VICE News Daily: Beyond The Headlines – May,16 2014
The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: Afghanistan’s election heads for a June run-off, a Bangladeshi river ferry … source
?? Turkey, ?? Russia: Anger over ?? US backing of Kurdish forces
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that the formation of a zone controlled by US-backed fighters could lead to the partition of Syria. The US … source
How will new front in Syria war impact US-Turkey ties? | Inside Story
Inside Story began this year asking whether 2018 would see the end of the near seven-year-long war in Syria. Latest events would suggest the conflict is instead … source
?? ??Airport frisking video deepens Israel-Turkey tension | Al Jazeera English
Israel has accused Turkey of treating its ambassador ”harshly”, as he was expelled from the country. Eitan Naveh was filmed being patted down by security … source
?? Turkey’s Afrin offensive enters second week
The United Nations is worried about civilians in Syria’s northwestern region of Afrin. The Turkish offensive in the Kurdish-held border town has entered its … source
?? Afrin: Turkey ‘to fight’ Syria if it defends Kurds
Syria’s state news agency has reported that pro-government forces would enter Afrin ‘within hours’ to join what it called the resistance to Turkish aggression. source
Turkey says its forces won’t stay in Syria’s Afrin region
Turkey says it will not stay in Syria’s Afrin region once the area has been cleared of what it calls terrorists. Turkish and Syrian rebel allies raised their flags and…
Turkey’s Erdogan fights urge to sleep during news conference
President Erdogan was caught falling asleep during a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Poroshenko in Kiev. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan fell … source
Meet the British-Ghanaian architect behind a new African American museum
British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye explains his inspiration behind the design of the new African National Museum of African American History and Culture, in Washington DC. “It’s really a monument to…
Referendum in Turkey, breaking news in Europe – The Listening Post (Full)
Could President Erdogan’s narrative of a Europe at battle with Turkey sway voters in advance of April’s vote? More from The Listening Post on: YouTube … source