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Ahmadinejad condoles with Turkey over earthquake casualties

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad expressed his condolences to Turkish people and government over getting killed ...

Turkey confirms to host Palestinian prisoners

Some of the Palestinian prisoners released as part of a deal to hand over captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit will ...

'Youth in Europe' Drug Prevention Programme Sees Youth Drinking Drop From 42% to 9%

-        Iceland and Actavis continue to support the fight against substance ...

Seven illegal migrants die in fire in Turkey: report

Turkish police arrested two people after the death of seven illegal Afghan immigrants in a fire in an Istanbul shanty ...

Three slain Chechens buried in Turkey

Three Chechens, one of them closely linked to Russia`s most-wanted militant leader, were buried on Monday after they ...

Turkey pm toughens line towards Israel

Turkish prime minister refused to back down in a row with Israel Tuesday, accusing his country`s former allies of ...

OIC states pledge $350 mln in aid for Somalia - sec gen

Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) countries have pledged $350 million in aid for Somalia at an emergency ...

Muslim states to discuss Somalia aid: OIC

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation said Wednesday foreign ministers of member states will meet in Turkey next ...

Two rebel Kurds killed in clash with army: report

Turkish troops shot and killed two members of a Kurdish rebel group in an exchange of fire in the north of the ...

Iranian nuclear scientist shot dead

A nuclear scientist was shot dead on Saturday by unknown assailants on a motorcycle, the latest expert with links to ...

Syria opposition group form council to counter Assad

A meeting of Syrian opposition figures in Istanbul ended late on Saturday with the election of a 25-member National ...

US to sponsor global meeting on religious tolerance

International experts will be invited to attend a conference in the United States this year on the free expression of ...

Turkey votes in parliamentary elections

Turkey voted Sunday in parliamentary polls, with the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party set to win a third ...

Eu imposes new sanctions on Iran

The EU tightened its sanctions on Iran on Monday, adding more than 100 firms to a blacklist of companies hit by an ...

Indonesia to host D-8 third ministerial meeting

Indonesia has been elected to host the third Ministerial Meeting of eight developing countries grouped in the ...