Chicago

The global auto industry on Jan. 9 was bracing for more confrontational tweets from President-elect Donald Trump, with the festive Detroit auto show due to kick off here.

Four suspects facing hate crime charges made their first appearance in a Chicago court this afternoon after they allegedly kidnapped and tortured a man, whom a police official characterized as having “mental health challenges,” while streaming it live on Facebook.

The hidden danger to wildlife posed by imported consumer goods - an espresso coffee in Beijing, a tofu salad in Chicago - can now be pinpointed and measured, researchers said Jan. 5.

Crunching huge amounts of data, they unveiled a global "threat map" detailing the impact on endangered species of exports to the United States, China, Japan and the European Union.

Turkey's flagship carrier, Turkish Airlines, launched flights to the Cuban capital Havana and the Venezuelan capital Caracas on Dec. 20, the company said in a statement.

Turkey's flagship carrier, Turkish Airlines, launched flights to the Cuban capital Havana and the Venezuelan capital Caracas on Dec. 20, the company said in a statement.

The ancient site of Göbeklitepe, one of the world's most important archaeological sites boasting a history of 12,000 years, is set to soon graduate from UNESCO's tentative list of World Heritage Sites to the permanent list. 

Israeli Ambassador to Turkey Eitan Na'eh has presented his credentials to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to officially begin his tenure in Ankara, after six years of low-level diplomatic representation due to the Mavi Marmara crisis of 2010. 

Turkish Ambassador to Israel Kemal Öke will begin his work in Tel Aviv on Dec. 12.

Researchers at the PostCarWorld (EPFL), a team at the Lausanne Polytechnic have been exploring futuristic solutions to transport in urban areas. Their newest design is an accelerated network of optimal moving sidewalks. This is not a new idea. The first moving walkways were seen in Chicago in 1893, and seven years later they were used at the world’s fair in Paris.

Turkish Airlines will launch flights to Cuba and Venezuela starting from Dec. 20, the company said on Nov. 18.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry has nominated Eitan Na'eh as the new ambassador to Turkey, although the prospective envoy first needs to pass the Israeli government's security committee in order to be formally appointed to Ankara.