Turkey Merkel Seek Steps to Stem Migrant Flows From Syria
In Berlin and Ankara, Merkel and Turkish leaders Davutoglu and Erdogan vow to curb asylum crossings as 27 migrants drown en route to Greece. They press NATO cooperation, urge UN resolution on Syria, and note Aleppo siege as refugees surge at the Turkish border with 2.5 million Syrians already in Turkey.
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Iraq charges Umm Sayyaf in Mueller death case forces sexual abuse links
Nisreen Assad Ibrahim Bahar also known as Umm Sayyaf, widow of Abu Sayyaf, is charged in Iraq for aiding ISIL and for allegedly knowing how Kayla Mueller was treated when held by Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. Mueller died in February 2015 after being kidnapped in 2018. Bahar faces life in prison if convicted.
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Winter storms battering northeast and Midwest
Two winter storms hit the East Coast and Midwest, snarling traffic and threatening Tuesday's New Hampshire primary. The East Coast storm dumped heavy snow from the Mid-Atlantic to Maine with strong winds and surf. the Midwest storm brought blizzard conditions to Iowa and Minnesota with gusts over 60 mph. Canada to end airstrikes in Syria and Iraq by February 22, Trudeau says. Taiwan quake toll could exceed 100, mayor says. at least 38 dead and 170 rescued in the southern city.
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IRA faction claims Dublin hotel shooting
A Continuity IRA claimed responsibility for a hotel shooting in Dublin that killed David Byrne, 33, and injured two others during a boxing weigh-in at the Regency Hotel. Police say at least six attackers, some disguised as police, used semiautomatic weapons. the WBO European Lightweight title fight was canceled.
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