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Turkish authorities have blocked access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube over their initial refusal to remove photos of a prosecutor who was taken hostage by militants in Istanbul. After hours, the ban on Facebook and Twitter has been been lifted as both websites complied with the court ruling.

Turkish authorities have blocked access to Twitter, YouTube and Facebook over the publication of photos published on the three social media platforms showing a prosecutor who was taken hostage by militants in Istanbul last week.

''I am not afraid that I can be prosecuted,'' stated former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov in an interview for bTV.

Tsvetanov stated that he is not sure of the date when the Supreme Court of Cassation (VKS) needs to announce its decision on the court case against him regarding his refusal to order wiretapping of criminal suspects.

World number one Novak Djokovic roared home in a 7-6 (7/3), 4-6, 6-0 win over Andy Murray on April 5 to claim a fifth Miami Masters title.
 

A journalist from a local daily in southeastern Turkey has received a suspended prison sentence for "liking" a remark criticising President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an on Facebook, which the court deemed as an "insult."

Romanian tennis sensation Simona Halep, world No. 3, wrote on her official Facebook page that although she lost in the Miami Open semifinals, the match against Serena Williams has enriched her, as did the other encounters with the US champion.

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A Turkish man who is accused of joining the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has told court in a landmark case that he went to Syria not to fight, but "to live in a place governed under Sharia law."

The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office filed a court case in Ankara April 4 against Musa Gökta? for allegedly joining a terrorist group in Syria, according to Anadolu Agency.

Ünal Yar?ma?an, the former head of Turkey's Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM), has been released on probation after being sent to court with a request for his arrest in an investigation into fraud allegations in the state civil servant examination.

President comments on Hague Tribunal's demand

BELGRADE -- Tomislav Nikolic says the Hague Tribunal's demand to return Vojislav Seselj to the custody of the court is "a kind of pressure on the whole of Serbia."

The president added that the Serbian government "has his support in this case," Beta reported.

Romania's Supreme Court on Thursday jailed super-rich businessman Ioan Niculae for two years and six months for illegaly financing one of the main candidates in the 2009 presidential campaign.