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Serbian Ex-Ambassador Downplays Bosnian Caucus
Vujacic, who was involved in forming the Serbian caucus in the US in 2004, downplayed the importance of the letter sent on the eve of Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic's visit to Washington.
He told BIRN on Thursday that such caucuses are transparent informal parliamentary groups of US Congressmen or Senators who gather in relation to a country or a specific issue.
News timeline: Attacks on Hürriyet and the aftermath
Daily Hürriyet's headquarters in Istanbul was attacked by pro-Justice and Development Party (AKP) protesters on Sept. 6.
AKP MP Abrurrahim Boynukal?n was filmed while delivering a fiery speech in front of Hürriyet amid the violent attack.
After less than 48 hours, the Hürriyet headquarters was attacked by another club-swinging, stone-pelting group.
Hi there, sexy… Pixie Lott is hot on Mykonos! See pics + vid
Daily Mail newspaper featured Pixie lott on holiday with her family in Mykonos. The waifish blonde singer from the UK let her hair down while enjoying some time with her boyfriend, Oliver Cheshire, aged 27.
Young and toned, the 24-year-old looked sexy and relaxed. The pair were accompanied by her brother, Stephen, and sister Charlie-Ann, as well as parents Beverly and Stephen.
The plague of Ancient Greece could have been ebola
Summer 430 B.C. A plague hit Ancient Athens, ravaging the city’s population according to Thucydides’ Historyof the Peloponnesian War.
Saudi child protestor faces death by crucifiction on Thursday
Sentenced to death as a minor, Saudi Ali Muhammed al-Nimr is now facing “death by crucifiction”. His crime? Participating in anti-government protests in his hometown of Qatif in Saudi Arabia’s Shiite populated East province in February 2012, during the Arab Spring movement.
Social Experiment: Would you tell the blind man he won the lottery? (video)
A blind man conducted a “social experiment” in a rich area and a poor area. He wanted to see if there would be a difference concerning honesty! Here’s what he found.
GD leader: We assume “political responsibility” for rapper’s slaying
Ultra-nationalist Golden Dawn leader Nikos Mihaloliakos inserted a distinctly darker tone to the ongoing pre-election period in the country on Thursday by saying his party assumes the “political responsibility” for the stabbing death of an anti-fascist rapper almost two years ago to the day.
AKP candidate list revised for Nov. 1 election
Weeks to go to Nov. 1 snap elections, the deadline for political parties to submit their candidate lists to the country's top election authority ends on Sept. 18, with the Justice and Development Party (AKP) initiating a major revision to their previous list of the June 7 elections.
President Erdo?an to establish 'Supreme Consultation Board' of elders
A ?wise persons? committee of elders? will be established at Recep Tayyip Erdo?an?s presidential palace in Ankara, composed of figures aged over 75 years who had in the past held senior posts at public institutions.
400 Turks killed in ranks of jihadists in Syria, Iraq, Turkish official says
Some 400 Turks who joined the ranks of jihadist fighting in Syria and Iraq have been killed so far, as 900 more were still with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a foreign ministry official told Hürriyet Daily News during a meeting on Sept. 17.
In addition to the 900, some 200 to 300 joined al-Nusra, a jihadist group in Syria linked to al-Qaeda.
Antalya Culture Center opens with Picasso, Ara Güler
The southern province of Antalya has a new culture center, recently opened with two exhibitions by two masters, Picasso and Ara Güler The former Antalya Trade and Industrial Chamber (ATSO) building in the center of the southern city has been turned into a culture center. The opening of the Antalya Culture and Arts Center (AKS) was made with original paintings by Picasso on Sept.
Syria archaeological sites looted 'on industrial scale'
At a conference on combatting the looting of Syria?s cultural heritage, UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova said satellite imagery shows that archaeological sites in Syria are dotted by thousands of illegal excavations Not only are many being destroyed, archaeological sites in Syria are also being looted ?on an industrial scale,?
And now, the end is near?
When two global superpowers decide to end a war, it happens. It looks like this will be the outcome in Syria after Russia?s latest overture. It may seem like a brutal blow to Ankara?s ?Death to Assad? policies but in the long run, Russia and the United States have agreed on keeping Turkey in one piece. And that means more than words.
A photograph?
What is a journalist or who is a journalist? This is an explosive question in Turkey, as not only the government but a large section of the Turkish media as well make such a description of journalists that only monkeys could perhaps appreciate it. It is as if being a journalist necessitates licking boots, particularly those of the president and the prime minister.
The unbearable heaviness of being 'principled'
It makes you win. And it makes you lose. It is the same ?principled? stance on foreign policy.
Unsurprisingly, the unimportant news went largely unnoticed, although it had messages at many wavelengths. A group of 67 top Turkish defense companies that come under the corporate identity of High-Tech Port will display their war toys at a private exhibition in Qatar on Oct. 6-8.