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Two soldiers killed in PKK mine attack in Turkey's southeast

Two soldiers were killed on Nov. 13 in an outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) mine attack in the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r.

PKK militants detonated a mine placed on a road in the Lice district as a military convoy was passing. Two soldiers were killed in the attack, according to initial reports.

PM calls for more Japanese companies to invest in Turkey's mega projects

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu said he will discuss infrastructure development with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who will visit Turkey for the upcoming Group of 20 summit.

"I want to see more Japanese investments in megaprojects, like a third nuclear power plant," Davuto?lu said on Nov. 12.

Suicide bomber kills at least 12 at Shiite funeral in Baghdad

A suicide bomber killed at least 12 people at a Shiite funeral in a mosque in the Iraqi capital on Nov. 13, security and medical officials said.

Turkey's housing sector expects to surpass 1.2 mln units sale target

Turkey's housing sector representatives expect to close the year surpassing their year-end target at 1.2 million units due to a sharp rise in property sales after the Nov. 1 elections after seeing a decline in sales in the previous months.

EU to hold summit on migrants with Turkish president, offers Turkey 3 bln euros for migrants

The European Union will host Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an in a summit to discuss ways of stopping migrant flows to the bloc, with the union offering 3 billion euros to help Ankara host more than 2 million Syrian migrants in its country.

Police fire tear gas at grave robber trapped 'in search of gold teeth'

Turkish police fired tear gas at a teenaged grave robber who became trapped "in search of gold teeth," daily Hürriyet has reported.

According to reports, a 16-year-old Syrian youth dug a tunnel inside the Central Cemetery in Istanbul's Ba?c?lar district on Nov. 13, allegedly in order to enter a grave and steal gold teeth.

Sculpture meets poetry at Contemporary Istanbul

Nilhan Sesalan's works are on display at the 10th Contemporary Istanbul (CI) in the Kuad Gallery, directed by Selin Yurtbilir, and under the curation of Beral Madra.

G-20 providing $452 bln a year on fossil fuel production subsidies despite pledge to remove them: Report

G-20 governments are handing out approximately $452 billion a year to prop up the production of fossil fuels - despite pledges to phase out subsidies and prevent catastrophic climate change.

A new report by the Overseas Development Institute and Oil Change International has for the first time gathered detailed information on G20 subsidies to oil, gas and coal production.

Turkish court belatedly halts dismantling of 'radioactive' ship

A court in ?zmir has ordered a stay of execution in the controversial dismantling of an oil refining ship that allegedly contained radioactive waste - but only after most of the vessel had already been dismantled.

The ?zmir 3rd Administrative Court released its order for a stay of execution on Oct. 16, just days before the dismantling was set to be completed.

Floods, landslides kill 3 in northeast Turkey

At least three people have died in heavy rains and landslides that hit Turkey's northeastern province of Artvin on Nov. 12.

A 74-year-old man lost his life when a landslide engulfed him in front of his house in the Black Sea district of Borçka. The man was taken to a local hospital but died later from his injuries, according to Artvin Gov. Kemal Cirit.

Turkish FM's hectic schedule in Vienna for Syrian crisis

Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlio?lu has kicked off a day-long series of meetings in Vienna on Nov. 13 in effort to maintain momentum for renewed diplomacy towards a political settlement of the conflict in Syria.

Turkey 'strongly condemns' lethal ISIL attack in Lebanon

Turkey has "strongly condemned" a twin bombing by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) that claimed the lives of 43 people in South Beirut, while pledging to continue its support for the people and the state of Lebanon for maintaining peace, stability and security in the volatile country.