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Turkey stands ready to help fight the growing threat of terrorism in West Africa under a new strategic partnership that aims to boost trade and other ties with the continent, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an said on March 2.

Turkey's exports increased slightly in February compared to the same month last year, after 14 straight months of decline, the Turkey Exporters' Assembly (TIM) reported on March 1.

According to the latest figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) released on Monday, Bulgarians completed 306 856 trips abroad in the first month of this year, which represented an increase of 4 % compared to January 2015.

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Feb. 29 helped launch the country's first new national daily newspaper in 30 years, which vowed to show that print news could prosper in the Internet age.

Leonardo DiCaprio won his long-awaited first Oscar for revenge epic "The Revenant" on Feb. 28, while journalism drama "Spotlight" took best picture in a surprising end to Hollywood's glittering awards season.

Catholic Church abuse movie "Spotlight" was named best picture, the top award at Sunday's Oscar ceremony, after an evening peppered with pointed punchlines from host Chris Rock about the #OscarsSoWhite controversy that has dominated the industry.

Bosnia's Council of Minister has issued optimistic projections about the country's GDP growth in 2015, but experts say the reported increase has little to do with the real economy.

A British stag party ended abruptly when a Ryanair pilot diverted a flight to Berlin, where German police temporarily took into custody six young men and levelled misdemeanour charges.

The world's 20 top economies will use all policy tools available to lift sluggish global growth, they said on Feb. 27, despite German disquiet over fiscal and monetary stimulus.

A spectre is haunting Europe, once again nowadays - the spectre of who is calling the shots in the old continent. The epic struggle between European capitals and Brussels is approaching a critical juncture. Like so many times in European history, Turkey's stance will be critical in deciding the fate of the continent.