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Turkey Recalls Envoy over Germany's Armenian 'Genocide' Decision

Turkey Thursday recalled its envoy to Germany and threatened consequences, in a furious reaction over the Bundestag's decision to adopt a resolution recognizing the World War I massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide.

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Three Syrians Arrested in Germany over 'IS Attack Plan'

Three Syrian men have been arrested in Germany over an alleged plan to launch a suicide attack there for the Islamic State jihadist group, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

According to the suspects' plan, two attackers were to detonate suicide vests while the others were to kill passersby with guns and explosives in the western city of Duesseldorf, prosecutors said in a statement.

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Cyprus Leaders Agree to Resume Peace Talks

Cypriot leaders agreed at a meeting on Thursday to resume their stalled peace talks on June 8 after President Nicos Anastasiades had suspended the UN-brokered negotiations.

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Migrants Hurt, Tents Torched in Lesbos Brawl

Over a dozen migrants were hurt Thursday in a brawl in the main detention camp on the Greek island of Lesbos that also saw nearly 30 tents torched, an Agence France Presse correspondent said.

Hundreds of people -- mainly families with children -- were evacuated from the camp during the night as rival groups of Afghans and Pakistanis went at each other with clubs and stones, the journalist said.

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Tajkistan Jails 13 Leaders of Islamist Party For up to Life

Tajikistan on Thursday jailed 13 leading members of a banned moderate Islamist opposition party for up to life, officials told AFP.

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Families of MH17 Crew File Suit against Malaysia Airlines

Families of six Malaysia Airlines crew members who were killed when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine nearly two years ago filed a lawsuit Thursday blaming the carrier for the tragedy.

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Somalia Hotel Attack over, 10 Dead

Gunmen holed up in a central Mogadishu hotel for more than 12 hours killed at least 10 people in the latest attack in Somalia by the Al-Qaeda group, the Shabaab.

A huge car bomb that tore the front off the six-storey Ambassador Hotel in the heart of the capital signalled the start of the assault on Wednesday evening, with shooting continuing until Thursday morning when Somalia's security minister declared the attack over.

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French Transport Hit but Euro 2016 Chaos Fears Ease

French rail users faced a third day of strike disruption on Thursday but airport workers cancelled a planned walkout, easing fears for the Euro 2016 football championships.

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Turkey Blasts Germany after MPs Vote Armenian 'Genocide' Motion

Turkey Thursday recalled its envoy to Germany and threatened further measures after the Bundestag described the massacre of Armenians by the former Turkish empire as genocide.

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Damning New 'Trump University' Documents Unsealed

Newly unsealed court documents in a case against White House hopeful Donald Trump's "university" reveal allegations that the now-defunct business preyed on the uneducated and misled consumers with aggressive marketing that amounted to fraud.

Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton pounced on the news to argue that Trump is a fraud who is "trying to scam America."

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