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Turkish truck drivers accuse rebel fighters of looting
Jul 21st, 2012
Dozens of Turkish truck drivers on Saturday accused rebel fighters of the Free Syrian Army of having burned and looted their lorries as they stormed a border post in Syria. (Source: AFP) -
ISTANBUL (AP) - Turkish labor groups fanned a wave of defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority, leading rallies and a one-day strike to support activists whose two-week standoff with the government has shaken the country's secular democracy. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Militants dressed as policemen and armed with assault rifles and rockets attacked a NATO convoy in Pakistan carrying supplies Monday for the U.S.-led coalition in neighboring Afghanistan, killing four people, officials said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Commuters on a train line in northern Stockholm were met with an unusual sight this week: male train drivers and conductors wearing skirts to work. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
CHICAGO (AP) - Award-winning chef Charlie Trotter is being sued by two New York wine collectors who say he sold them a bottle of wine for more than $46,000 that wasn't what it said on the label. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian warplanes struck rebel positions near a besieged military air base and other rebel-held areas in the country's north Tuesday as regime forces stepped up attacks against opposition fighters in the key province of Aleppo, activists said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BAGHDAD (AP) - The Iraqi Shiite fighter's family is urging him to stop risking his life by traveling to Syria, saying he's done his part defending the holy shrine of Sayida Zeinab outside Damascus. Abu Mohammed al-Moussawi isn't listening. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]