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As Iraqi forces were inching closer to Mosul, the Western defense chiefs from the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) met in Paris to review the offensive on the jihadist bastion.

An iconic restaurant founded in 1901 in the historic Spice Bazaar and popular spot among international celebrities is set to close due to a dramatic plunge in the number of foreign tourists visiting Istanbul and ongoing restoration works in the bazaar, daily Habertürk reported on Oct. 22. 

Kosovo Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj expects "a new phase in relations between Kosovo and Spain," Pristina-based broadcaster RTK has reported.

An article published under the headline "Hoxhaj calls on Spain to recognize Kosovo" further said that the official "expressed his expectation that Spain will not block Kosovo on the path of European integration."

Three out of four Greeks aged between 15 and 24 were still living at home in 2014, according to a report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) made public this month.

The annual report, called "Society at a Glance," found that southern European countries hardest hit by the debt crisis had the highest rates of young people remaining with their parents.

According to data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG), revenue from the tourism industry had dropped by 9.85 billion Euros (7.1%) over the past 8-moth period, compared to the same period in 2015, which is a record low from the start of the year in January till the end of the summer season in August.

The total number of voting sections abroad, these sections being opened under the current regulations of the Electoral Code, is 307 in 71 countries, announced the spokesperson of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Alexandeer Andreev.

According to a report published in Deursch Welle, German holidaymakers stayed away from their traditional designations of Turkey, Egypt and north Africa due to terrorist attacks and political instability in the regions, opting for the safer countries of Greece and Spain, as well as Germany.

A woman once know for having the largest breasts in Spain stormed off a TV set after the presenter pulled down her dress.
The clip of Yola Berrocal, 46, angrily ending an interview has gone viral.
A careless hand gesture from the presenter conducting the interview knocked the woman’s dress from her shoulders, exposing her while the cameras are rolling.

BELGRADE - More than 50 cave etchings thought to be around 14,500 years old have been found in the northern Spanish town of Lekeitio, Associated Press reported.

Bizkaia regional official Unai Rementeria announced the discovery in a press conference on Thursday, saying the etchings were a "treasure of mankind", and "of exceptional technical quality and visibility".

BELGRADE - Ahead of the 61st Belgrade Book Fair, five cultural centers in Serbia - members of EUNIK Serbia Network - will organize a discussion on new approaches to writing, publishing and reading in the digitization era at Dom Omladine in Belgrade on October 20, it was announced at a press conference Monday.