Turkey Frees Teen Who 'Insulted' Erdogan

Turkish authorities have released a teenage boy who was arrested for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The 16-year-old was embraced by his mother on Friday as he walked out of the detention center in the central city of Konya. At a student protest on Wednesday, the boy gave a speech during which he accused President Erdogan of corruption. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu had defended the arrest, saying no one should be able to disrespect the president's...

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