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Turkey?s top religious affairs body has released a report on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), where it defined the group as a terror organization for the first time.

The report, which was prepared by Turkey?s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), was highly critical of ISIL, denouncing its actions. 

Singapore will mark 50 years since independence on August 9 with nationwide celebrations including a huge military parade and firework display that will also pay tribute to former founding leader Lee Kuan Yew.

Australia presented three artifacts from the 1915 Battle of Gallipoli to a Turkish military museum on Aug. 7 as a "gesture of friendship".

Here is a list of the most expensive streets in the world as put together by Billionaire site. According to Yolande Barnes, head of property research at Savills houses on these streets are likely to change hands only once in a generation. “The owners of these properties are unlikely to need the cash”, said Barnes.

The matter of whether we choose our sexual orientation or it chooses us is a subject of great controversy which has caused a longstanding debate among the scientific community.

The aircraft wing fragment found on Reunion Island last week belongs to the missing MH370 plane, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak confirmed on Wednesday.

The Greek state should take some pointers on how to be successful by the country’s national sports teams. After the U18 men’s basketball team conquered top spot in the Euro2015 basketball tournament Sunday, it was the turn of the men’s national water polo team to clinch a berth in the semi-finals of the FINA world championship in Kazan, Russia.

By Debbie Papadakis

Never before has anything like this been expected to be seen. Such a stunt performed by a well-known stuntman from Australia who lives ‘a pipe dream’ as he catches a wave and cruises the tube without getting –washed-out’… while all the while riding a cross-country motor bike.

Ricky Martin takes time out his One World Tour to sit down with daily Hürriyet on the back of new hits on Latino and English-language charts It might not exactly be la vida loca, but Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin is still keeping his hectic schedule, juggling tour dates, recording new work and raising twin sons.

Investigators headed to a tiny Indian Ocean island on July 30 to inspect whether plane wreckage that drifted ashore was from missing flight MH370, raising hopes of solving one of aviation's greatest mysteries.