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A UN envoy says that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ready to "play ball" on reaching a deal on reunifying ethnically divided Cyprus.

But Espen Barth Eide indicated in an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday that it's unclear where Erdogan wants to take a summit in Geneva next month that aims to hammer out a comprehensive peace accord.

Nearly two-thirds of Greeks are inhaling someone elses tobacco smoke on a daily basis, making Greece the worst nation in the European Union in exposing its people to the health risks of passive smoking.

If any country wants to get ahead in science and technology, the path is quite simple. 

Turkey's Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has gathered intelligence via imams from 38 countries on the activities of suspected followers of the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, widely believed to be the mastermind of the failed July 15 coup attempt. 

BELGRADE - The leaders of the United States, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada have voiced readiness to impose sanctions against allies of Syrian President Bashar Assad, according to the White House press service.

The first month of 2017 will be vital for the Cyprus peace talks with negotiations set to resume in Geneva following a failure last month, Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akıncı has said.

The number of Turkish 15-year-olds who scored below average on the triennial PISA test is three times more than the number of students who scored below average in more successful countries, according to test results. 

Turkey dropped five places over the previous PISA tests in 2012, regressing from 44th to 49th place. 

When David Adams came to Turkey late last month, he went to visit the grand bazaar and the spice market, two of Istanbul's main tourist attractions.

Britain's Supreme Court began an historic hearing Dec. 5 to decide whether parliament must approve the government's Brexit negotiations, in a highly-charged case that could delay the country's EU exit.

Rebel shelling of the Syrian government-held part of Aleppo killed a Russian nurse in a makeshift Russian hospital in the city on Dec. 5, while the Defense Ministry in Moscow said a Russian fighter jet crashed into the Mediterranean Sea after returning from a sortie over Syria.