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Turkey Recognizes Libya Rebels, Promises More Aid

Some of the money will be used to rehab the Benghazi airport

(Newser) - Turkey's foreign minister recognized Libya's rebel leaders as the country's legitimate representatives today, joining countries like France, Qatar, and Italy in doing so. Ahmet Davutoglu also promised the rebels an additional $200 million in aid during the visit. The meeting is the most powerful signal to-date that...

Syrian Troops Push to Turkish Border

Refugees flee regime's advance

(Newser) - Syrian troops pushed to the Turkish border Thursday in their sweep against a 3-month-old pro-democracy movement, sending panicked refugees, including children, rushing across the frontier to safe havens. The European Union, meanwhile, announced it was slapping new sanctions on the Syrian regime because of the "gravity of the situation,...

Angelina Jolie Visits Syrian Refugees

Actress visits Turkish border amid more violence in Syria

(Newser) - Syrian security forces fired on thousands of protesters today, killing a teenage boy and at least 15 other civilians as more accounts emerged of summary executions by the autocratic regime of President Bashar Assad, activists said. The renewed violence came as UN envoy Angelina Jolie visited the Turkish border to...

'Goodness Angel' Angelina Heads to Turkey

Syrian refugee's banner welcomes 'Goodness angel of the world'

(Newser) - UN envoy Angelina Jolie is traveling to Turkey's border with Syria, where she will meet some of the more than 9,600 refugees who have fled a bloody crackdown on Syrian anti-government protesters. The Hollywood celebrity and goodwill ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees is expected to...

Threats Cancel Turkey Concert With Israeli Singer

It was to feature Muslim, Jewish, and Christian artists

(Newser) - Organizers say a peace concert in Istanbul featuring an Israeli singer was canceled for security concerns after pro-Islamic protesters threatened to disrupt the show. A group promoting religious tolerance said today they decided to cancel the concert at the last minute to avoid putting any of the artists or guests...

International Leaders Pledge $1B to Back Libyan Rebels

Gadhafi regime close to exit: officials

(Newser) - Countries that stepped into the Libyan conflict are promising $1 billion in support for the rebel cause. The pledge from nations including Italy, France, Turkey, and Australia is backed in large part by Libyan assets, notes the New York Times , but some legal considerations still stand between the money and...

Syrian Army Moves to Attack Empty Town

Reporters allowed to travel with troops

(Newser) - Syrian troops and tanks surrounded Jisr al-Shughour and prepared to move in today—not that anybody was home. The town was all but deserted, with thousands of residents fleeing across the nearby border into Turkey, according to an AP reporter given rare permission to travel with the army. The regime...

Syrian Refugees Still Streaming Into Turkey

As village braces for attack from Assad's troops

(Newser) - Syrian troops and heavy armor encircled the restive northern town of Jisr al-Shughour today, and thousands of people continued to stream across the lush Turkish border. Turkey's government said more than 2,000 people had crossed in the past day—sharply escalating the upheaval that threatens Syria's authoritarian...

It's Official: Germans Least Funny in the World

But Americans aren't so amusing, either

(Newser) - Maybe something’s just lost in translation: A poll of 30,000 people in 15 countries found Germany to be the world’s most unfunny country. But we’re not so amusing either: Russia and Turkey came in as the second and third least-funny, while Britain and the US rounded...

William S. Burroughs Novel Heads to Court ... in Turkey

Publisher, translator of ' The Soft Machine' face obscenity charges

(Newser) - The work of Beat Generation writer William S. Burroughs is heading back to court, this time in Turkey. An Istanbul-based publisher and his translator face obscenity charges for publishing Burroughs' novel, The Soft Machine, which contains intense themes of drug use and homosexuality. This comes decades after a US court...

Turkish Airline Passengers Foil Hijack Attempt

Passengers subdue man who claimed to have bomb

(Newser) - Passengers on a Turkish Airlines flight from Oslo to Istanbul tackled a man who claimed to have a bomb and tried to force his way into the cockpit. The man—who donned a ski mask and ordered the captain to return to Norway as the flight began its descent into...

Majority of World Muslims: Islam Belongs in Politics

Majority of world's Muslims say Islam has place in politics

(Newser) - A majority of the world’s Muslims want their religion to influence politics, a Pew Research poll finds. In Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, and Nigeria, majorities would back the legalization of stoning to punish adultery, the amputation of thieves’ hands, and the death penalty for converts from Islam to other religions,...

WikiLeaks Cables: 75-Year-Old Fled Iran on Horseback
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Nov 29, 2010 9:56 AM CST

75-Year-Old American Fled Iran on Horseback

Compliments of WikiLeaks: Turkish cable tells adventure story

(Newser) - WikiLeaks’ release of diplomatic cables contains at least one tale of adventure: In a cable from Turkey, the Guardian finds a story of an American’s daunting horseback escape from Iran. Hossein Ghanbarzadeh Vahedi, 75, visited Iran to visit his parents' graves—but when he wanted to return home to...

Istanbul Suicide Bomber Wounds at Least 15

Identity of the attacker, motive are still unknown

(Newser) - A suspected suicide bombing in Istanbul, Turkey, has injured at least 15 people, reports the AP . The explosion took place in the heart of the city, near Taksim Square, injuring nine police officers and six passers-by. The local police chief told reporters that the bomber was male, but little else...

Turkey Plans to Bury 'Cancer City'

Tuzkoy surrounded by erionite dust, which causes mesothelioma

(Newser) - Turkey is seriously considering knocking down and burying the village of Tuzkoy—dubbed “cancer city” because its residents are awfully likely to get cancer. Tuzkoy is surrounded by large deposits of erionite, a mineral found in volcanic rocks that happens to be the main cause of the painful lung...

Flyers Forced to Stand in Aisle for 5-Hour Flight

Makes economy look good

(Newser) - Think you've got airline travel horror stories? Try standing up in a plane aisle for a 5-hour flight. That's what happened to six passengers flying Tatarstan Airlines after the wrong plane with too few seats arrived to take passengers from Turkey to Russia. They did get an occasional break and...

Tel Aviv Embassy Standoff Ends

Palestinian shot and wounded, ending 7-hour siege

(Newser) - Security guards shot and wounded a Palestinian man holding hostages inside the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv last night, ending a tense 7-hour standoff. The man, Nadim Injaz of Ramallah, was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. Injaz said he wanted asylum in Turkey and protection from...

Obama to Turkey: Shape Up or No Weapons Deal

US unhappy with its stance on Iran, Israel

(Newser) - If Turkey wants to buy US weapons, it needs to change its tune on Iran and Israel, President Obama told Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. At issue: Turkey voted against UN sanctions on Iran in June and spoke out against the Israeli raid that killed nine Turks on a flotilla...

Bridegroom Firing AK-47 Kills Own Father

Turkish man arrested after losing control of weapon

(Newser) - A Turkish man has been arrested after firing an AK-47 to celebrate his wedding and accidentally killing his father and two aunts. Celebratory gunshots are a tradition the Turkish government has tried and failed to stamp out, notes the BBC . The bridegroom lost control of the automatic assault rifle and...

Armenian-Americans Sue Turkey Over Century-Old Slaughter

Class action suit seeks billions in compensation

(Newser) - The Turkish government and two big Turkish banks are being sued by the American descendants of Armenians who were killed or forced out of Turkey between 1915 and 1919. The class action lawsuit filed in federal court in California charges that Turkish officials are responsible for the deaths of more...

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