Events

Some 342 terrorists have been "neutralized" since Turkey launched a military operation into northeastern Syria on Oct. 9, the Turkish defense minister has said.

Flag-bearers in primary school parades on national holidays will no longer be selected by lot but on the basis of academic performance, according to new rules put forward by Greek Education Minister Niki Kerameus.

Turkish security forces recently neutralized a most-wanted PKK terrorist in northern Iraq, security sources said on Oct. 7.

Twelve anti-government demonstrators were killed on Oct. 6 in ongoing protests in the capital Baghdad, the latest fatalities in six days of clashes that have left more than 100 dead and thousands wounded.

Turkish fighter jets neutralized 17 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, the country's National Defense Ministry announced on Oct. 5.

Turkish fighter jets neutralized three PKK terrorists in an anti-terror operation in northern Iraq, the country's Defense Ministry said on Oct. 3.

Turkish defense minister and the U.S. defense secretary will discuss safe zone plans over a phone call, Turkish defense minister said on Oct. 3.

Nine people were killed and hundreds injured in protests in Iraq over the past two days, world agencies have reported.

Thousands of Iraqis protested yesterday for the second consecutive day against corruption, unemployment and poor quality of public services, according to France's press.

More than 20 million people from 180 countries joined World Cleanup Day on Sept. 21, the coordinating group said on Oct. 2..

More than 1,000 migrants and refugees have died in the Mediterranean Sea this year, the sixth year in a row that this "bleak milestone" has been reached, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

The UN refugee agency UNHCR called for European Union (EU) member states to reactivate search and rescue operations and acknowledge the crucial role of aid groups' vessels in saving lives at sea.