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Turkish Kurds mourn blast victims as tensions rise ahead of vote

June 6, 2015 VOANews Turkey

Tensions ratcheted up in Turkey Saturday as angry Kurdish protesters demanded a full investigation for apparent bomb blasts at a

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Turkey election down to Erdogan agenda

June 6, 2015June 6, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s ruling party looks as if it will remain in the majority in parliament in this weekend’s elections, with polls

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Blasts rip HDP rally in Turkey

June 6, 2015June 6, 2015 VOANews Turkey

Two explosions ripped through an opposition political rally Friday in Diyarbakir, Turkey, two days before key parliamentary elections. At least

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Turkish president attacks pro-Kurdish Party as election nears

June 4, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s general election set for Sunday is predicted to be one of closest in more than a decade for the

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Blatter resigns as FIFA chief

June 2, 2015 VOANews

Sepp Blatter, president of the international football federation FIFA, abruptly resigned Tuesday in the midst of an unfolding corruption scandal.

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Turkey’s main opposition party hopes for election breakthrough

May 30, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has sought an image change ahead of the June 7 general election. The move

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Armenians make history in Turkish election

May 30, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkish voters go to the polls next month in an election buffeted by concerns about slowing economic growth and mounting

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Turkey’s ruling party lures voters in opposition stronghold

May 30, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s AK Party is seeking a fourth successive general election victory, with the goal of securing two-thirds of the seats in

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Investigators will question Russia on World Cup bid

May 28, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia

Swiss authorities lobbed a grenade at Russia’s already tainted award to host the 2018 World Cup when it started criminal

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