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UNITED NATIONS – Iran’s choice for its ambassador to the United Nations will take up his post next week after the United States declined to issue a visa to Iran’s earlier pick for the job last year. The spokesman for Iran’s mission to the U.N., Hamid Babei, confirms that Gholam …

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish lawmakers and media reports say five legislators were hurt in a brawl that broke out in Parliament, during which chairs allegedly were hurled and lawmakers were attacked with the speaker’s gavel and bell. The state-run Anadolu Agency said the fighting erupted early Wednesday as opposition legislators …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Police in the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi say 10 people were killed and eight others were wounded in a fire that tore through an industrial area where laborers were sleeping. Abu Dhabi police said they were notified of the fire early Friday morning in …