| Turkish Humanitarian Aid Reach Gaza after Rafah Border Re-opened Egypt, Tue 06 Jan 2009, 04:04 GMT One of the largest NGOs of Turkey finally managed to enter Gaza Strip on Tuesday from Rafah border crossing on the Egyptian border to convey humanitarian aid to Palestinians after waiting two days at the border. Kimse Yok Mu (Is Anybody There) Association has collected nearly $700,000 donations since Friday to buy aid supplies for the Palestinians in Gaza Strip. The association brought the aids in Egypt and waited with four trucks, which were full of medical supplies, food and blankets, at the Rafah... | ||
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| Russian Gas Flow to Turkey via Europe Halted - Minister Istanbul, Tue 06 Jan 2009, 10:54 GMT Russian gas supplies to Turkey from a western pipeline passing through Ukraine have been completely cut, Turkey's Energy Minister said on Tuesday, adding supplies from another pipeline would be raised to compensate. "Gas from the western line was completely halted this morning. Initially it fell to 32 million cubic meters then we were informed that it would drop to 17 million cubic meters and then it was completely stopped," Minister Hilmi Guler told reporters as he arrived at his office. | ||
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| Syrian FM Claims Israel Not Seeking Peace Ankara, Mon 05 Jan 2009, 04:17 GMT Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem on Monday accused Israel "committing war crimes", on Monday and that Tel Aviv proved that it does not want peace. Moualem met with his Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan in Ankara, after his meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier on that day. "I came to Turkey to discuss ways to bring about an immediate ceasefire, a removal of the blockade and the opening of all crossings, as well as... | ||
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| Shiites in Afghanistan Observe Ashura Kabul, Mon 05 Jan 2009, 03:56 GMT Hundreds of minority Afghan Shiites in Kabul marked on Sunday a sad anniversary the martyrdom of the Imam Hussein and his 72 comrades who were murdered in Karbala, Iraq during the 7th century with mourning, chest-beating and self-flagellation. About 1,500 Shiites in the Afghanistan paid their respects to the martyrs of Karbala, including Imam Hussein, grand son of Prophet Mohammad. The Mourners gathered in a mosque in the capital, where some showed their grief by beating their chests and flagellating their backs. The event marked is... | ||
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| EXCLUSIVE: Bus Crashes In To A Shop In Notting Hill London, Mon 05 Jan 2009, 00:00 GMT With the New Year has come a bad weather, in London. Sleet and ice have caused chaos on the roads and transport services. This afternoon, saw chaos and panic for one London bus driver, as he collided with a van and careered into a shop. The Number 23 bus carrying passengers, bound for Liverpool... | ||
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| Manifestation palestinienne devant l'Europe Bruxelles, Mon 05 Jan 2009, 14:06 GMT Une soixantaine de personnes ont manifesté devant les institutions européennes à Bruxelles pour réclamer le retrait des troupes israéliennes de Gaza. | ||
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| Pro-Palestijns protest: 'Europa medeplichtig !' Belgium, Mon 05 Jan 2009, 13:26 GMT Zo'n zestigtal mensen hebben voor de gebouwen van de Europese Unie in Brussel een pro-Palestijnse betoging gehouden. De betogers klagen de Israëlische aanval op Gaza aan en vragen de Europese Unie om in te grijpen. | ||
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| Nature unleashed Madrid, Mon 05 Jan 2009, 11:38 GMT Bad weather in Costa Brava In Llançà, Gerona, some neighbors witnessed bad weather. This gigantic wave swallowed the beach, the promenade and car park. A giant wave flooded dozens of boats in the marina. Another wave fell on a road. The water also sweeped the streets of Tossa de Mar and climbs up to half of the shutters of... | ||
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| Estalla una furgoneta bomba en Bilbao Madrid, Thu 31 Dec 2009, 00:00 GMT La zona estaba acordonada en y no se han produocido heridos. Una furgoneta que ETA colocó con carga explosiva en las inmediaciones de EITB, en Bilbao, explotó a las 11.05 horas de hoy en la calle Ingeniero Torres, según confirmaron fuentes de los Bomberos de la capital vizcaína. La zona estaba acordonada desde una hora antes y los artificieros de la... | ||
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| Barack Obama arrives in Washington DC to the Hay Adams Hotel in his motorcade. California, Sun 04 Jan 2009, 00:00 GMT Barack Obama arrives in Washington DC with his motorcade to the Hay Adams hotel. He made the crowd go crazy as they saw him wave from inside his limo. | ||
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| What Israel Does in Gaza Nothing But Atrocity - Turkish PM Riyadh, Sat 03 Jan 2009, 14:17 GMT Turkey’s prime minister said on Saturday that what Israel was doing in Gaza “is nothing but atrocity”, calling on the world leaders to take action against Israeli attacks, in which over 400 Palestinians have been killed. ”Killing defenseless children and women in Gaza by using excessive and disproportioned force is nothing but atrocity,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters following his talks with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. “Why does not the world display the same sensitivity it showed during the conflict... | ||
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| Protesters By The Thousands March Across NYC In Support Of Palestine. New York, Sat 03 Jan 2009, 00:00 GMT Thousands of protesters showed up for the march and demonstration held in NYC. The demonstrators started in Times Square and marched to the Israeli Embassy. Protesters were chanting things like "Free Free Palestine", and "End The Occupation Now". | ||
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| Israel Launches Ground Offensive into Gaza Strip Palestinian Territories, Sat 03 Jan 2009, 19:50 GMT Israel launched a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip late on Saturday after week-long air strikes on Hamas-controlled Gaza. A column of tanks moved into Gaza as Israel artillery shelled inside the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian death toll, before tanks moved in, reached nearly 450 while four Israelis have been killed by rocket attacks of Hamas militants from Gaza. | ||
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| Turkish PM Meets Saudi King for Talks on Gaza Riyadh, Sat 03 Jan 2009, 06:07 GMT Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan met on Saturday Saudi Arabia\'s King Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz for talks on Israeli’s recent attack on Gaza. Erdogan has been shuttling between Arab capitals to seek a consensus among bitterly divided Arab leaders before approaching Israel with a diplomatic proposal. Saudi Arabia was the last leg of Turkish premier’s tour of the Middle Eastern countries. Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan and several... | ||
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| Turkish Family Evocated from Gaza Istanbul, Sat 03 Jan 2009, 01:47 GMT A Turkish family, the Zakkuts, was one of many unlucky holders of foreign passports living in the Gaza Strip, returned Turkey on Friday after the latest attacks that destroyed the city. Isil Zakkut, a Turkish woman married with a Palestinian and had been living in Gaza Strip for the past17 years, arrived in Istanbul with her husband and five children, who never been in Turkey before. “There is no place like home and there is no feeling like freedom,” Zakkut emphasized how happy... | ||
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| Afghans Burn Olmert Effigy, Israeli Flags to Protest Gaza Attacks Kabul, Fri 02 Jan 2009, 10:21 GMT Thousands of Afghans protested against Israel\'s week-long military offensive in the Gaza Strip, burning effigies of Israel’s prime minister and Israeli flags. More than 1,000 protestors gathered outside the Nabawi mosque in Kabul waving green Hamas flags, chanting \"Down with USA\", \"Down with Israel\" and \"Death to America, Israel and Britain\". The protestors burnt Israeli flags as well as a cardboard effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert... | ||
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| 15 Arrested in anti-Israel Protest in Moscow Moscow = Moskva, Fri 02 Jan 2009, 09:05 GMT Protestors gathered in front of the Israeli embassy in Moscow on Friday to protest the Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip that have killed more than 400 people in the Palestinian territory. Russian police made 15 arrests as demonstrators chanted slogans outside the Israeli embassy. Police officials in the Russian capital said that the protest was unlawful. “We are with you Palestine”, “Israel is a murderer” and “Take off your hands from Gaza” were about some slogans chanted by... | ||
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| Turkey Launches Kurdish Television Station Ankara, Thu 01 Jan 2009, 17:25 GMT Turkey on Thursday officially launched its first television station that will broadcast in Kurdish for 24 hours while its prime minister uttered a few words in the once-banned language. State-run television\\\'s Kurdish station, TRT 6, ended its test broadcasts that started on Dec. 25 and went on air at 7 p.m. (1700 GMT) with an image of the Turkish flag being hoisted to the sound of the country\\\'s national anthem, followed by a concert by popular Kurdish singer Rojin.... | ||
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| Turkish PM Meets Egyptian President for Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Egypt, Thu 01 Jan 2009, 15:08 GMT Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday met with Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak to work out an Egyptian-Turkish initiative to end Israeli attacks in Gaza. | ||
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| Russians Welcome New Year at Red Square Russian Federation, Thu 01 Jan 2009, 00:35 GMT Thousands of people welcomed the new year at the famous Red Square in Moscow, wishing a year with peace and welfare for all nations around the world. | ||
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