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Egypt, Turkey agreed to boost bilateral ties 
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Egypt and Turkey have agreed to boost their consultations and coordination vis-a-vis issues of mutual concern, particularly the West-Muslim divide. Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer lauded yesterday Egyptian-Turkish relations in the various domains, saying they are steadily developing.Renault Takes Clio Production to Turkey Edmunds.com - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
BURSA, Turkey Turkey is a very important European automobile production hub for many international carmakers, like Fiat, Ford, Renault and Toyota.EU negotiator says Turkey will set own timescale for entry Eu Business - Jan 13 11:30 AM
(ISTANBUL ) - Turkey's chief negotiator with the EU said on Saturday that the bloc's demands for reforms were "no longer of much importance" following the partial freeze of accession talks in December.Tribunal appointed for 10-billion dollars expropriation cases involving Cyprus, Turkey ANI via Yahoo! India News - Jan 12 9:56 PM
Nicosia, Jan 12 (ANI): A three-member tribunal that will decide a 10-billion dollars claim- the largest ever brought at the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Tributes -has been appointed in the case of Cypriot investment firm Libananco Holdings Company against the Republic of Turkey. The case involves the expropriation by the government of Prime Minister Tayyip ...Turkey Became Hostage in Azerbaijan s Hands on Karabakh Conflict Stance PanARMENIAN.Net - Jan 13 2:21 AM
Kiro Manoyan: It clears up, that the border between Turkey and Armenia is blocked by Yerevan and Armenia must refuse from the main principles of its foreign policy for the sake of some economic interests.Turkish PM seeks to limit migration AP via Yahoo! News - 16 minutes ago
Turkey's prime minister on Saturday proposed imposing limits on the number of people moving to Istanbul as well as restricting car ownership in the country's most populous and congested city.Tribunal appointed for 10-billion dollars expropriation cases involving Cyprus, Turkey New Kerala - Jan 12 10:49 PM
Nicosia, Jan 12: A three-member tribunal that will decide a 10-billion dollars claim- the largest ever brought at the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Tributes -has been appointed in the case of Cypriot investment firm Libananco Holdings Company against the Republic of Turkey.Turkey, Egypt call for disbanding of militia, oil sharing in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 11 1:10 PM
Egypt and Turkey highlighted the disbanding of militias in Iraq, the luring of Sunni Arabs into politics and a share-out of the country's oil revenues as primary measures for restoring stability in Iraq.Turkey is trying to prevent the draft resolution Zaman Online - Jan 12 2:09 PM
Although the Democrats promised to their Armenian-origin voters during the pre-election period that they would push for the resolution, Turkey is still in a struggle to prevent its passage.Gul criticize EU for linking Turkey's membership to Cyprus Zaman Online - Jan 12 2:09 PM
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul played down widespread concerns that EU-required reforms would lose their place on top of the government's agenda this year because of presidential and parliamentary elections "2007 is an election year, but we will definitely not make it a lost year for Turkey," he said.Ocalan tells Turkey it can help itself by granting regional autonomy to Kurds The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 12 1:06 PM
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan urged Turkey on Friday to grant its Kurdish community regional autonomy in order to resolve a 22-year conflict and avoid the kind of turmoil seen in Iraq. "I believe it is vital for Turkey to have a strategic alliance with the Kurds," Ocalan, the leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), said.Escanaba skaters in Turkey Trot competition Escanaba Daily Press - Jan 12 5:43 PM
Members of the Escanaba Area Figure Skating Club recently participated in Houghton s annual Turkey Trot competition. Skaters are, from left, in front, Maggie Hendron, Emma Barron, and Taylor Gauthier; in back, Rebecca Piron, Gwen Howlett, Kinsley Braman and Emily Briggs.Egypt, Turkey unite over East Asia textiles AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 11 9:41 AM
Egypt and Turkey took further steps to boost their industrial cooperation, with a view to helping their textile industries compete with East Asia.Promotions at National Turkey Federation Meat News - Jan 12 7:56 AM
UNITED STATES: The National Turkey Federation has promoted three staff members.400 turkey plant jobs threatened BBC News - Jan 11 12:36 PM
Cheap foreign imports are blamed for putting 400 jobs at a turkey processing plant in south Wales at risk.Egypt's Saeed moves to Turkey BBC News - Jan 13 7:35 AM
Egypt defender Ibrahim Saeed joins Turkish side Caykur Rizespor.Bush urges Gulf states, Turkey to back the new Iraq World Tribune - Jan 11 9:58 PM
WASHINGTON The United States plans to increase defense cooperation with Turkey and Gulf Arab allies in an effort to confront Iran and Syria.TURKEY: Adidas buys Reebok distribution rights just-style - Jan 12 5:59 AM
Sporting giant Adidas Group has taken another step in its Reebok integration strategy by taking over the brand s distribution rights in Turkey. Turkey cannot just sit back and watch PKK in northern Iraq Turks.US - Jan 12 5:25 AM
Turkey's appointed anti-PKK coordinator, Special Representative Edip Baser, has said that results from joint-efforts with the US and Iraq in fighting the significant PKK presence in the northern Iraqi region had been thus far unsatisfying.Turkey's mystic minority seeks acceptance Contra Costa Times - Jan 13 3:26 AM
It's Sunday and prayer leader Bektas Akkaya is twanging a Turkish version of the electric banjo, working some 200 members of this country's largest religious minority into a trance.Adidas buys Reebok distribution rights in Turkey Sharewatch - Jan 12 3:09 AM
Following the deal, Adidas Spor Malzemeleri Satis ve Pazarlama AS will be the exclusive distributor of Reebok products in Turkey, the German sporting goods maker said in a statement.Expulsion of alleged BMR turkey killer upheld The Woonsocket Call - Jan 12 12:16 AM
BLACKSTONE -- The superintendent of the Blackstone-Millville Regional School District has upheld the principal s decision to expel a high school senior accused of deliberately killing a wild turkey on school grounds last month.Spangdahlem F-16s lead return to Incirlik Stars and Stripes - Jan 13 5:09 PM
The familiar roar of F-16 fighter jets is back at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey . U.S. warplanes from Spangdahlem Air Base s 22nd Fighter Squadron are at the Turkish base as part of a new training deployment.Reagin wild turkey hunt to be televised The Moultrie Observer - Jan 11 9:16 PM
MOULTRIE When Bob Fountain and Moul-trie s Ronnie Reagin set out to hunt Merriam s wild turkeys last May in Montana, Fountain warned his friend to say no if asked if he wanted the hunt to be taped by crews the show Turkey Country. Reagin had some doubts, preferring to hunt alone or with one other person. But he relented.And the hunt will be shown twice in coming days on Turkey Country, a ...Germany's ruling Social Democrats urge conference on Iraq ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
Germany's co-governing Social Democratic Party (SPD) has rejected the latest Iraq strategy of US President George W. Bush, while calling for a regional Iraq peace conference which would include Iran and Turkey, the online site of the weekly Der Spiegel magazine reported today.WEEK 5: Can our shopaholic really manage to go cold turkey? The Evening Telegraph - Jan 13 1:54 PM
Could you survive for a month without buying any clothes, CDs, books, shop-bought sandwiches or takeaway coffees. Would you be able to forego fancy meals out, trips to the cinema and nights in the pub. Self-confessed shopoholic Ann Molyneux decided to see if she could by giving up spending for a month.Turkey names survivor in Iraq air crash AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 12:45 PM
Turkish officials identified the sole survivor of a plane crash in Iraq as a 34-year-old Turk, sparking joy among his relatives, as the bodies of his 28 dead compatriots were flown back to Turkey.Related News: Zaman Online - Jan 13 2:13 PM
Bulgaria hardened its visa procedures for Turkey after becoming a European Union member Jan. 1, 2007 and stopped giving transit visas at the border.DNR seeks $25,000 fine for turkey plant odors The Springfield News-Leader - Jan 11 1:30 PM
Odors coming from a Carthage plant that converts turkey wastes to petroleum products in December won't result in a violation from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, but DNR does want a fine paid for an earlier complaint, the agency said in a news release today. Because odors investigated in mid-December were the result of a plant malfunction at Renewable Environmental Solutions, DNR ...Bulgaria's EU membership hardens visa procedures for Turkey Zaman Online - Jan 11 2:10 PM
Bulgaria hardened its visa procedures for Turkey after becoming a European Union member Jan. 1, 2007 and stopped giving transit visas at the border. Visas must now be obtained at the Bulgarian consulates in Istanbul and Edirne and at the embassy in Ankara.Pair held after robbery at Leola Turkey Hill store Lancaster Online - Jan 11 11:18 AM
The Tuesday night capture and arrest of a man who is a suspect in multiple armed robberies at Turkey Hill convenience stores apparently didn't discourage others from trying their luck.Turkey Dec cash primary deficit narrows to 1.3 bln lira Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 11 6:49 AM
ANKARA, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Turkey produced a cash primary deficit of 1.3 billion lira ($900 million) in December compared with 4.74 billion lira cash primary surplus in November, the Treasury data showed on Thursday.Tentative 2007 hunting openers Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
2007 OPENERS Tentative dates announced by the DNR: Small game Small game: Sept. 15 Pheasants: Oct. 13 Prairie chickens: Oct. 20 Spring wild turkey: April 18 Big game Bear: Sept. 1 Deer-archery: Sept. 15 Deer-firearms: Nov. 3 Deer-muzzleloader: Nov. 24 Moose-northeast zone: Sept. 29 Migratory birds Waterfowl: Sept. 29 Early Canada goose: Sept. 1 Mourning doves: SepMarcelinho back in Bundesliga The Star Online - Jan 13 3:39 PM
WOLFSBURG: Brazilian midfielder Marcelinho returned to the Bundesliga on Friday, signing for WfL Wolfsburg after a brief six-month stay with Trabzonspor in Turkey.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Jan 13 2:09 PM
Signals for 'European Union's first serious step for Turkish Cyprus' came from Marc Pierini, head of EU Commission's Delegation for Turkey.Turkey vows to keep EU bid on track Eu Business - Jan 11 3:45 PM
(ANKARA ) - Turkey remains committed to its bid to join the European Union despite a partial freeze of its troubled membership talks over a trade dispute with Cyprus, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Friday.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Jan 13 2:08 PM
Although Ankara, the Turkish capital, is a city in the central province of Turkey and receives heavy snowfalls throughout winter, the first snowfall never seizes to surprise people living there.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Jan 13 2:10 PM
In his address to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Friday, U.S. Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, said that Turkey's interest in fighting Iraqi Kurds would increase if the U.S. forces immediately withdrew from Iraq.Marcelinho makes Wolfsburg switch CNN.com - Jan 12 12:55 PM
Brazilian midfielder Marcelinho has returned to the Bundesliga, completing his transfer to Wolfsburg after a brief six-month stay with Trabzonspor in Turkey.Egypt, Turkey unite over East Asia textiles Middle East Times - Jan 11 6:44 AM
CAIRO -- Egypt and Turkey took further steps Thursday to boost their industrial cooperation, with a view to helping their textile industries compete with East Asia.Marcelinho signs for Wolfsburg after brief Turkish stay AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 12 12:24 PM
Brazilian midfielder Marcelinho returned to the Bundesliga, signing for WfL Wolfsburg after a brief six-month stay with Trabzonspor in Turkey. Egyptian FM due in Turkey today Turks.US - Jan 11 12:39 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit will arrive in Turkey today for talks on bilateral issues and tensions in the Middle East, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said yesterday.Football: Marcelinho signs for Wolfsburg after brief Turkish stay AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 12 10:34 AM
Brazilian midfielder Marcelinho returned to the Bundesliga, signing for Wolfsburg after a brief six-month stay with Trabzonspor in Turkey.Turkey names survivor in Iraq air crash Middle East Times - Jan 11 4:27 AM
ANKARA -- Turkish officials Wednesday identified the sole survivor of a plane crash in Iraq as a 34-year-old Turk, sparking joy among his relatives, as the bodies of his 28 dead compatriots were flown back to Turkey.Marcelinho returns to Bundesliga from Turkey Khaleej Times - Jan 13 3:53 AM
BERLIN - Brazilian playmaker Marcelinho will return to the Bundesliga, joining VfL Wolfsburg this month from Turkish first division team Trabzonspor, Wolfsburg said on their Web site (www.vfl-wolfsburg.de).Turkey scraps residence need for foreign funds Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 11 12:46 AM
ANKARA, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Turkey has decided to abolish a requirement for foreign funds investing in Turkey to obtain permission to reside in the country, Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan said on Thursday.Newcastle's Emre charged with racist abuse AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 12 8:32 AM
Turkey midfielder Emre has been charged with "using racially-aggravated abusive and/or insulting words" during his club Newcastle's Premiership match at Everton on December 30.Egyptian FM due in Turkey for Mideast talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 3:06 AM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit will arrive in Turkey Thursday for talks on bilateral issues and tensions in the Middle East, the Turkish foreign ministry has said.Egypt's foreign minister visits Turkey today The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 11 3:06 AM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abou al-Gheit will arrive in Turkey Thursday for talks on bilateral issues and tensions in the Middle East, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Abou al-Gheit will hold talks with his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gul, on Turkish-Egyptian ties and international issues" during his stay until Friday, a ministry statement said.Turkish company invests dlrs 555,000 in Aras Free Zone Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 13 5:26 AM
Iran - Investment - Turkey Public Relations Department of Aras Free Zone declared on Saturday that the Turkish Poly World Company has allocated 555,000 dollars for investment in this area in the current year.Turkish straits re-open after heavy fog AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 12 2:28 AM
Turkey's Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits, two of the world's busiest waterways, were re-opened to traffic Friday after heavy fog forced their closure on Wednesday, the maritime safety agency said.Egyptian FM due in Turkey for Mideast talks Zaman Online - Jan 11 1:28 AM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit will arrive in Turkey on Thursday for talks on bilateral issues and tensions in the Middle East, the Turkish foreign ministry said Wednesday.Tbilisi, Baku Agree on Funding of Regional Railway Link Civil Georgia - Jan 13 4:00 AM
Azerbaijan will give USD 200 million as a loan to Georgia to finance construction of its portion of railway which will link Azerbaijan with Turkey, according to the agreement signed in Tbilisi on January 13.Turkey to amend infamous law to boost free speech Middle East Times - Jan 12 6:11 AM
ISTANBUL -- The Turkish government plans to amend a law that has served to prosecute dozens of intellectuals and triggered EU criticism over Ankara's respect for free speech, a senior government official said Friday.Flying high Baltimore Sun - Jan 13 2:27 AM
My Best Shot Istanbul is a beautiful city and the Blue Mosque is one of its most spectacular sites. I traveled to Turkey last October and took this photo from the terrace of a textile museum. As I focused on the dome, a huge flock of seagulls filled the lens. We saw the mosque from other vantage points several more times during our trip, but never again with a bird in sight. RA MFA Welcomes Any Beginnings Aimed at Opening Armenian-Turkish Border PanARMENIAN.Net - Jan 13 3:36 AM
Arman Kirakosyan: Turkey must establish normal relations with its all neighbors in the region without preconditions.Picking Up the Pieces New York Times - Jan 13 5:09 PM
It was surreal how disconnected President Bush was the other night, both from Iraq?s horrifying reality and America?s anguish over this unnecessary, mismanaged and now unwinnable war.Attack on U.S. Embassy Revives Greek Fear of Terrorism New York Times - Jan 13 4:53 PM
Greeks are grappling with deep uneasiness since Friday?s attack, fearing a new wave of leftist violence. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and Israeli PM to visit Turkey Turks.US - Jan 11 12:29 AM
Next month Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands will visit Turkey as the guest of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will visit Turkey as the guest of his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.INTERIOR MINISTER OF AZERBAIJAN ENDS HIS VISIT TO TURKEY AzerTag - Jan 11 2:34 AM
On 11 January, the Azerbaijan delegation headed by the Minister of Internal Affairs, colonel-general Ramil Usubov ended his visit to Turkey.Turkcell: Customer Numbers Rise in 2006 AP via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 12 7:01 AM
Turkcell AS, a Turkish mobile phone network operator, said Friday that customer numbers rose 14 percent last year. The operator had 31.8 million subscribers in Turkey as of Dec. 31, up from 27.9 million in 2005, the company said in a statement.Bodies of 33 victims in Baghdad plane crash brought back to Turkey People's Daily - Jan 10 5:58 PM
The bodies of 33 victims in Baghdad plane crash were brought back to southern Turkey on Wednesday evening by a special plane, local newspaper Zaman (Times) reported.PRETZ NOTEBOOK Freeport Journal - Jan 12 9:08 PM
Today the Freeport girls basketball team plays a team that it beat by 32 points earlier this year. But even though the Pretzels dominated the Belvidere Bucs in their Nov. 24 meeting at the DeKalb Turkey Toss-Up, Freeport remembers all too well what happened last season.The Best We Can Hope For New York Times - Jan 13 11:25 AM
Years of bloody but contained mayhem in Iraq wouldn?t exactly be a happy ending. But consider the alternatives.IT'S JUST YOUR 'BASIC' TURKEY New York Post - Jan 12 2:37 AM
CONGRATS to Sharon Stone: Her "comeback" flick, "Basic Insinct 2," has scored the Rotten Tomatoes Web site's Moldy Tomato Award for "Worst-Reviewed Movie of the Year." Site founder Senh Duong told Page Six, "Sharon looked great for someone who's...Fundraising letter a turkey The Halifax Daily News - Jan 12 3:29 AM
Education Minister Karen Casey got her knuckles rapped yesterday for sending out a Tory fundraising letter on her constituency letterhead.Today The Andalusia Star-News - Jan 12 10:07 PM
The V.F.W. in Red Level will host a turkey shoot on Sat., Jan. 13, at 1 p.m. at the V.F.W. For more information, call 469-6045.TURKEY: RECENT STUDY SHEDS LIGHT ON PLIGHT OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS EurasiaNet.org - Jan 10 9:05 AM
The recent release of a long-awaited study on the size of Turkey s population of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has refocused attention on this enduring problem, raising questions about Ankara s dedication to addressing the issue.Kurdish rebel seized in Germany Sunday Times - Jan 12 11:20 PM
BERLIN - A suspected member of an armed Kurdish separatist group listed as a terrorist organisation by Turkey and the United States has been arrested in Germany, police said.A. I. Bezzerides, 98, Creator of World-Weary Characters, Dies New York Times - Jan 13 5:08 PM
A. I. Bezzerides?s gritty, often savage depictions of the American proletariat appeared in novels and movies inhabited by the likes of Humphrey Bogart.Customers, cops nab suspect in Turkey Hill hold-up spree Lancaster Online - Jan 10 12:17 PM
A man believed to be the elusive Turkey Hill store bandit in Lancaster was caught late Tuesday night after another city store was robbed, police said.Majority of Turks Reject Erdogan as President Angus Reid - Jan 12 9:34 PM
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many adults in Turkey believe their current prime minister should not seek the country's highest political office, according to a survey by MetroPoll Strategic and Social Research Center published in Aksam. 58 per cent of respondents oppose Recep Tayip Erdogan becoming president.Marcelinho to Wolfsburg Eurosport - Jan 12 2:55 PM
Brazilian striker Marcelinho signed a two-year deal with Wolfsburg returning to the Bundesliga after an unsuccessful six months in Turkey.Nu-Train's Recipe of the Month: Touchdown Turkey Chili KTRE-TV East Texas - Jan 10 1:43 PM
In this chili recipe we bench the fattier sausage or ground beef and send in the lean ground turkey instead. The result is sure to score a touchdown with any crowd!WORLD IN BRIEF Washington Post - Jan 13 5:26 AM
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Ethiopian-backed government forces captured the town of Ras Kamboni, the last remaining stronghold of the Islamic Courts movement in southern Somalia, the country's defense minister said Friday. TAMER KORKMAZ Zaman Online - Jan 12 2:12 PM
There are only three days left before 2006 ends. It has been a terrific and special year for Turkey. This may not be obvious and appreciated right now, but certainly it will be later.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Jan 12 2:10 PM
Adidas AG announced it has acquired the Turkey distribution rights for US brand Reebok from RBK Sporting Goods, effective from April 1. The statement read that Adidas Sporting Goods Corp. will be the exclusive distributor of Reebok products in Turkey.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Jan 12 2:09 PM
Another comment on issues in Middle East is added as Unites States Ambassador to Turkey, Ross Wilson, gives an interview for a local private television.Spare a thought for the emergency heroes The Evening Telegraph - Jan 12 5:39 PM
WHEN you are tucking into your turkey and knocking back another glass of sherry, spare a thought for the emergency services who will be spending Christmas Day at work.Germany Marcelinho signs for Wolfsburg after brief Turkish stay FIFA - Jan 12 10:20 AM
Brazilian midfielder Marcelinho returned to the Bundesliga on Friday, signing for Wolfsburg after a brief six-month stay with Trabzonspor in Turkey.England Newcastle's Emre charged with racist abuse FIFA - Jan 12 8:35 AM
Turkey midfielder Emre was Friday charged with "using racially-aggravated abusive and/or insulting words" during his club Newcastle's Premiership match at Everton on 30 December.Turk PM asserts right to intervene in Iraq, raps US AlertNet - Jan 12 10:06 AM
Source: Reuters ANKARA, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Friday reaffirmed Turkey's right to send troops into Iraq to crush Kurdish rebels there and chided U.S. officials for questioning it. & ... Turkey: Iraq plane crash kills 30 CNN.com - Jan 09 7:25 AM
At least 30 Turkish workers have been killed and two others injured in a plane crash near an airport north of Baghdad, Turkey's foreign ministry told CNN.Turkey vows more EU reforms Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 10 2:42 AM
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey vowed on Wednesday that 2007 would not be a "lost year" for its relations with the European Union, despite an EU decision to suspend its entry talks in eight policy areas over the Cyprus dispute.Cargo plane from Turkey crashes in Iraq, killing 34 Contra Costa Times - Jan 10 3:24 AM
A plane crashed north of Baghdad while trying to land in heavy fog Tuesday on a flight from Turkey, and officials said 34 people died. Most were Turkish construction workers.Turkey sees power sales once infrastructure ready Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 10 3:58 AM
ANKARA, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Turkey, which has delayed three power grid privatisations until after November elections, will press on with a broader sale of electricity firms when the infrastructure is ready, Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan said on Wednesday.Outdoors Calendar RedNova - Jan 12 9:14 AM
Banquets National Wild Turkey Federation Bottomland Boss Chapter Banquet: Jan. 26 at the Brinkley Convention Center in Brinkley, Ark. Call Bubba Geisler at (870) 457-4511. National Wild Turkey Federation Billy Mitchell Sr. Chapter Banquet: Feb.In Afghan Valley, a Peaceful War Washington Post - Jan 13 1:54 AM
SURJAI, Afghanistan -- Inside a green tent pitched on an ice-crusted field and guarded by armed troops, a young boy winced in pain Wednesday as a military doctor slowly injected medicine into his nose and cheek, red and swollen from the parasitic disease leishmaniasis. Turkey seeks to dampen speculation on plane crash The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 12 3:06 AM
Turkish Transport Minister Binali Yildirim on Thursday dismissed speculation over the cause of a deadly plane crash in Iraq, underlining that the aircraft's black boxes were still being deciphered. "The cause of the crash will become clear only after the flight data and voice recorders are studied," Yildirim said here in televised remarks. "Anything said until then is mere speculation and it ...Ford's Grades For Carter, Reagan, Nixon CBS News - Jan 13 12:05 PM
In 25 years of interviews with his hometown paper that could only be released upon his death, former President Gerald Ford once called Carter a ?disaster? who ranked alongside Harding, and said Reagan received too much credit for ending the Cold War.Inconvenience may be motivation to quit Dayton Daily News - 53 minutes ago
DAYTON On a recent chilly afternoon downtown, Carol Markland huddled with several co-workers on a wind-swept plaza, all of them smoking cigarettes a good 100 feet from the entrance to their offices. Markland's firm, which she asked not be named, has a new policy that bans smoking on its premises, inside or outside.Football: Marcelinho signs for Wolfsburg after brief Turkish stay ATL World Soccer - Jan 12 10:47 AM
Brazilian midfielder Marcelinho returned to the Bundesliga, signing for Wolfsburg after a brief six-month stay with Trabzonspor in Turkey. The 31-year-old Brazilian has already spent five years in Germany, where he had a stormy stay with Hertha Berlin for whom he played 155 games, scoring 65 goals.Collector uses artifacts in decor Austin American-Statesman - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
SAN ANTONIO When Bert Mazac found another arrowhead at the deer lease, he used to toss it in the cup holder of his pickup, where it bounced around until he chunked it into a plastic bag with the rest and slammed them into a drawer at his home in China Grove.MARCELINHO BACK IN THE BUNDESLIGA Give Me Football - Jan 12 3:33 PM
Brazilian striker Marcelinho has made a surprise return to the Bundesliga just six months after leaving Hertha Berlin for Turkey. The 31-year-old on Friday signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Wolfsburg after an unsuccessful spell with Trabzonspor.'The Bastard of Istanbul' Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 27 minutes ago
At its heart, "The Bastard of Istanbul" examines the difference between leaving and staying, or how the history of a place changes when people choose to leave it, choose to stay or are forced away.Bush s plan clouds return of airmen The Providence Journal - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
NORTH KINGSTOWN The relatives still lined the windows to peer expectantly into the rain for a sign of the returning airmen. As the National Guardsmen shuffled inside, dressed in hooded fatigues, the room filled with whistling and applause.Senior EU lawmaker opposes Turkey's membership Eu Business - Jan 10 10:55 AM
(BRUSSELS ) - The new head of the biggest political group in the European Parliament opposed Wednesday Turkey's EU membership bid preferring instead a sort of privileged partnership.Alderfer providing meat strips to go Meat News - Jan 12 7:55 AM
UNITED STATES: Alderfer Premium Meats is offering pre-cooked beef, chicken and ham strips in reusable, microwavable containers. Harleysville, Pennsylvania-based Alderfer Premium Meats is now offering Ready! Go! Strips in six varieties of fully cooked, carved turkey, ham and roast beef.FA charge Emre with use of racist language Belfast Telegraph - Jan 12 8:15 AM
Toffees goalkeeper Tim Howard and defenders Joleon Lescott and Joseph Yobo reacted furiously towards the 26-year-old Turkey international after the visitors were awarded a penalty in the 3-0 defeat at Goodison Park on December 30.After the surge ... what next? Guardian Unlimited - Jan 13 6:21 PM
President Bush, under fire for sending 20,000 extra troops into Iraq, is now ready to target Iran.