Earlier last month, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutglu promised to grant legal status to the 'cemevis' as the place of worship for the Alevi Muslims. However, Religious Affair Directorate President Mehmet Gormez recently expressed it as a 'red line'.
A group of armed millitants named "Citizens for Contitutional Freedom", who occupy Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon said they could stay at the scene for years, until the U.S. returns lands to the ranchers. FBI is monitoring the situation closely but has not made apparent move.
New Russian law allows Federal Security Service (FSB) agents to open fire on crowds, even if there are women and children.
Texas passed a new open-carry gun law effective January 1, allowing licensed handgun holder to carry their guns in visible holsters.
