By Arshad Mohammed and Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Washington threatened on Wednesday to increase support for Syria's rebels if President Bashar al-Assad refuses to discuss a political end to a civil war that is spreading across borders. Rebels called for reinforcements to combat an "invasion" by Hezbollah and its Iranian backers, days after Assad's forces launched an offensive against a strategic town that could prove to be a turning point in the war. ...

By Maria Golovnina and Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - A British soldier was hacked to death by two men shouting Islamic slogans in a south London street on Wednesday, in what the government said appeared to be a terrorist attack. A dramatic clip filmed by an onlooker just minutes after the killing showed a man with hands covered in blood, brandishing a bloodied meat cleaver and a knife. "We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you. ...

Turkish Airlines is proud to announce its participation in the new e-Visa program ? an exciting initiative intended to make the visa application process faster and easier for those traveling to Turkey.

ISTANBUL, May 22 (Reuters) - Turkish Airlines said on Wednesday it would raise employees' wages by less thanunion demands and would no longer engage in contract talks,potentially prolonging a strike that it says has so far hadlittle impact on its operations. The civil aviation union Hava-Is, which represents 14,000 ofthe carrier's 15,800 workers, responded by saying its week-longindustrial ...

ISTANBUL, May 22 (Reuters) - An Istanbul court has sentenceda Turkish-Armenian author and blogger to more than a year inprison for insulting the Prophet Mohammad, local media reportedon Wednesday, weeks after a similar case caused alarm amongsecularists. Sevan Nisanyan, who has authored several books and who runsa blog on what he describes as "history, religion and a (little)politics", posted a ...

NEW YORK (AP) ? A day after New York City FC was born, Claudio Reyna became the team's first employee.

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