Oct
23

Turkey – Turkey s second giant aquarium opens in Ankara – Today’s Zaman

Turkey s second giant aquarium opens in Ankara – Today’s ZamanTurkey s second giant aquarium, Deniz D nyas (Sea World), with a display of around 150 different types of fish, will open Sunday in Ankara. The aquarium, Turkey s second largest after stanbul s TurkuaZoo at Forum stanbul shopping mall, featu 5 Al Qaeda Suspects…
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Oct
21

Turkey – IMPORTANT: Bing News RSS feed has moved!

IMPORTANT: Bing News RSS feed has moved! Go to the new RSS page and renew your subscription. Erdogan to boycott Mediterranean conference if Netanyahu shows – Haaretz.comTurkish PM slams Israel over IDF raid on a Gaza-bound ship in which nine Turkish activists were killed, says he doesn’t want to talk to a PM who supports…
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Oct
21

Kosovo Crisis Watch – Kosovo’s ruling coalition collapses, prompting early elections – Deutsche Welle

Kosovo’s ruling coalition collapses, prompting early elections – Deutsche WelleThe junior partner in Kosovo’s ruling coalition has quit, following the surprise resignation of President Fatmir Sejdiu last month. The young country now faces snap elections in as soon as 45 days. The junior partner in Kosovo’s ruling coalition said … Kosovo’s first president resigns –…
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Oct
18

Turkey – Turkey says anti-missile should not single out Iran – Reuters

Turkey says anti-missile should not single out Iran – Reuters Lisbon summit,” a Turkish Foreign Ministry official told Reuters. “Within this frame, we do not lean toward the idea of defining countries like Iran, Syria and Russia as threats. The minister has conveyed our opinion on the subject.” On Friday, Turkey WEEK OF PRAYER: Turkish…
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Oct
16

Turkey – In Ankara, Sudan s foreign minister says he won t object to independence vote – Today’s Zaman

In Ankara, Sudan s foreign minister says he won t object to independence vote – Today’s Zaman If a majority of southern Sudan wants to separate from the north, then we won t object, visiting Karti said at a joint press conference following his talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davuto lu. Sudanese government leaders…
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Oct
13

Kosovo Crisis Watch – Clinton Reaches Out to the Serbian Minority in Kosovo – New York Times

Clinton Reaches Out to the Serbian Minority in Kosovo – New York TimesGRACANICA, Kosovo — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to soothe Kosovo ’s Serbian population on Wednesday, assuring religious and political leaders that the United States would look out for the Serbs’ rights even though it had thrown the f Kosovo’s first…
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Oct
12

Turkey – Do not forget me Istanbul – GlobalPost

Do not forget me Istanbul – GlobalPostalong with Essen in Germany and Pe in Hungary, was selected by the European Union as the European Capital of Culture for 2010, during which it on the one hand, showcases its cultural life and development and on Quotes From Istanbul: the Writers and Literary Translators International Congress –…
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Oct
09

Turkey – Quotes From Istanbul: the Writers and Literary Translators International Congress – Huffingtonpost.com

Quotes From Istanbul: the Writers and Literary Translators International Congress – Huffingtonpost.comSo I ostensibly live in Indiana at the moment, but this funny thing happened earlier this month where I was in Istanbul with a bunch of literary translators. In terms of writers’ freedom of expression and literary translation, the annual congress of PEN PPD…
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Oct
09

Kosovo Crisis Watch – Commander speaks about Kosovo duty – Grand Forks Herald

Commander speaks about Kosovo duty – Grand Forks HeraldKosovo, formerly a province of Serbia — which still doesn’t recognize its independence, as do about half the United Nation’s members — is 90 percent Muslim Albanians and 10 percent Orthodox Christian Serbs, Kosovo’s first president resigns – Investors Business DailyPRISTINA, Kosovo, Sep 28, 2010 (UPI via…
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Oct
06

Kosovo Crisis Watch – IMPORTANT: Bing News RSS feed has moved!

IMPORTANT: Bing News RSS feed has moved! Go to the new RSS page and renew your subscription. Kosovo’s first president resigns – Investors Business DailyPRISTINA, Kosovo, Sep 28, 2010 (UPI via COMTEX) — Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu resigned after a court ruled he violated the constitution by holding more than one position. Sejdiu said he…
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