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Syria Takes Turkey ‘Violations’ to UN

Turkey Kurds; Libya government; Olmert prison sentence

For a second day in a row, Turkey has continued shelling Kurdish fighters in northern Syria. The action has been condemned by Syria as a violation of its sovereignty. How might Turkey’s involvement influence an already complicated situation in the Middle East?

Could Libyans finally have a single government to represent them? The North African country has had two rival parliaments and governments, for over a year. Now Libya's internationally backed presidency council has proposed a new cabinet for the country.

The former Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, will today become the country's first ex-prime minister to go to jail over a number of charges related to corruption and obstruction of justice. How is the nineteen month sentence being viewed in Israel?

50 minutes

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Mon 15 Feb 201605:06GMT

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  • Mon 15 Feb 201605:06GMT