News archive of February 2017

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has cautioned the warring parties in the Nagorno-Karabakh region about taking steps that could derail the region's peace process, his spokesman said Feb. 27.

An undisclosed buyer has placed the largest overseas order for China's home-developed military drones, the Xinhua news agency has reported, in a boost for the Chinese arms industry's efforts to increase export volumes.

Turkey's exports started the year with a significant increase, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) said on Feb. 28.        

German transportation company Fraport AG is a possible bidder for the concession of Belgrade's international airport named after Nikola Tesla.

SpaceX plans to launch two paying passengers on a tourist trip around the moon next year using a spaceship under development for NASA astronauts and a heavy-lift rocket yet to be flown, the launch company announced on Feb. 27. 

Nine people were injured in Brazil on Feb. 28 during the fourth round of samba parades when the platform of a float collapsed under the weight of dancers. 

The incident happened around 3:00 a.m. during the Unidos da Tijuca parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambodromo, a day after a truck carrying a float ran into bystanders late Feb. 26 and injured 20.

Four people were injured following a brawl between locals and Syrians in the southern province of Adana late on Feb. 27, Doğan News agency has reported.

The brawl erupted for an unknown reason between neighborhood residents and Syrians who reside in tents in the Bahçelievler neighborhood of Yüreğir district.

The USS George H.W. Bush pulled into Marathi Piers, In Souda, Crete in Greece. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group will continue to provide support to allies and partners, deter potential threats and conduct strikes against ISIS operators and infrastructure in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

Greek private sector bank deposits declined in January for the second month in a row, central bank data showed on Tuesday, as worries over the country's drawn out bailout review led to withdrawals.

Serbia will do everything to preserve peace and stability in the region because it is a condition for progress and new investments.

This has been stated by Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, who also stressed that "the state will not allow anyone to humiliate it."