Turkey

Turkey

• Report: Fenerbahce fan fatally stabbed after derby

  Turkey's state-run news agency says a Fenerbahce fan was stabbed to death by two Galatasaray supporters after a derby between the two rivals in ... 

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  Syrian rebels release 4 UN Filipino peacekeepers

  Syrian rebels on Sunday released four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers they abducted last week in a dramatic incident that prompted warnings from the ... 

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  Turkey says it won't be drawn into Syria conflict

  Turkey's prime minister vowed Sunday his country won't be drawn into Syria's civil war, despite twin car bombings the government believes were carried ... 

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  Germany: Hope to advance Turkish EU talks soon

  Germany's foreign minister said Sunday he hopes that a new chapter in Turkey's stalled European Union membership talks can be opened in the coming ... 

• 4 Turks captured by Taliban released

  Turkey's prime minister says four of the eight Turks who were captured by Taliban forces in Afghanistan last month have been freed. Recep Tayyip ... 

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  Syria-linked group blamed in Turkey blasts; 43 die

  In one of the deadliest attacks in Turkey in recent years, two car bombs exploded near the border with Syria on Saturday, killing 43 and wounding 140 ... 

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  Syrian rebels, government fight over key highways

  Syrian rebels on Saturday cut a newly built bypass road linking the capital Damascus with the northern city of Aleppo, an activist group said, while ... 

• Turkey increases security for Orthodox Patriarch

  An official says Turkish authorities have tightened security for the Istanbul-based Orthodox Patriarchate following allegations of a plot to attack ... 

• Turkey: US man gets suspended smuggling sentence

  A lawyer says an American tourist who picked up stones during a beach holiday in Turkey has received a one-year suspended sentence for attempting to ... 

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  Hezbollah: Syria to supply weapons to militia

  Syria will supply "game-changing" weapons to Hezbollah, the chief of the Lebanese militant group said Thursday, less than a week after Israeli ... 

• Turkey testing Syrians for chemical weapon wounds

  Turkey is testing injured Syrians seeking treatment across the border for chemical weapon wounds, the foreign minister said Thursday. Ahmet Davutoglu ... 

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  Burkina Faso FM passes out in Turkey at briefing

  The foreign minister of Burkina Faso on Thursday briefly passed out during a live televised news conference with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara, ... 

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  Islamic cleric in Gaza rejects Israel's existence

  A prominent Islamic scholar making a landmark visit to the Gaza Strip declared Thursday that Israel has no right to exist and voiced his support for ... 

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  Iraq rejects refuge for Turkey's Kurdish fighters

  Iraq on Thursday rejected a key element of an accord to bring an end to a long Kurdish uprising in Turkey — offering refuge to rebel fighters in ... 

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  Israel releases top Muslim cleric in the Holy Land

  Israeli police detained the top Muslim cleric in the Holy Land Wednesday in a rare crackdown on a leading religious figure, questioning him for ... 

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  State media say Internet service restored in Syria

  Internet service was restored in Syria on Wednesday, after a countrywide outage cut off the country from the rest of the world for nearly 20 hours, ... 

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  APNewsBreak: US to provide $100M in new Syria aid

  The Obama administration is providing $100 million in new Syria aid, U.S. officials said Wednesday, but the money is for humanitarian purposes only ... 

• Explosion at oil pipeline in Turkey injures 1

  Turkey's state television says a large explosion and fire at an oil pipeline in southeastern Turkey have injured one person. The report says the ...