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Iraq court sentences 40 to death over 2014 Tikrit massacre
An Iraqi court on Feb. 18 sentenced 40 men to death over the June 2014 massacre by jihadists and allied militants of hundreds of military recruits in Tikrit, a statement said.
The central criminal court in Baghdad found 40 of 47 defendants guilty of involvement in the "Speicher" massacre, named after the base near where the victims were captured before being executed.
In Photos: Turkey in mourning day after attack kills 28 in Ankara
Turkey is in mourning a day after a car bomb attack targeted military personnel shuttles in the nation’s capital, killing 28
Plan to revive Russian economy to cost $11.7 bln: Minister
A Russian government plan to shore up the recession-battered economy will cost around 880 billion rubles ($11.7 billion), Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev told a cabinet meeting on Feb. 18.
Some of these funds have already been factored into the 2016 federal budget, Ulyukayev said, but the government still needs to find additional money.
EU court rules Iran bank assets should not have been frozen
The European Court of Justice ruled on Feb. 18 that the assets of Iran's Bank Mellat should not have been frozen from 2010, dismissing an appeal brought by the European Council.
The Council, the grouping of the EU's 28 member states, froze the funds of a number of Iranian financial entities from 2010 to combat Iranian activities that could have led to it developing nuclear weapons.
Borsa Istanbul launches new training program for employees of Bosnian bank
Turkey's main stock exchange, Borsa Istanbul, has announced the launching of a training program for employees of Bosna Bank International (BBI) in line with a memorandum of understanding with the bank to facilitate the mutual exchange of know-how and experience.
A total of 16 employees will receive training for one year from Borsa Istanbul and Turkey's Kuveyt Türk, it added.
Turkey builds 'first two-story container refugee camp'
Turkey has prepared two-story container homes for refugees at a camp in southeastern province of Kilis in anticipation of a fresh influx of people fleeing from a nearby Syrian town, a provincial deputy governor has said.
The Kilis Öncüp?nar refugee camp, established in 2012, already hosts more than 13,000 people.