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Russia sending military and humanitarian help to Syria - FM

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Russian aircraft flying into Syria are delivering military supplies and humanitarian aid.

AP is reporting that he "shed no light on what the U.S. and NATO worry is a Russian military buildup at a Syrian airfield."

Impunity for attacks on media should end: IPI Turkey

The Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI) has condemned a second physical attack in less than 48 hours targeting daily Hürriyet's HQ in Istanbul, as well as an attack on daily Sabah, with the group's national committee calling for an "end to impunity."

Merkel, ‘Mother of all refugees’ takes selfies with migrants in Berlin (pics)

As we have written in a past article, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has managed to gain a spot in the hearts of many refugees entering Germany.

US giant Dell to invest over $125 bln in China

U.S. computer giant Dell on Sept. 10 said it will invest more than $125 billion in China over the next five years to show its “long-term commitment” to one of its key markets

Kosovo, Serbia Agree to Exchange School Books

Pristina will supply school textbooks to Albanian communities in Serbia while Belgrade will do the same for Serbs in Kosovo, they agreed for the first time since the war in 1999.

EU Commission Adopts Bulgarian-Greek Cross Border Cooperation Programme

The European Commission (EC) adopted on Wednesday the cross border cooperation Interreg programme for Bulgaria and Greece for the 2014-2020 period.

The programme is worth EUR 129 M, with more than EUR 110 M provided from the European Regional Development Fund, the press service of EC informs.

Turkey's automotive production rises 34 percent in August

Turkey?s automotive production rose by 34 percent in August to 76,987 units, according to data from the Automotive Industrialists? Association (OSD).

The sector produced a total of 857,307 units in the first eight months of the year, marking a 19 percent increase from the same period of 2014, data released on Sept. 10 showed.

World food commodity prices plunge to lowest level in seven years

The price of international food commodities registered their largest monthly drop in seven years in August, the U.N. food agency said on Sept. 10, a slide likely to further hurt the struggling farming sector.

Aylan: Last death on the highway to hope

Come, let me tell you about the current situation on the Aegean Sea where Aylan died: The trafficking is so intense that disasters like the one lived on the boat where Aylan died occurring is less of a surprise than them not happening. In wars, first the truths die, then the children. Aylan was the latest death!

Russia admits it sends weapons to Assad regime

Following a growing number of media reports that Russia had escalated its military presence in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov finally admitted Thursday that the country was sending military cargo to Syria in accordance to past contacts signed between Moscow and Damascus.