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As an apex predator perfectly suited to hunting down and devouring seals – and even other sharks – we tend to think of great whites as being on the top of the food chain. But recent events coming from the beaches of South Africa show that there is one marine creature that even great whites might want to avoid.

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has described the upcoming referendum as a vote that will shape Turkey's "road map for a century," calling on his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) local organizations to "campaign non-stop" until referendum day.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he favors a pardon for an Israeli soldier convicted Jan. 4 of manslaughter for shooting dead a Palestinian assailant as he lay wounded.

Elor Azaria had been on trial in a military court since May 2016, with right-wing politicians defending him despite top army brass harshly condemning his actions.

China's smoggiest city closed schools Dec. 21 as much of the country suffered its sixth day under an oppressive haze, sparking public anger about the slow response to the threat to children's health.

Since Dec. 16, a choking miasma has covered a large swathe of northeastern China, leaving more than 460 million gasping for breath.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has urged the Alevi community to be alert against those "who want to make brothers kill each other," while also stressing that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) must be eradicated.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta refused to resign on Friday, as asked by President Klaus Iohannis.

CoE's commissioner: "Violence against women in Serbia has reached alarming levels"

CoE's commissioner for human rights "has urged Serbian authorities to take effective measures" in the wake of "the recent cases of murderous domestic violence."

PM receives Russian ambassador, praises Minsk deal

BELGRADE -- Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic on Friday "extended congratulations to Russia's officials and people on the successful outcome of the talks held in Minsk."

He did so during a conversation with Russian Ambassador to Serbia Aleksandr Chepurin, Tanjug reported.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met with Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Chepurin on Friday, and extended congratulations to Russia's officials and people on the successful outcome of the talks held in Minsk.

Turkey and Western allies need to be in full cooperation in order to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), former British Defense Secretary and a prominent member of the governing Conservative Party, Dr. Liam Fox has said.

?Turkey will be one of the big losers if we don?t deal with ISIL successfully,? Dr. Fox told daily Hürriyet in an interview on Feb. 3.