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Indonesia faced a storm of international protest on April 29 for putting seven foreign drug convicts before a firing squad, but Filipinos rejoiced after a compatriot was spared at the last minute.

The National Tourism Organization attended the largest tourism exhibition of Latin America in the hopes of tapping in on new tourist markets, according to an Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism ministry’ announcement.

Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Rosselkhoznadzor has banned the re-export of crop products from Bulgaria as of April 25.

Simple: They are regional administrations that have recognized the Armenian genocide.

With the elections nearing, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has started to spell out more clearly the kind of presidential system he wants for Turkey. He says they are studying examples from the U.S. and France to Argentina, Mexico and Brazil. He nevertheless wants a system that is suited to Turkey?s ?customs and traditions.?

A Turkish Airlines (THY) plane flying from Istanbul to Basel was diverted as an emergency measure on April 17 in the third bomb scare on a THY flight in less than a month.

The plane changed its route and returned while in Bulgarian airspace to return to Istanbul Atatürk Airport, according to Do?an News Agency.

KAI Group, the largest Bulgarian manufacturer of ceramic tiles, has been acquired by leading global flooring manufacturer Mohawk Industries.

The previous owner of KAI Group, investment fund Advent International, is selling the company 7 years after acquiring it.

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And while it is true that attractiveness is subjective, there are certain scientific ways to determine which nationalities are more "pleasing to the eye".

One dating website in particular thinks that beauty can be measured. BeautifulPeople.com accepts daters based on their perceived attractiveness, as rated by the site's users.

The Turkish lira plumbed another record low against the dollar on April 14, as investors punished the currency on fears of rising political instability ahead of the June 7 parliamentary election.

Romanian woman tennis player Sorana Cirstea and Kazakh Yaroslava Shvedova on Monday qualified for the quarterfinals of the doubles WTA tournament in Bogota (Columbia), equipped with total prizes worth 250,000 US dollars, after defeating No. 2 seed Mandy Minella (Luxembourg)/Olga Savciuk (Ukraine), 7-5, 6-2.

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