'Ground zero' mosque gets Obama's blessing
Weighing his words carefully on a fiery political issue, President Barack Obama said Saturday that Muslims have the right to build a mosque near New York's ground zero, but he did not say whether he b
Kyrgyzstan economy devastated by year of unrest
Battered by bloody ethnic clashes and its second coup in five years, Kyrgyzstan is facing economic disaster, with experts warning that not even a recent pledge of international aid may be able to stav
Israel threatens to blockade Gaza flotilla probe
Israel on Tuesday threatened to pull out of a U.N. probe into its deadly flotilla raid to keep the panel from grilling its troops, as the defense minister told another inquiry the fleet was a 'planned
Asia flooding plunges millions into misery
An estimated 4 million people faced food shortages amid their country's worst-ever flooding in Pakistan, while rescuers in China search for 1,300 people left missing after rubble-strewn floodwaters. F
No US envoy as Nagasaki remembers A-bomb after 65 years
The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Monday commemorated the 65th anniversary of its destruction by a U.S. atomic bomb, with representatives from Britain and France attending for the first time.
Politics News
Gov't to seek compromise with Dink's family
The Turkish government announced on Wednesday that it will offer a “friendly settlement” to the family of assassinated journalist Hrant Dink. The family is a plaintiff in an ongoing case before the Eu
Iran reports Turkey gas deal, Ankara stands back
Iran’s Oil Ministry said the country had signed a 1 billion euro ($1.3 billion) pipeline deal to take gas to Turkey, while Ankara denied the Turkish state was involved and a firm called Som Petrol sai
İstanbul Stock Exchange hits all-time record
The İstanbul Stock Exchange (İMKB) broke new records over the past two days, exceeding 60,000 for the first time in its history in the first session of trading yesterday.
Court to deliver verdict on HIV popstar Nadja Benaissa
Bremen sells Özil to Real Madrid
Turkish embassy attacker detained
WHO says swine flu pandemic is over
Mourners commemorate Katrina
Arrest in Pakistan 'betting scam'
Hong Kong rallies for bus victims
Thousands flee Indonesian volcano
Thousands flee south Pakistan city
Sports
