sept 8, 2015 - Turkish forces crossed into northern Iraq to pursue Kurdish militants on Tuesday after the deadliest rebel attacks in years left dozens dead in a new escalation of the decades-long conflict.
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Ankara (AFP) Sept 12, 2020 - A freak sandstorm hit Ankara on Saturday, the Turkish capital's mayor said, as officials said six people were injured after strong winds.
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Mogadishu (AFP) Sept 12, 2011 - A large Turkish delegation spent Monday in famine-hit Mogadishu assessing investment opportunities and delivering aid, a Somali government statement said.
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Ankara (AFP) Sept 19, 2015 - Turkish fighter jets carried out a new barrage of cross-border airstrikes this week against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, killing at least 55 rebels, state-run Anatolia news agency reported Saturday.
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Dakar (AFP) Sept 8, 2009 - Killer floods have ravaged a dozen west African countries since June, leaving 159 people dead and making life miserable for hundreds of thousands, a United Nations agency said Tuesday.
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Ankara (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 - Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Thursday he wants to hold a summit with Iranian and Iraqi leaders to coordinate how to respond to the controversial Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum.
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United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 21, 2021 - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Tuesday that Turkey was ready to finally ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change.
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Ankara (AFP) Sept 3, 2009 - Turkey cannot give more water to Iraq and Syria, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said Thursday as officials from the three neighbours met here to discuss the sharing of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
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