The family of Omar Assad, a Palestinian American man who died last week after being detained by Israeli soldiers, has demanded an international investigation into his death. 



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Family of Palestinian American who died after detention calls for international investigation

Five detainees who have been at the US detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for more than a decade have been cleared for release, according to public documents. The decisions come as the prison marked 20 years this week since it was opened under the George W. Bush administration, a few months after the September 11 terrorist attacks.

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Five more Guantanamo detainees approved for release

ISTANBUL - A Turkish court ruled on Friday to release two students from jail in the first hearing of a broader case over campus protests against the government's appointment of a rector at Istanbul's Bogazici University. The protests at the prestigious Bogazici began one year ago after President Tayyip Erdogan appointed as rector Melih Bulu, an academic and former political candidate.

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Turkish court releases two Bogazici students from jail

JERUSALEM - Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian gunman on Thursday during a clash in the occupied West Bank, the military said. The incident occurred in the Palestinian city of Nablus, which the military said soldiers had entered to detain a Palestinian, whom it did not identify. "Some Palestinian gunmen began firing at the soldiers, prompting them to respond and kill one of

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian gunman in West Bank clash

PARIS - Egyptian authorities have informed France of the imminent release of political activist Ramy Shaath from detention, the French foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Four judicial and security sources told Reuters on Monday that procedures to release Shaath were under way https://www.reuters.com/article/egypt-court-idAFL1N2TJ20Y, with two adding that he would be deported to France.

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