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The 8th Leyla Gencer Voice Competition, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) together with the Accademia Teatro alla Scala, concluded on Sept. 11 with the finals and award ceremony at the Süreyya Opera House in Istanbul. 

Oil prices sank on Sept. 11 after U.S. bank Goldman Sachs slashed its forecasts for crude futures, while the International Energy Agency warned of a major cut to non-OPEC output.

Brent North Sea crude for delivery in October shed $1.05 to stand at $47.98 a barrel around midday in London.

The wine competition in Thrace brought together the masters of wine. The 1st Thrace Wine competition was recently held in the northwestern province of Tekirda?. The competition was organized by wine expert Burçak Desombre, the owner of Vinipedia Wine Consultancy.

Caretaker Greek Finance Minister Giorgos Chouliarakis completely ruled out the possibility of a bail-in on Greek deposits, speaking in London. The interim Minister set 4 major goals for the Greek economy during his road-show in London before foreign investors.

Voting ends on Sept.10 in the leadership contest for Britain's main opposition Labour party after a campaign dominated by the shock popularity of radical left candidate Jeremy Corbyn, who looks set to win.

Germany has called for a flexible system to allocate migrants as the EU prepared to announce a quota plan on Sept.9, while Greek islands grapple with a huge backlog of people desperate to reach Western Europe.

Turkey's R?za Kayaalp stunned Cuban Mijain Lopez 1-0 to win the heavyweight Greco-Roman title on the second day of the wrestling world championships Sept. 8 night in Las Vegas.

Russia?s Alfa Telecom has applied to Turkey?s Competition Board to take indirect control of leading Turkish mobile phone operator Turkcell from Çukurova Holding, the latest step in a long-running battle for control of the company.

Some top security prisons are so dangerous that even the guards dare not enter. The ‘Penas Ciudad Barrios’ is a maximum security prison in El Salvador, but unlike other corrective facilities this is off limits for the authorities. It is run by the notorious ‘Mara Salvatrucha’ gang, infamous for its merciless revenge and cruel retribution.

A recent close-up by London and Athens-based photographer Georgios Makkas shows that expensive smart phones, particularly ones with waterproof gadgets, mean a lot more than keeping in contact for Aegean refugees who have been risking their lives for a better future away from the risks of war and deadly poverty.