Peshmerga fighters in Kobane, Syria. Ankara fears Kurds return to Turkey with military skills. Source: Flickr Academics will no doubt…
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Brexit looms for ever-weaker union
Boris Johnson, left, is the face of the Brexit campaign. Source: Flickr UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s gamble over EU…
Syria: Russian triumph or more Kremlin deception?
A shell explodes in the Syrian city of Kobane. Source: Flickr Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed rather pleased to announce…
Police and Kurds clash in Diyarbakir
Karasanserai Diyarbakir before the conflict. Much of the Unesco World Heritage Site has been destroyed. Source: Wikimedia Police have harshly…
Woman arrested in Moscow brandishing child’s head
Oktyabrskoye Polye metro station. Source: Wikimedia Moscow police have detained a woman on suspicion of murdering a child after she…
Walesa to fight spying charge
Lech Walesa during the strike at the Lenin Shipyard in 1980. Source: Wikimedia Poland’s anti-communist legend Lech Walesa has pledged…
Nato sails to block migrant EU access
Nato is sailing to the Aegean before it has agreed on the nature of its mission. Source: Wikimedia Nato ships…