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Homes sought for turkey chick survivors 
San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 26 4:50 PM
Officials at the Peninsula Humane Society are searching for homes for 40 turkey chicks that survived an airline flight on which 9,000 other baby turkeys died. On July 13, a commercial breeder shipped 11,000 of the newborn chicks from Detroit to San... TURKEY LESSON The Electric New Paper - Jul 26 3:11 PM
TURKEY will study Italy's course of action into a match-fixing scandal as an example to their own investigation into alleged match-rigging in the First Division last season.Investigation continues into turkey deaths San Jose Mercury News - Jul 26 11:57 AM
Following an apology by an airline that appears to be responsible for the deaths of more than 9,000 baby turkeys, local animal advocates are continuing to investigate the deaths and to seek homes for 40 turkey chicks that survived the ordeal.Turkey's Akbank reports 19 pct rise in net profit Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 26 7:27 AM
ISTANBUL, July 26 (Reuters) - Turkey's second-largest private lender Akbank said on Wednesday its first-half net profit rose 19 percent year-on-year to 924.2 million lira ($607.42 million), backed by strong loan growth.TransAtlantic Petroleum Corp. Announces Award of 3 Exploration Blocks in Turkey SYS-CON Media - Jul 26 11:15 AM
TransAtlantic Petroleum Corp. (TSX: TNP.U) announces it has been awarded three exploration licenses in South East Turkey. The 3 licenses together cover a total of 162,762 acres and are for a term of 4 years. They were awarded to TransAtlantic based upon a commitment to work programs on each of the respective areas. TransAtlantic will be the operator and 100% working interest owner of the Turkey Creek Head Start Center Reopens WLOX-TV Biloxi - Jul 26 8:14 AM
A school that helps young children get a head start in education celebrated a new beginning Tuesday. More than 100 people turned out Tuesday morning for the grand re-opening of the Turkey Creek Head Start Center on Rippy Road.Emerging debt-Turkey leads market higher, helped by Merrill Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 26 3:23 AM
LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - Turkey led an overall rise in emerging market debt on Wednesday as Merrill Lynch raised its asset allocation for Turkish sovereign debt and amid a spurt of new issuance that has drawn strong investor interest.Aussie, French evacuees arrive in Turkey The Australian - Jul 26 5:59 AM
About 1400 people, mostly French and Australian, arrived in Turkey today, bringing to more than 8700 the number of foreigners to have been evacuated from Lebanon via this country, officials said.Turkey s New Role In The Mideast TurkishPress.com - Jul 26 6:24 AM
RADIKAL- Two developments which occurred last weekend show that a new era has begun and that Turkey should turn this to its advantage.Turkey to consider role in peacekeeping AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 25 4:29 AM
Turkey, NATO's only Muslim member, would consider playing a major role in a peacekeeping force in Lebanon, a Foreign Ministry official said Tuesday.FRENCH, AUSTRALIAN EVACUEES ARRIVE IN TURKEY The Tocqueville Connection - Jul 26 5:34 AM
ANKARA, July 26, 2006 (AFP) - About 1,400 people, mostly French and Australian, arrived in Turkey on Wednesday, bringing to more than 8,700 the number of foreigners to have been evacuated from Lebanon via this country, officials said.Turkey says too early for pledge to Lebanon force TurkishPress.com - Jul 26 6:15 AM
ANKARA- It is too early for Turkey to decide whether to contribute to an international force in Lebanon, a Turkish diplomat said Tuesday. "It is not possible for us to say anything because the situation is uncertain," a senior Turkish diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP.Evacuees from Australia, Canada, Sweden arrive in Turkey TurkishPress.com - Jul 26 6:15 AM
ANKARA - About 1,800 Australians, Canadians and Swedes arrived in Turkey Monday in the latest wave of evacuations from war-torn Lebanon, the Anatolia news agency reported.Airline apologizes for death of turkey chicks Inside Bay Area - Jul 26 2:58 AM
Northwest Airlines, in a statement released Monday, apologized for the mishandling of a shipment of commercial turkey chicks that resulted in their deaths in a flight bound for the Bay Area some twoTURKEY: US Ambassador To Turkey Says Washington Working To Resolve PKK Issue seeurope.net - Jul 26 3:28 AM
US Ambassador to Ankara Ross Wilson says Turkey and the United States are co-operating closely in the fight against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists.U.S. State Department Communicating Evans Recall with Turkey PanARMENIAN.Net - Jul 26 3:34 AM
Justice Department records reveal repeated Contacts by Turkey's foreign agent with the State Department concerning remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Evans.Airline apologizes for death of turkey chicks Oroville Mercury-Register - Jul 26 2:51 AM
Northwest Airlines, in a statement released Monday, apologized for the mishandling of a shipment of commercial turkey chicks that resulted in their deaths in a flight bound for the Bay Area some two weeks ago.TransAtlantic Petroleum Corp. Announces Award of 3 Exploration Blocks in Turkey [Press Release] Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 26 7:07 AM
TransAtlantic Petroleum Corp. announces it has been awarded three exploration licenses in South East Turkey. The 3 licenses together cover a total of 162,762 acres and are for a term of 4 years.Turkey does not approve of a disarmed force Zaman Online - Jul 25 2:17 PM
While Israel announced its support for the deployment of NATO and EU peacekeeping forces in the southern Lebanon, Turkey openly declared it would not participate in the joint peace keeping efforts until a ceasefire agreement has been reached.World Media Focuses on Match-Fixing Allegations in Turkey Zaman Online - Jul 25 2:18 PM
Match-fixing allegations relating to the last week of Turkey s Super League season, against three Czech Republic soccer players from Malatyaspor, has made headlines around the world.9,300 turkey chicks die on NWA flight 5 Eyewitness News - Jul 25 12:51 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - About 9,300 turkey chicks died while being shipped via Northwest Airlines from a breeder in Canada to a Fresno farm, according to the Peninsula Humane Society and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.Official: Turkey to consider role in possible Israeli-Lebanese border force Boston Herald - Jul 25 5:40 AM
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey, NATO's only Muslim member, would consider playing a major role in a peacekeeping force in Lebanon, a Foreign Ministry official said Tuesday. The official, who requested...Film Festival in Australia to Discuss Women and Cinema in Iran and Turkey Payvand Iran News - Jul 25 8:13 AM
The role of women in the Iranian and Turkish cinemas will be discussed in a seminar entitled "Unveiling Islam: Women and Cinema in Iran and Turkey" during the 15th Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) in Australia on August 3rd, 2006. -CHNMerrill Raises Turkey, Lowers Mexico in Bond Recommendations Bloomberg.com - Jul 26 4:13 AM
July 26 (Bloomberg) -- Merrill Lynch & Co. lifted its recommendation for Turkish government bonds and cut its call on Mexico after the Latin American country's debt rallied following elections this month.Police: Clerk Robbed At Knifepoint WGAL via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 9:40 AM
A Turkey Hill clerk was robbed at knifepoint early Wednesday morning, police said.Surrey-Style Heathland Course Planned for Turkey Cybergolf National - Jul 25 8:53 AM
Thomson Perrett & Lobb, a golf course architecture firm founded by five-time British Open champion Peter Thomson with partners Ross Perrett and Tim Lobb, will create a heathland style course on Turkey's Mediterranean coast. The Carya Golf Club in Belek Tourism Centre, Antalya, will be built on sand hills and cut through a mature pine and eucalyptus forest.TURKEY: Global Economic Fluctuations Hit Turkey Most seeurope.net - Jul 26 2:48 PM
Recent fluctuations on international markets, which have continued since May after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates, reportedly affected the Turkish economy most, it has been revealed.Thomson course for Turkey GOLFmagic - Jul 25 6:53 AM
International golf course architects Thomson, Perret and Lobb, founded by five times Open Champion Peter Thomson is to create a classic, heathland-style course on Turkey's Mediterranean coast.Turkey hunting author here Thursday Bladen Journal - Jul 26 11:39 AM
Bill Privette s new book will make many hunters double over with laughter - or, as the title says, Bend over and shake a tailfeather. TURKEY: TGRT Sells Shares to Press Giant Murdoch for YTL 151 Million seeurope.net - Jul 26 2:47 PM
The media arm of the Ihlas Group, Ihlas Yay n Holding, sold 56.5 percent of its shares in the Turkish television network, TGRT, to Rupert Murdoch s global media company, News Corporation. The News Cooperation paid YTL 127.2 min in partnership with Ahmet Ertegun, the chairman of Atlantic Records.Turkey Evacuates its Citizens from Lebanon Turks.US - Jul 25 4:13 AM
Turkish citizens living in Beirut that have come under increasing threat due to the ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon, are being evacuated to Turkey.O'Neill can guarantee Villa success: Izzet AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 2:57 AM
Martin O'Neill is the man to bring back the glory years to Aston Villa, according to former Turkey midfielder Muzzy Izzet.Vodafone Client Growth Increases on Turkey Purchase (Update5) Bloomberg.com - Jul 24 10:03 AM
July 24 (Bloomberg) -- Vodafone Group Plc's mobile-phone customer growth accelerated to 9.5 percent in the most recent quarter, helped by the addition of 11.7 million subscribers through acquisitions in markets including Turkey.Middle East Crisis To Affect Turkey TurkishPress.com - Jul 26 6:24 AM
MILLIYET- It's become clear that Israel is attacking Lebanon in coordination with the US. Washington, which supports these operations, rejected calls for a cease-fire and said that it wants a 'comprehensive' solution covering the Iran and Syria issues as well.Without Secularism Turkey Couldn't be a Democracy World Headlines - Jul 25 12:44 AM
Manuela Paraipan: Do you think that Turkey belongs to the E.U. club of nations? Yusuf Kanli: I do not know whether Turkey belongs to E.U. or E.U. should take Turkey in, but definitely, Turkey belongs to Europe. Turkey is already part of Europe.Over 9,000 Turkey Chicks Die On NWA Flight WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul - Jul 24 8:10 PM
About 9,300 turkey chicks died while being shipped via Northwest Airlines from a breeder in Canada to a Fresno farm, according to the Peninsula Humane Society and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. More Business News Airline apologizes for death of turkey chicks Inside Bay Area - Jul 24 7:03 PM
Northwest Airlines, in a statement released Monday, apologized for the mishandling of a shipment of commercial turkey chicks that resulted in their deaths in a flight bound for the Bay Area someMass evacuation to Cyprus is levelling off as Turkey steps in The Scotsman - Jul 24 5:11 PM
THOUSANDS more people fleeing Israel's aerial bombardment of Lebanon flooded into Cyprus and Turkey yesterday amid signs the mass evacuation may finally be levelling off.Turkey Cuts Withholding Tax On Domestic Securities, Investors Offshore - Jul 24 9:06 PM
A cut in withholding taxes on income from certain securities has taken effect for domestic investors in the Turkey's financial markets. A cabinet decree cutting the withholding tax to 10% from 15% was published in the government gazette on Sunday, and has now entered into effect.U.S. presses Turkey to delay incursion into northern Iraq World Tribune - Jul 24 12:37 PM
WASHINGTON The United States has appealed to Turkey to delay its invasion of Iraq in an effort to destroy Kurdish insurgency strongholds.SPCA To File Charges Against Northwest Over Dead Turkey Chicks KTVU 2 San Francisco - Jul 24 5:47 PM
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Peninsula Humane Society and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals intends to file animal cruelty charges against Northwest Airlines after more than 9,000 turkey chicks died on two flights bound for the Bay Area.Incirlik begins to send evacuees home Stars and Stripes - Jul 26 4:57 PM
Nearly 1,700 U.S. citizens evacuated from war-torn Lebanon this week slowly began making their way home Wednesday from Incirlik Air Base in Turkey, a base official said.McFann promoted, will take command of air component at Izmir Stars and Stripes - Jul 26 4:58 PM
Lt. Gen. Maurice Lee McFann Jr. was set to put on his third star Wednesday and will soon have a new command. He ll also be breaking a bit of tradition Friday when he takes over Allied Air Component Command Izmir in Turkey.Iran, Turkey review private sector cooperation Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 24 2:29 PM
Iran - Turkey - Trade An Iranian economic and trade delegation met here Monday with a group of Turkey's private sector representatives. The two groups discussed ways of expansion of bilateral trade ties in the fields of electricity, food and household items, pharmaceuticals and project management.Rice, Italy FM D'Alema, UNSG Annan & Lebanese PM Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
FOREIGN MINISTER D'ALEMA: Representatives of Italy and United States, United Nations, Canada, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Jordan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, European Union and the World Bank met today in Rome along with representatives of Lebanon.Iran, Turkey review private sector cooperation IranMania.com - Jul 24 4:35 PM
LONDON, July 25 (IranMania) - An Iranian economic and trade delegation met with a group of Turkey's private sector representatives, IRNA reported. The two groups discussed ways of expansion of bilateral trade ties in the fields of electricity, food and household items, pharmaceuticals and project management.More evacuees reach Cyprus, Turkey; operation eases Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 24 9:50 AM
LARNACA, Cyprus (Reuters) - Thousands more people fleeing Israel's aerial bombardment of Lebanon flooded into Cyprus and Turkey on Monday amid signs the mass evacuation may finally be levelling off.Nuclear Turkey? Al Jazeera - Jul 24 12:57 PM
The Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, signed between the United States and Turkey in 2000 and prohibits Turkey from exploiting cooperation for any purposes which would help her develop military nuclear capabilities, has recently been ratified by the Turkish government.Lebanon evacuees pour into Cyprus and Turkey Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 23 12:39 PM
Thousands of people fleeing Israel's 12 days of bombing in Lebanon poured into Cyprus and Turkey on Sunday as the United Nations appealed for aid for the many more staying behind.Terror Strikes Blow to Tourism in Southeastern Turkey Zaman Online - Jul 24 2:12 PM
The escalating terror activities in southeastern Turkey s have had an adverse impact on the economy of the region. The southeastern city of Mardin is most severely affected by the recent terror events.ABDULHAMIT BILICI Zaman Online - Jul 26 2:13 PM
Putting pressure on Washington for some time along all civilian and military lines, Turkey wants precautions to be taken against terrorist elements in Northern Iraq.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Jul 26 2:11 PM
Turkey is willing to consider undertaking the command of a possible international peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, but only after the introduction of a ceasefire.'Serdengecti's Mistakes Increased Market Turbulence' Zaman Online - Jul 26 2:09 PM
News reports suggest that Turkey is the one of the emerging markets worst hit by the recent fluctuations on international markets; fluctuations that began at the beginning of May following the US Federal Reserve s increase in interest rates and media speculation on their influence on Turkey.US, Iraq, agree to tackle Kurdish rebel issue AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 25 2:29 PM
The United States and Iraq have agreed to "more aggressively" tackle the issue of Kurdish rebels striking at Turkey from bases inside Iraq, US national security adviser Stephen Hadley said.Turkey probes match fixing The Courier Mail - Jul 26 8:12 AM
THE Turkish football federation will study Italy's course of action into a match-fixing scandal as an example to its own investigation into alleged match-rigging in the first division last season.FATIH URAZ Zaman Online - Jul 26 2:14 PM
After it became clear that Nicolas Anelka would leave Fenerbahce, the first thing to say is that Turkey can t keep the soccer stars that it hardly manages to bring in.TransAtlantic Wins Turkish Exploration Licenses Rigzone - Jul 26 2:02 PM
TransAtlantic Petroleum Corp. said that it has been awarded three exploration licenses in Southeast Turkey. The three licenses together cover a total of 162,762 acres and are for a term of 4 years.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Jul 26 2:09 PM
Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corporation (TUPRAS), which was recently sold to the Koc group, has again retained top place in the list of Turkey's top 500 industrial companies for 2005.World Bank Assails Graft, Courts The Moscow Times - Jul 26 1:27 PM
WASHINGTON -- Former communist countries and Turkey have simplified taxation, overhauled regulations and slashed red tape in a generally successful fight against corruption, but poor enforcement means Russia is lagging behind, the World Bank said Wednesday.Feeding The Turkeys KXAN 36 Austin - Jul 26 12:32 PM
The Central Texas Hill Country is prime habitat for the wild turkey. But in an increasingly urban state, most Texans have never seen the bird at all, let alone inside the city limits.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Jul 26 2:10 PM
Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc received a visit from Sumru Cortoglu, the chairwoman of the Council of State, Turkey s highest court, in Ankara.Advertisers take own shows into prime time Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 26 7:06 AM
OPTUS, Wild Turkey, Sony BMG and Sony Ericsson are backing some of the earliest Australian trials of advertiser-funded prime-time TV programs, due to be aired in coming months. -More evacuees reach Cyprus and Turkey Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 24 5:13 AM
Thousands more people fleeing Israel's aerial bombardment of Lebanon flooded into Cyprus and Turkey on Monday amid signs the mass evacuation may finally have peaked.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Jul 26 2:11 PM
A ferry carrying 250 Canadian citizens, who were evacuated from Lebanon due to the Israeli attacks, arrived at Turkish port of Mersin on earlier Wednesday. A total of 2221Canadians have so far arrived in Turkey from Lebanon.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Jul 26 2:12 PM
The Prime Ministry Review Committee has began a probe into the match fixing allegations regarding a football match played in the last week of Turkey s 2005-2006 Super League soccer season.Analysis: Turkey eyes nuclear energy UPI - Jul 24 6:44 AM
Despite a recent visit to Turkey by Mohammed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the country's plans to add nuclear power are still in their earliest stages, IAEA officials said.New Star's De Blonay Flees Turkey, Brazil to Buy European Banks Bloomberg.com - Jul 25 3:43 AM
July 25 (Bloomberg) -- New Star Asset Management's Guy de Blonay has been pulling money out of emerging markets since March to protect the U.K.'s best-performing financial stock fund from a free fall in equities.Turkish police free Ukrainian hostages Itar-Tass - Jul 26 12:13 PM
ANKARA, July 26 (Itar-Tass) -- Turkish police on Wednesday freed Ukrainian citizens who had been taken hostage in Istanbul. A bus with 30 Ukrainians who had arrived to Turkey by a charter flight for a vacation, was blocked by a car with five armed men in masks. The passengers were taken hostage.Boeing posts loss despite increased sales Everett Herald - Jul 26 9:34 AM
Payments to settle a Justice Department probe and to appease the governments of Australia and Turkey for delays with a new military jet wiped out the Boeing Co.'s second quarter profits.U.S. URGES TURKEY TO DELAY ANTI-PKK OFFENSIVE Middle East Newsline - Jul 24 5:52 AM
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has appealed to Turkey to delay its invasion of Iraq in an effort to destroy Kurdish insurgency strongholds. Over the weekend, President George Bush telephoned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan and urged a postponement of an invasion of Iraq.Iran anger at Lebanon aid 'block' BBC News - Jul 25 2:37 PM
Iranian media say Turkey and Saudi Arabia have stopped Iran using their air space to send aid to Lebanon.Local News Linton Daily Citizen - Jul 26 11:24 AM
A 2006 White River Valley High School graduate has been awarded a pair of scholarships from the Greene County and Indiana chapters of the National Wild Turkey Federation.Hezbollah fighters kill 9 Israeli soldiers AP via Yahoo! News - 10 minutes ago
Hezbollah dealt Israel its heaviest losses in the Lebanon campaign Wednesday, killing nine soldiers in fierce firefights. With key Mideast players failing to agree on a formula for a cease-fire, an Israeli general said the operation could last weeks.TURKEY: Mostly Former Turkish Citizens Purchase Land in Turkey seeurope.net - Jul 24 4:28 AM
A report prepared by the Turkish Land Registry General Directorate over the sale of property to foreigners has revealed new facts. According to the report, the majority of foreigners who have purchased property or homes in Turkey are former Turkish citizens.Winning the gender gap war in Turkey Asia Times - Jul 24 3:20 AM
FETHIYE, Turkey - The meeting was called for the early evening so that the men would not bake in the heat of the day. They gathered solemnly in the Guvecli village square and listened as the young father outlined his ideas to them.BP Says It Will Address Safety and Legal Problems New York Times - 3 minutes ago
The top executives of BP pledged to restore credibility by bringing in outside experts and being more transparent.Talks Fail on Mideast Truce Washington Post - 29 minutes ago
ROME, July 26 -- International talks on Lebanon here failed Wednesday to agree on an immediate cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah but called for a new multinational force in south Lebanon and opened the way for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to return to the Middle East soon for further discussions, U.S. and U.N. officials said. Trojans survive another thriller Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier - Jul 26 2:38 AM
JACKSON JUNCTION - A skeptic might say Turkey Valley s softball team - winners of four straight one-run decisions in postseason play - is living on borrowed time.TURKEY: Social Security Black Hole Grows: YTL 578 bn in 11 Years seeurope.net - Jul 24 4:27 AM
The politicians who made early retirement possible due to election-time promises have turned social security gaps into Turkey s biggest economic black hole.Boeing Posts Loss on Costs of Settling Ethics Inquiry New York Times - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
The Boeing Company reported yesterday a $160 million loss in the second quarter resulting, in large part, from a $615 million settlement with the government over ethics charges. And to head off Congressional criticism, Boeing also announced that it would not take the settlement as a tax deduction.After the tsunami, hope gives way to anger International Herald Tribune - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
A veil of disenchantment with international aid agencies pervades in Indonesia - a feeling that extravagant promises backed by unprecedented donations have yet to be fulfilled.War of nerves Aljazeera - Jul 26 1:35 AM
Perihan Magden, one of Turkey's most prominent novelists, has joined a long list of intellectuals facing trial for what the state deems offensive writing.Talks Fail on Mideast Truce Washington Post - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
ROME, July 26 -- International talks on Lebanon here failed Wednesday to agree on an immediate cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah but called for a new multinational force in south Lebanon and opened the way for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to return to the Middle East...Second islander escapes Lebanon Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Jul 26 4:11 AM
Marisa Dabney is awaiting a flight to Washington, D.C. A second Big Island woman who was evacuated from Lebanon to Turkey and is waiting for a flight to Washington, D.C., where she attends college, her grandmother said last night.U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 4:57 PM
As of July 26, 2006, at least 260 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department.Couple endure 4 tense days in escape from Lebanon The Naperville Sun - Jul 26 1:45 AM
En route from Beirut to Turkey last week, the ship carrying Fuad and Juliette Naddaf of Naperville on their arduous escape from war-torn Lebanon experienced engine problems. 'Events in Lebanon are Worse than Shown' Turks.US - Jul 26 5:13 AM
Turkey ferried 1200 Turkish nationals from Lebanon and brought them to Mersin port this week as part of its international evacuation efforts. Turkish citizens arriving at the port told reporters that what s seen on TV doesn t fully convey what s really happening in Lebanon. STX Shipbuilding To Build 3 Supertankers For Turkish Co Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 25 11:34 PM
\TX SHIPBUILDING CO. (KSE:067250), the world's sixth-largest shipyard, said Wednesday it has clinched an order worth US$205 million to build three supertankers for a Turkish shipping company. Delivery of the three 115,000 DWT Aframax tankers to Turkey-based AKTIF SHIPPING CO. is scheduled for late 2008. * This is the first time STX has secured an order for Aframax-class tankers since it began Nutrition menus Wausau Daily Herald - Jul 26 2:37 AM
Meals served Monday through Friday at Lakeview Center. Meals served daily at Riverview Towers. For information, call 261-6070. Sunday: Turkey scaloppine, rotini, gravy, green beans, bread and pie filling with tart shell.STX Shipbuilding to build 3 supertankers for Turkish co Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 25 11:04 PM
\TX SHIPBUILDING CO. (KSE:067250), the world's sixth-largest shipyard, said Wednesday it has clinched an order worth US supertankers for a Turkish shipping company. Delivery of the three 115,000 DWT Aframax tankers to Turkey-based AKTIF SHIPPING CO. is scheduled for late 2008.Balkan Briefs Kathimerini - Jul 26 3:24 AM
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary urged EU candidate Turkey to improve the rights of its large Kurdish minority, taking Hungary's laws as an example, President Laszlo Solyom said after meeting his Turkish counterpart yesterday.House of Representatives Voted Against Kars-Tbilisi-Baku Railway Project Financing PanARMENIAN.Net - Jul 26 5:49 AM
Taxpayer dollars will not be spent on efforts that would isolate Armenia - which is already facing dual blockades by Turkey and Azerbaijan.Boeing reports 2Q loss of $160M AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 4:36 PM
Steep costs to settle a government investigation and pay for delays to an airborne surveillance system sent Boeing Co. to its first quarterly loss in three years.Iranian volunteers set off for Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 1:59 PM
Surrounded by yellow Hezbollah flags, more than 60 Iranian volunteers set off Wednesday to join what they called a holy war against Israeli forces in Lebanon.Agenda 2004-09 EUActiv - Jul 26 12:03 AM
The European Court of Human Rights ( ECHR ) has sentenced Turkey to pay compensations to the editor and the owner of a Turkish daily Özgür Baki , for violation of freedom of expression.No F-16s to Pakistan without security vow: Rice Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 3:30 PM
Pakistan must provide written security assurances as part of a deal for $5.1 billion in American-made F-16 fighter jets and no equipment will be transferred until anti-diversion protections are in place, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has promised Congress.Talabani: Iraq Shouldn't Be Launchpad For Turkey Attacks Kurdish Media - Jul 24 12:20 AM
7/23/2006 - News - AP President Jalal Talabani said Iraqi territory should not be used to launch attacks against Turkey but insisted that Iraq's sovereignty should be respected.Boeing hits turbulence as loss revealed AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 2:38 PM
Aerospace giant Boeing Co. said it swung to a loss in the second quarter due to a hefty legal settlement with the US government and cost delays in a surveillance aircraft order.Czech players deny involvement in Turkey match-fixing allegations SportingNews.com - Jul 25 7:25 AM
PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- Three Czech soccer players have denied accepting money to lose a Turkish f...Movement toward more sustainable food systems is growing Boston Globe - Jul 26 12:44 AM
GREENFIELD -- Lierre Keith snips lettuce from a bed in her garden and talks about her plans for an afternoon picnic with friends. She'll make a crustless quiche using pasture-fed turkey from nearby Diemand Farm in Wendell and eggs from some of her own 40 hens. Freshly harvested salad greens will accompany the pie, with the last of the strawberries ...