News archive of August 2018
Group protests transgender killing in Turkey's İzmir
A group of locals in the Aegean province of İzmir gathered on Aug. 29 to protest the killing of a transgender individual.
PAOK miss out on Champions League group stage
PAOK Thessaloniki failed to reach the UEFA Champions League group stage after suffering a 4-1 defeat at their home ground against Portugal's Benfica on Wednesday night.
The teams were tied 1-1 after the first leg in Lisbon and Serbian striker Aleksandar Prijovic put the Greek cup winners ahead on the night.
Russia to hold major naval drills in Mediterranean, TASS agency reports
Russia's Ministry of Defense said on Thursday it would hold naval exercises in the Mediterranean Sea from Sept. 1 to Sept. 8 and that 25 vessels and 30 planes would take part, the TASS news agency reported.
The ministry said the drills would involve carrying out anti-aircraft, anti-submarine and anti-mining exercises.
Thaci might be banned from talking about Kosovo territory
As RTK2 channel reports, the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo is expected to adopt a resolution that would ban Kosovo President Hashim Thaci from further negotiating with Belgrade about the territory of Kosovo.
The session will be held only three days before the announced Kosovo dialogue meeting in Brussels.