China may scrap death penalty for nine crimes - Asia-Pacific - Al Jazeera English

Crimes that would be exempt from capital punishment under the amendment include: "smuggling weapons, ammunition, nuclear materials or counterfeit currencies; counterfeiting currencies; raising funds by means of fraud; and arranging for or forcing another person to engage in prostitution."



China may scrap death penalty for nine crimes - Asia-Pacific - Al Jazeera English

Malaysia court hears Anwar sodomy appeal

Sodomy, even consensual, is a crime in Muslim-majority Malaysia and is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Anwar would also be banned from running for office for five years from the day he is released from jail.



Malaysia court hears Anwar sodomy appeal - Asia-Pacific - Al Jazeera English

Tunisia's Ennahda 'faces defeat' in elections

By voting for Nidaa Tounes, Tunisians appeared to prefer the country’s long-established elites over Ennahda, with some hoping for a return of what was a more orderly time before the revolution.

Tunisia's Ennahda 'faces defeat' in elections - Africa - Al Jazeera English

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/1.622668

The Italian constitutional court overruled a 2012 UN court decision that private individuals could not sue a foreign state.

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/1.622668

Mixed reactions over Iraq appointments

 Key ministers appointment will facilitate the flow of much needed military assistance for Iraqi troops fighting ISIL.

Mixed reactions over Iraq appointments - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

Turkey to let Iraqi Kurds join Kobane battle

Turkey has said it will allow Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters to
cross its borders and join Syrian Kurdish forces battling the Islamic
State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the embattled Syrian town of
Kobane.


"We are assisting Peshmerga forces to cross into Kobane," Turkish
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters in Ankara on Monday,
adding that talks on the issue were ongoing but without giving further
details.



Turkey to let Iraqi Kurds join Kobane battle - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

Turkey OKs use of bases against Islamic State militants, U.S. says - Middle East Israel News | Haaretz

Turkey will let U.S. and coalition forces use its bases, including a
key installation within 100 miles of the Syrian border, for operations
against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, American defense
officials said Sunday.






But progress in negotiations with Turkey — including Ankara's agreement
to train several thousand Syrian moderate rebels — may not be enough to
stop the massacre of civilians in Syria's border town of Kobani, where
intense fighting continues.






The Obama administration had been pressing Ankara to play a larger role
against the extremists, who have taken control of large swaths of Syria
and Iraq, including territory on Turkey's border, and sent refugees
fleeing into Turkey.






U.S. officials confirmed Saturday that Ankara had agreed to train
Syrian moderate forces on Turkish soil. A Turkish government official
said Sunday that Turkey put the number at 4,000 opposition fighters and
said they would be screened by Turkish intelligence.






Also Sunday, officials confirmed that Turkey agreed to let U.S. and
coalition fighter aircraft launch operations against Islamic State
militants in Iraq and Syria from Turkish bases, including Incirlik Air
Base in the south. U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who has been
traveling in South America, has said the U.S. wanted access to the
Turkish bases.



Turkey OKs use of bases against Islamic State militants, U.S. says - Middle East Israel News | Haaretz

Interactive: Countries countering ISIL - Interactive - Al Jazeera English

Interactive: Countries countering ISIL - Interactive - Al Jazeera English