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While many international conferences in Turkey are being canceled due to recent terrorist attacks, the 19th Eurasian Economic Summit will go ahead as planned in Istanbul from April 5 to 7. In addition to terrorism and migration issues, climate change will also be debated by participants from a region rich in fossil fuels. 

Atlantis Books in Santorini is the most interesting bookstore in the world, according to leading National Geographic magazine.

A F-35 stealth fighter jet program that involves the United States, Turkey and others will be delayed for one year due to several technical shortfalls, including problems with radar software, a Pentagon tester said March 23.

Macedonia's State Electoral Commission (DIK) has said it will need additional time and consultations to look into the possibility that fake voters constitute a sizable part of the electoral roll.

Fast food giant Domino's is to trial pizza delivery robots in New Zealand, it said March 18, describing the hi-tech, driverless units as a world first.

In a move enthusiastically backed by the New Zealand government, Domino's said it was working with authorities on plans to roll out its DRU (Domino's Robotic Unit).

The highest ranking Bulgarian female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova reached the quarterfinals of the San Antonio Open.

In a match from the second round, Pironkova defeated Lauren Davis from the USA with 6:3, 6:2.

Bulgaria recorded its first victory in the U18 ice hockey world championship Division III Group A, which is taking place in Sofia.

After losing 3-4 in the opening match to Australia on Monday,  Bulgaria defeated Mexico with 4-2 on Tuesday.

In its next matches, Bulgaria will face successively Taiwan on Thursday, Israel on Friday and Turkey on Sunday.

A group of primary school kids playing football in Queensland, Australia were in the fright of their lives, when an unexpected visitor barged onto the pitch. A bull burted onto the ground and started chasing the terrified children, who were running in all directions for their lives! Someone from the stands recorded a video showing a young boy barely managing to escape the bull!

Australian Ambassador to Turkey James Larsen was only meters away when a suicide car bomb exploded in the heart of the capital Ankara on March 13, and managed to escape the blast unscathed.

Larsen was with his 12-year-old daughter when the bomb exploded, driving her home from a horse riding lesson, Embassy officials told the Hürriyet Daily News on March 14.

Iran's foreign minister on March 14 defended the nation's right to use ballistic missiles following a test last week, but offered no explanation for anti-Israeli messages reportedly written on them.

Speaking in Wellington, New Zealand, Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran has always reserved the right to defend itself.