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Military plane crashes in central Turkey, 3 killed 
People's Daily - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
A military plane crashed in central Turkey on Thursday with the pilot and two soldiers killed, the Turkish army said.Turkey provides more humanitarian aid to Palestinians People's Daily - Jul 27 5:55 PM
Turkey sent more humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip on Thursday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.World Bank Says Turkey Less Corrupt Than Many in Eastern Europe Bloomberg.com - Jul 27 2:44 AM
July 27 (Bloomberg) -- Turkey's efforts to meet European Union membership criteria have helped rein in graft, especially in the courts, making the country less corrupt than many countries in eastern Europe, a World Bank report said.Deadline for fall turkey hunt is Tuesday Traverse City Record-Eagle - Jul 27 7:07 AM
LANSING The deadline to apply for a 2006 fall turkey license is Tuesday. Hunters may apply at any authorized license dealer and at Department of Natural Resources operation service centers throughout the state.Military plane crashes in Turkey, three killed TurkishPress.com - Jul 27 12:52 PM
ANKARA - A military airplane crashed Thursday in central Turkey, killing the pilot and two soldiers on the ground, the general staff said in a statement.Turkey, South Africa offer interesting equity opportunities New Ratings - Jul 27 7:04 AM
LONDON, July 27 (newratings.com) - Analysts at JP Morgan say that Turkey and South Africa continue to offer interesting opportunities within the emerging market equity context.Eighth Annual Huachuca Gould's Turkey Banquet planned Sierra Vista Herald - Jul 27 5:35 AM
SIERRA VISTA The Huachuca Gould s Turkey Banquet will be held Aug. 12 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 156 W. Kayetan Drive, Sierra Vista. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets cost $50 per person or $75 for a couple.Turkey in the European Union? About.com - Jul 27 9:18 AM
As an outsider, it's fascinating to me to watch the European Union expand and to consider the possibilities of the mostly-Asian country of Turkey being considered for membership. Read...TURKEY: Peacekeeping force in Lebanon 'useful' says Gul seeurope.net - Jul 27 5:57 AM
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said that a peacekeeping force in Lebanon would be useful and that Turkey was "considering the issue in the best possible way."TURKEY: Court Rules in Favour of Workers Union in Tupras Sale seeurope.net - Jul 27 6:13 AM
Council of state, a top administrative court in Turkey, ruled in favour of workers union regarding the sale of 14.76% share of oil refiner Tupras.Homes sought for turkey chick survivors San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 26 4:44 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... Talabani: Iraq Shouldn t Be Launchpad For Turkey Attacks Kurdish Media - Jul 27 2:51 AM
BAGHDAD (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.US Wants to See Turkey in EU PanARMENIAN.Net - Jul 27 2:35 AM
Matthew Bryza: EU membership perspective is the strongest stimulus, urging Turkey to continue reforms.Investigation continues into turkey deaths San Jose Mercury News - Jul 26 11:43 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 LESSON The Electric New Paper - Jul 26 3:10 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.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 11:56 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 9:21 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.Iran, Turkey, Morocco condemn Israel's savage strikes on Lebanon, Palestine Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 26 9:47 AM
Iran - Turkey - Morocco Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel and his Moroccan and Turkish counterparts on Wednesday discussed the latest developments in the Middle East.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 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.Turkey says too early for pledge to Lebanon force TurkishPress.com - Jul 26 6:29 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.FRENCH, AUSTRALIAN EVACUEES ARRIVE IN TURKEY The Tocqueville Connection - Jul 26 5:35 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.Evacuees from Australia, Canada, Sweden arrive in Turkey TurkishPress.com - Jul 26 6:29 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.Plans for peacekeeping force taking shape CNN.com - Jul 27 7:25 AM
France, Italy, Turkey and Norway show a willingness to join an international peacekeeping force for Lebanon, according to diplomatic sources familiar with discussions at Wednesday's emergency Mideast summit in Rome.Turkey s New Role In The Mideast TurkishPress.com - Jul 26 6:18 AM
RADIKAL- Two developments which occurred last weekend show that a new era has begun and that Turkey should turn this to its advantage.Netherlands Dispatches Toxic Ship to Turkey Zaman Online - Jul 27 2:12 PM
The Otopan, a ship stalled for seven years at Amsterdam Port, is expected to arrive at Izmir-Aliaga within three weeks to have its asbestos coverings removed.Airline apologizes for death of turkey chicks Oakland Tribune - Jul 26 3:00 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 sponsors schools in Aceh The Jakarta Post - 21 minutes ago
BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Third-year high school student Merina was joking around with her friends outside her classroom in Banda Aceh. They were wearing a red-and-white sports uniform with Red Crescent Society written on the shirt.Turkey lists conditions for Lebanon force TurkishPress.com - Jul 27 12:52 PM
ANKARA - A planned international stability force in Lebanon must be backed by a UN resolution, and a ceasefire should be in place before troops are deployed, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said late Wednesday.U.S. State Department Communicating Evans Recall with Turkey PanARMENIAN.Net - Jul 26 3:35 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.TURKEY: US Ambassador To Turkey Says Washington Working To Resolve PKK Issue seeurope.net - Jul 26 3:27 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.Airline apologizes for death of turkey chicks Oroville Mercury-Register - Jul 26 2:55 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.Thousands of evacuees from Lebanon arrive in Turkey: MFA People's Daily - Jul 25 7:40 PM
A total of 6,575 foreign evacuees and 1,322 Turkish citizens from Lebanon due to the ongoing attacks of Israel have arrived in Turkey so far, the Turkish Foreign Ministry of Affairs said on Tuesday.TURKEY: BOTAS Will Not Receive Natural Gas From Shah Deniz Project seeurope.net - Jul 27 5:13 AM
Turkish gas group BOTAS has confirmed that it will not receive natural gas from the Shah Deniz project in Azerbaijan until October or November 2006 at the earliest later than the end-September date previously announced.Anzac Cove painting sells for $44,973 AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 27 4:02 PM
A 1915 painting of Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey stunned art experts when it sold for nearly five times its estimated value.Turkey: author accused of turning people against military Pravda - Jul 27 2:55 AM
A court in Istanbul ruled that Perihan Magden's article amounted to "heavy criticism conveyed within the scope of freedom of expression" and did not constitute a crime.Ekstrom Testing In Austria Rally-Live.com via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Jul 27 3:12 PM
With his new co-driver : Red Bull Skoda has used the past few weeks to prepare intensely for the second half of the World Rally Championship season, for the events in Germany, Cyprus, Turkey and Wales.The shot that could help you kick the habit WHO-TV Des Moines - Jul 27 5:49 PM
UNDATED There are patches. There's gum. And there's cold turkey. But someday, quitting smoking could mean rolling up your sleeve and letting the doctor give you a shot.TURKEY: Monitoring of Real Estate Sales to Foreigners Will Continue, says Uakitan seeurope.net - Jul 27 3:12 AM
Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan said they continually monitor real estate sales to foreigners, in response to claims made to the contrary by former Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit s wife Rahsan Ecevit.Turkey does not approve of a disarmed force Zaman Online - Jul 25 2:13 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 2:15 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.If you cancel, they will charge Haaretz Daily - Jul 27 5:05 PM
A., an Israeli, planned to take a vacation in Turkey with her sister, but they decided to cancel the trip due to a warning by the government?s anti-terror authority not to visit Arab or Muslim countries.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.ZAMAN DAILY NEWSPAPER (2006072835119) Zaman Online - Jul 27 2:13 PM
The United States Chamber of Commerce had an interesting proposal for Turkey, requesting textile concessions for its commercial relations with the US.Locals find safety EdmontonSun.com - Jul 27 6:33 PM
Alex Shtay says he can breath a little easier now that his wife and four children have escaped wartorn Lebanon. Basma and his four children, between the ages of two and eight, boarded an ship chartered by the Canadian government and made it safely to Turkey. They called him Thursday at 6 p.m.ABDULHAMIT BILICI Zaman Online - Jul 27 2:18 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 27 2:13 PM
Fifty-one articulated trucks carrying 870 tons of food aid for Palestine left Turkey on Thursday via the Cilvegozu crossing between Turkey's southern province of Hatay and Syria.CULTURE & SOCIETY Zaman Online - Jul 27 2:15 PM
Popular Greek singer Haris Alexiou will once again perform in Turkey. Alexiou first performed in Turkey following the Marmara earthquake in 1999, when she gave a series of concerts with popular Turkish vocalist, Sezen Aksu.CULTURE & SOCIETY Zaman Online - Jul 27 2:15 PM
Leading British newspaper, The Guardian, reported that one of Turkey s best-known novelists Elif Safak is due to stand trial on charges relating to characters used in her novels; characters which supposedly insult Turkishness. The shot that could help you kick the habit Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - Jul 27 2:53 PM
UNDATED There are patches. There's gum. And there's cold turkey. But someday, quitting smoking could mean rolling up your sleeve and letting the doctor give you a shot. Testing...FATIH URAZ Zaman Online - Jul 27 2:19 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.Official: Turkey to consider role in possible Israeli-Lebanese border force Boston Herald - Jul 25 5:43 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...Helicopter 'fowled' up Hernando Today - Jul 27 5:09 PM
BROOKSVILLE An unfortunate turkey vulture became airborne roadkill Thursday afternoon after it collided with a Tampa General Hospital helicopter.Judge puts illegal hunter on probation Wisconsin State Journal - Jul 27 1:59 PM
Age and health concerns helped a 73-year-old rural Spring Green landowner avoid a prison sentence Wednesday for his involvement in illegal deer and turkey hunts.Turk lira firms to 2-mth high, stocks rise Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 27 7:13 AM
ISTANBUL, July 27 (Reuters) - Turkey's lira firmed to its strongest level since May 23 on Thursday, buoyed by positive sentiment towards emerging markets.Film Festival in Australia to Discuss Women and Cinema in Iran and Turkey Payvand Iran News - Jul 25 8:25 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 4:07 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.Zion's Hill Baptist hosts Gospel Sing Mooresville/Decatur Times - Jul 27 10:37 AM
A supper and Gospel Sing will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Zion's Hill Baptist Church, 5050 Turkey Track Road. There will be a salad and sandwich bar, followed by desserts and homemade ice cream.Turkish tourism revenues hit by regional worries Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 27 2:46 AM
ISTANBUL, July 27 (Reuters) - Revenues from Turkey's vital tourism sector fell slightly in the second quarter as concerns over bird flu and regional instability discouraged foreign visitors.Corruption on decline, World Bank study says Houston Chronicle - Jul 26 10:35 PM
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, Kyrgyzstan and Albania are laggards, the World Bank said Wednesday. Surrey-Style Heathland Course Planned for Turkey Cybergolf National - Jul 25 8:45 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.Turk turbulence hits deals, to stall IPOs-bankers Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 27 2:14 AM
ISTANBUL, July 27 (Reuters) - A slide in the lira and huge rate hikes have helped scupper at least two acquisitions in Turkey and prompted renegotiation of others, and Istanbul is unlikely to see more IPOs before 2007, bankers say.Police: Clerk Robbed At Knifepoint WGAL.com - Jul 27 6:09 AM
YORK COUNTY, Pa. -- A Turkey Hill clerk was robbed at knifepoint early Wednesday morning, police said. Northern York County regional police said the store at 2820 Carlisle Road in Dover Township was robbed shortly before 4 a.m.Turkish tourism revenues fall in second quarter Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 27 12:47 AM
ISTANBUL, July 27 (Reuters) - Revenues from Turkey's vital tourism sector fell 1.8 percent in the second quarter, official data showed on Thursday, as concerns over bird flu and regional instability discouraged foreign visitors.Thomson course for Turkey GOLFmagic - Jul 25 6:51 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 11:43 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. Select an Edition: AlertNet - Jul 27 2:10 AM
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, July 27 (Reuters) - A Turkish soldier was killed and two other security officials injured on Thursday in an explosion triggered by a landmine laid by Kurdish rebels, officials said.St. John s, Newfoundland New York Times - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
With its steep streets, devotion to the arts and stirring views of the harbor and surrounding hills, St. John s calls to mind a smaller but earthier San Francisco.An Outsider Confronts the Tide in the Marshes of Iraq New York Times - 50 minutes ago
Rory Stewart offers a rueful, richly detailed, often harrowing account of his yearlong efforts to build a new civil society from the ruins of the old Iraq.Turkish lira firms to below 1.5100 vs dollar Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 27 12:20 AM
ISTANBUL, July 27 (Reuters) - Turkey's lira currency firmed to below 1.5100 against the dollar on Thursday for the first time since May 23.Turkey Evacuates its Citizens from Lebanon Turks.US - Jul 25 4:19 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.Canada to evacuate nationals in Lebanon until Saturday AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 3:57 PM
Ottawa will evacuate Canadians stranded in Lebanon until Saturday, a foreign affairs official said in a statement.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.U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 4:40 PM
As of July 27, 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.PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV RECEIVES TURKISH STATE MINISTER MEHMET AYDIN AzerTag - Jul 27 7:39 AM
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received State Minister of Turkey Mehmet Aydin, July 27. The President described the existing relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey as successfully developing.The tail bone's connected to the... Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Jul 26 10:01 PM
With glue guns in their hands and dried-out turkey bones on their desks, 13-year-old Frederick Banks and his fellow...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.TURKEY: Global Economic Fluctuations Hit Turkey Most seeurope.net - Jul 26 8:43 AM
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.News Story Manning Times - Jul 27 5:37 AM
Clarendon Habitat for Humanity holds a silent auction each year in conjunction with the Junior Chamber s Oyster Roast. From gift baskets to turkey fryers, guests are able to bid for many fabulous items.Gozen Group Signs Letter of Intent with Mechtronix for Purchase of Two Full Flight Simulators [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 27 10:58 AM
Mechtronix Systems, a fast-growing global provider of flight training equipment, has signed a Letter of Intent for the purchase of two Ascent® FFS X Zero Flight Time (ZFT) full flight simulators with GOZEN Group, a leading Turkey-based aviation service group, to become the exclusive supplier of the flight training equipment of their new pilot training center.Without Secularism Turkey Couldn't be a Democracy World Headlines - Jul 25 12:47 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.Sampson vs. Robeson Which is the largest? Sampson Independent - Jul 27 3:58 AM
From Ivanhoe to Newton Grove to Autryville to Turkey, Sampson County residents haven't given Robeson an inch. For years, Sampson has claimed to be the largest county in the state, some 963 square miles, and, when Robeson County made similar statements, Sampson didn't concede.Over 9,000 Turkey Chicks Die On NWA Flight WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul - Jul 24 8:16 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 THE SENIOR VIEW Survey: Seniors savor independent living West Bloomfield Eccentric - Jul 27 3:57 AM
Helen Zinger can whip up a mean turkey tetrazzini and there isn't one speck of dust in her two bedroom condominium.Airline apologizes for death of turkey chicks Inside Bay Area - Jul 24 7:02 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 someTURKEY: TGRT Sells Shares to Press Giant Murdoch for YTL 151 Million seeurope.net - Jul 26 8:43 AM
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.NWTF banquet planned in Miles City Billings Gazette - Jul 27 2:34 AM
The seventh annual Prairie Gobblers Chapter Banquet for the National Wild Turkey Federation will be held Aug. 12 in Miles City. Social hour starts at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Town and Country Club. Tickets cost $50 for singles or ...Mass evacuation to Cyprus is levelling off as Turkey steps in The Scotsman - Jul 24 5:15 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 9:11 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.Turk court acquits author over remarks on military Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 8:05 AM
In a ruling sure to please the European Union and human rights groups, a Turkish court on Thursday acquitted an author and journalist of charges that she tried to deter people from doing their military service.Europe may be drawn into Mideast conflict AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 10:40 AM
Europe, with its long and often unhappy history in the Middle East, may be drawn into a big role in the proposed multinational force for south Lebanon.Moose carcass disappears from Conn. road AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 1:14 PM
A dead moose is missing. The 600-pound bull was shot to death by police Tuesday night after being found seriously injured by the side of Route 272, where it had apparently been hit by car.Middle East Crisis To Affect Turkey TurkishPress.com - Jul 26 6:18 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.Noteworthy The Myrtle Beach Sun News - Jul 27 12:09 AM
Ken Shealy, bowling left handed for the summer at 153 average, had a 250-629 set in the Big Bucks Trios League at Waccamaw Bowling Center ... Youth bowler Megan Reed bowled her highest scores ever when she had 214-553 in the Waccamaw Youth Adult League ... Dawn Skinner was 107 pins over her average when she bowled a 239 game with a 547 series in the Turkey Bombers League at Surfside Bowling Ivins: 24/7 doesn't cover it CNN.com - Jul 27 12:40 PM
State of play in the Middle East: Lebanon, extensively damaged plus a half-million refugees; Syria, tired of being dissed; Israel, disproportionate. Are you kidding? Did it work last time they occupied Lebanon? Condi Rice, undercut by neocons at home? Iraq, completely fallen apart. Iran, only winner? Everybody else, mad at Bush. Most under-covered story, collapse of Iraq.SPCA To File Charges Against Northwest Over Dead Turkey Chicks KTVU 2 San Francisco - Jul 24 5:44 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.