<< Back
Britain is powerless to stop turkey imports 
Daily Telegraph - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
The Government has been forced to defend its decision not to ban imports of turkey from Hungary as farmers' leaders demanded an urgent review of the movement of meat into Britain.Turkey import ban 'against EU rules' The Scotsman - Feb 11 4:15 PM
DAVID Miliband, the Environment Secretary, yesterday defended the decision to allow continued imports of turkey meat from Hungary, even after an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed in the UK.Australia, Turkey in security agreement News Interactive - Feb 11 2:39 PM
AUSTRALIA will sign a security agreement with Turkey later today.UK defends turkey meat imports TVNZ - Feb 11 1:56 PM
The British government on Monday defended a decision to allow the import of turkey meat from Hungary after an outbreak of bird flu at an English farm that may be linked to an infection in the East European country.Ministers didn't stop imports of turkey from area hit by bird flu Evening Standard - Feb 11 3:27 PM
Turkey from Hungary was still allowed into Britain even though it was suspected to be the source of the bird flu outbreak.Three hospitalised in Turkey over bird flu scare AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 10 12:24 PM
Two women and a three year-old boy were admitted to hospital in Turkey after coming into contact with birds that could have avian flu, local health authorities were quoted as saying.Australia, Turkey in security agreement Northern Territory News - Feb 11 2:34 PM
AUSTRALIA will sign a security agreement with Turkey later today. Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, in Ankara for the signing, said the agreement would bring increased counter-terrorism cooperation between Australian and the secular Islamic democracy which straddles Europe and the Middle East.UK defends turkey meat import after bird flu scare AlertNet - Feb 11 8:50 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds Hungarian Agriculture Ministry plan to file report) By Adrian Croft LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The British government on Sunday defended a decision to allow the import of turkey meat from ... UK defends turkey meat import after bird flu scare AlertNet - Feb 11 8:06 AM
Source: Reuters By Adrian Croft LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The British government on Sunday defended a decision to allow the import of turkey meat from Hungary after an outbreak of bird flu at an English farm that ... U.S. WARNS OF INSURGENCY THREAT IN TURKEY Middle East Newsline - Feb 11 10:48 AM
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has warned its nationals of an insurgency threat in Turkey. A State Department report said the Islamic insurgency has been emerging throughout Turkey. The report said this has included Istanbul, regarded as the largest city in the country.Turkey says U.S. Armenian bill would hurt ties Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 10 8:35 AM
Turkey's Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said on Saturday a planned U.S. bill branding the mass killings of Armenians during World War One as genocide would set back Turkish-American ties and hurt U.S. interests.TURKEY PROJECTS CRUCIAL New York Post - Feb 11 2:45 AM
THE New York State Depart ment of Enviromental Conser vation is preparing for the second field season of two large-scale wild turkey research projects. The first project is a turkey banding program; the second is a statewide winter flock survey...What It Means To be A Writer In Turkey Arts Journal - Feb 11 12:41 PM
"A writer is always more than a writer in Turkey, much more so than in America. We don't discuss the writing, but we discuss the writer herself. Eventually, every writer has to face the question -- are you ready to be a public intellectual?"Miliband defends turkey imports ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 11 2:37 AM
Secretary David Miliband has defended his decision to allow imports of turkey meat from Hungary to continue.Miliband defends turkey imports ITV.com - Feb 11 2:23 AM
Environment Secretary David Miliband has defended his decision to allow imports of turkey meat from Hungary to continue, even after an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed in the UK.Supermarkets braced for turkey recall ITV.com - Feb 11 2:23 AM
Supermarkets are facing a possible nationwide recall of processed turkey products in an attempt to halt the spread of bird flu.Wild-turkey fundraiser set March 30 Lawrence Journal-World - Feb 10 11:59 PM
The Hunting Heritage Super Fund Auction and Dinner, hosted by the Kaw Valley Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, will be held March 30 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2206 E. 23rd. The ninth annual fundraising banquet supports wild-turkey conservation.Dindons Farouche chapter prepares for turkey fun Opelousas Daily World - Feb 11 12:50 AM
PORT BARRE - Verbis Lafleur of Port Barre and his son, Pat, remember turkey hunting when it wasn't fashionable. "There were very few places that had birds back in the '70s," recalled Verbis. "And around here, it was the northern Atchafalaya Basin. And there were very few hunters back then as well.Ghost's of Turkey's past Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Feb 11 1:11 AM
A stranger has arrived in Istanbul, Turkey, an American college student who has come to the Kazanci family home -- a "high-ceilinged Ottoman konak that looked out of place amid five times as tall modern apartment buildings on either side."Food Safety Chiefs Scour Supermarkets for Infected Turkey Products RedNova - Feb 10 6:10 PM
By GORDON RAYNER; BETH HALE; JAMES CHAPMAN TURKEY products could be taken off store shelves after the Government's chief scientist said raw meat infected with bird flu might have gone on sale.Turkey waste 'was linked to bird flu' Independent - Feb 10 4:26 PM
Dumped turkey waste, offcuts and a telltale label provided the evidence that allowed investigators to link the outbreak of bird flu at the Bernard Matthews farm in Suffolk and the company's business in Hungary, The Independent on Sunday has learnt.Turkey to Play Important Role in Azerbaijan Gas Transportation to Eastern Europe U.S. Diplomat Baku Today - Feb 10 7:11 PM
Daniel Sullivan, Adviser to US Secretary of State on Economic and Energy Issues, said that Turkey can play the same role in the implementation of regional projects, as it did during the construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan main export oil pipeline.Turkey meat danger 'ignored' by Defra The Scotsman - Feb 10 4:26 PM
THE UK government allowed turkey meat from an area of Hungary affected by bird flu to be imported by Bernard Matthews despite concern that the area was the source of the British outbreak, it was claimed last night.Special youth turkey hunts in spring Crookston Daily Times - Feb 10 10:13 PM
Thanks to the reduction of age barriers, hundreds of young hunters in Minnesota will get the opportunity to hunt wild turkeys this spring. For the 2007 spring wild turkey season, nearly 1,200 hunters under the age of 12 applied for a turkey hunting permit, with nearly 600 being selected.Visitors brave the cold for beautiful scenery at Turkey Run State Park Terre Haute Tribune-Star - Feb 10 5:49 PM
Other seasons draw thousands of hikers in a single day, but even on a weekend with below-freezing temperatures, a few hundred visitors braved the chill to experience the trails of Turkey Run State Park.No Azerbaijanis among People Injured during Earthquake in Turkey Ambassador Baku Today - Feb 10 6:56 PM
The Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Turkey, Zakir Hashimov, exclusively informed Trend that there are no Azerbaijanis among the people injured during the earthquake taken place in the morning of February 9, 2007 in Elazig province of Turkey.Russia to monitor Georgia-Azerbaijan-Turkey deal TurkishPress.com - Feb 10 9:31 PM
MOSCOW - Russia said Saturday it would be "following attentively" cooperation in the energy and transport fields between Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey, making it clear it did not expect to be excluded.Fourth child with flu-like symptoms hospitalized in Turkey People's Daily - Feb 10 9:35 PM
A fourth child with flu-like symptoms has been hospitalized after deadly H5N1 bird flu virus had caused deaths of 170 poultry in a village in Turkey's southeastern province of Batman, local media reported on Saturday.Three hospitalised in Turkey over bird flu scare Channel NewsAsia - Feb 10 12:43 PM
ANKARA - Two women and a three year-old boy were admitted to hospital in Turkey Saturday after coming into contact with birds that could have avian flu, local health authorities were quoted as saying.Results due on exported turkey PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - 49 minutes ago
Vets are awaiting the results of tests on meat transported from the UK to Hungary after the British bird flu outbreak.Pressure to control turkey imports BBC News - Feb 09 9:39 PM
Ministers are facing pressure to control imports of foreign turkey meat following the UK outbreak of bird flu.U.S. and Turkey, keep up the good work of keeping down separatist attacks Minot Daily News - 10 minutes ago
As if U.S. officials attempting to devise a successful strategy for Iraq did not have enough problems, a new one has cropped up: The Turkish Army may be about to invade northern Iraq.Talking turkey Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
In any business, and especially in government, there are two essentials for the maintenance of public confidence: rigorous independence of special interests, and conspicuous transparency.Lethal bird flu virus returns to Turkey, four children tested AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 09 9:00 AM
The potentially lethal H5N1 strain of avian influenza has resurfaced in Turkey after claiming four lives last year and doctors are testing four children for possible infection.Bird flu farm continued exports BBC News - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
Cooked turkey products were exported from the Suffolk farm site where bird flu was found after the virus broke out.Australia, Turkey in security agreement The Australian - Feb 11 2:33 PM
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, in Ankara for the signing, said the agreement would bring increased counter-terrorism cooperation between Australian and the secular Islamic democracy which straddles Europe and the Middle East.Earthquake shakes southeastern Turkey Kavkaz Center - Feb 10 9:01 AM
A moderate earthquake shook southeastern Turkey yesterday, injuring more than two dozen people who fled their homes in panic, the local governor said.Miliband defends turkey imports PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 11 10:41 AM
Ministers have defended their decision to allow imports of turkeys from Hungary to continue after the outbreak of bird flu at a British factory farm.Environment Secretary defends Hungarian imports amid bird flu alert AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 11 5:23 AM
The government has defended a decision to allow imported turkey meat from Hungary, despite speculation linking a recent outbreak of H5N1 bird flu with the east European country.Britain defends Hungarian imports amid bird flu alert AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 11 5:21 AM
The British government has defended a decision to allow imported turkey meat from Hungary, despite speculation linking a recent outbreak of H5N1 bird flu with the east European country. Turkey s membership will improve EU role in Mideast Turks.US - Feb 10 4:48 AM
Sweden's Consul General in Istanbul Ingmar Karlsson has said Turkey's membership in the European Union would improve the EU's role in the Middle East and that the EU's Muslim population should not be underestimated.Processed turkey may be recalled Belfast Telegraph - Feb 10 1:46 AM
Supermarkets were last night facing a possible nationwide recall of processed turkey products in an attempt to halt the spread of bird flu.Supermarkets alert for mass turkey recall Guardian Unlimited - Feb 09 7:10 PM
The government's chief scientist said yesterday that packaged turkey meat might have to be removed from supermarket shelves in a mass product recall, as the official inquiry into a bird flu outbreak at a Suffolk farm widened.Stores alert for mass turkey recall Guardian Unlimited - Feb 09 4:22 PM
Chief scientist raises possibility of emptying supermarket shelves of packaged turkey meat.Defra investigates poultry exports to Hungary Guardian Unlimited - Feb 11 5:39 PM
· Ban on Hungarian turkey 'would breach EU laws' · Experts call for tighter controls from H5N1 areasPolyplex expects 15% rise in revenue with full operations Bangkok Post - Feb 11 6:28 PM
The listed polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film producer Polyplex (Thailand) Plc expects its revenue to rise 15% this year as its thin PET film plant in Turkey is operating at full capacity.Tension simmers in Kirkuk The Chronicle Herald - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
ANKARA, Turkey In his Jan. 10 address to the nation, the new strategy U.S. President George Bush presented was basically a blueprint for the Battle of Baghdad.The plague of bird flu will erupt out of Java, not Suffolk Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
Just when most of us thought it was safe to go back into the water (or at least eat chicken and turkey), H5N1 raises its black dorsal fin and reminds us that it has unfinished business with the human race.Lethal bird flu virus returns to Turkey, four children tested Channel NewsAsia - Feb 09 1:09 PM
ANKARA - The potentially lethal H5N1 strain of avian influenza has resurfaced in Turkey after claiming four lives last year and doctors are testing four children for possible infection, officials said Friday.Bird flu outbreak confirmed in Turkey MSNBC - Feb 09 9:24 AM
A fourth child with flu-like symptoms has been taken to a hospital for observation after chickens died of bird flu in a village in southeastern Turkey, local officials said.Turkey on guard for bird flu NDTV - Feb 10 11:18 PM
An area in the town of Gercus was cordoned off and disinfected by the authorities on Saturday as a precaution against bird flu after nine dead geese were found.Group Seeks End to Law Against Insulting Turkey New York Times - Feb 08 11:56 AM
A group of civic organizations today proposed changes to the section of the Turkish penal code that makes insulting Turkey or Turkishness a crime.Birds of a Feather 13 WMAZ Macon - 16 minutes ago
Outdoor enthusiasts flocked to the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agri-center this weekend for two adventures, Turkeyrama and Fisharama. Turkey caller, David Armistead, says he practices everyday for turkey calling competitions. He competed in the junior division Sunday.Senior Center News Duxbury Clipper - 40 minutes ago
Thurs., Feb. 8 Turkey cutlet, sweet potatoes, broccoli, & puddingTurkey has avian flu; UK, Hungary outbreaks may be linked CIDRAP - Feb 09 2:43 PM
Feb 9, 2007 (CIDRAP News) Turkey announced today an H5N1 avian influenza outbreak at a farm in the southeastern part of the country, as English authorities explored the possibility of a connection between recent outbreaks in Suffolk and Hungary.United Press International ® News. Analysis. Insight. UPI - Feb 11 3:49 PM
LONDON, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- A newspaper Sunday reported how investigators linked the outbreak of bird flu at a British turkey farm to turkeys from Hungary.What to do if your brand becomes a turkey Daily Telegraph - Feb 10 5:16 PM
In the wake of the Bernard Matthews' bird-flu outbreak James Hall discovers that a company must be swift and honest during a product crisis.HOT TIP Los Angeles Times - Feb 11 12:19 AM
DOES your inner Jackson Pollock yearn to drip, pour, squirt with a turkey baster? If so, Art Blogging L.A. (art.blogging.la) recommends a nifty little time-waster by Miltos Manetas jacksonpollock.org that lets you create your own black-paint-on-bare-canvas faux Pollock (left-click for color). Can't get started? Try jazz for Ab Ex inspiration. Pollock (a purported procrastinator himself) is ...Government defends meat import after bird flu scare Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 11 8:14 AM
The government on Sunday defended a decision to allow the import of turkey meat from Hungary after an outbreak of bird flu at a Suffolk farm that may be linked to an infection in the East European country.Musharraf, Mubarak discuss ME plan Dawn - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: President General Pervez Musharraf on Sunday called Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and apprised him of his discussions with leaders of Indonesia, Malaysia, Iran and Turkey for seeking a resolution of the Palestinian dispute and progress on the new initiative.World homepage The New Zealand Herald - Feb 11 8:43 AM
Dumped turkey waste, offcuts and a telltale label provided the evidence that allowed investigators to link the outbreak of bird flu at the Bernard Matthews farm in Suffolk and the company's business in Hungary.British bird flu investigation focuses on turkey farm's safety practices Pravda - Feb 09 7:06 AM
Authorities were investigating Friday whether a bird flu outbreak at a British turkey farm was caused by a failure to follow food safety procedures. The Food Standards Agency also said it was investigating whether bird flu-affected poultry had entered the human food supply, but said it had no plans at present to recall turkey products.Tracking bird flu in England Moldova.org - Feb 11 2:43 PM
A newspaper Sunday reported how investigators linked the outbreak of bird flu at a British turkey farm to turkeys from Hungary.Investigators told The Independent that while inspecting the Bernard Matthews farm in Holton, England, they saw turkey scraps and waste in a location gulls or rats could reach, enabling them to carry the virus farther. The waste and offcuts were not very well treated in ...Turkish lab tests three villagers for bird flu AlertNet - Feb 11 7:51 AM
Source: Reuters DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Three people will be tested for bird flu after they reported feverish symptoms in a south eastern Turkish village where there has been an outbreak of the deadly ... UK: Avian flu company under investigation for breaking regulations over imports Mallenbaker.net - Feb 11 10:08 AM
Turkey producer Bernard Matthews is under investigation over suspicions that it imported poultry from inside an avian flu exclusion zone in Hungary.NEWS IN BRIEF Nine O'Clock - Feb 11 1:27 PM
LONDON - The British government defended yesterday a decision to allow imported turkey meat from Hungary, despite speculation linking a recent outbreak of H5N1 bird flu with the east European country.Britain defends Hungarian imports amid bird flu alert Eu Business - Feb 11 3:00 PM
(LONDON ) - The British government defended Sunday a decision to allow imported turkey meat from Hungary, despite a suspected link between the east European country and a recent outbreak of H5N1 bird flu.British Government caught on the back foot over bird flu outbreak News-Medical-Net - Feb 11 12:09 PM
Authorities in Britain have been caught on the back foot after it was revealed by the media that turkey meat from Hungary had been allowed into the country.Miliband defends import decision PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 11 2:08 AM
Environment Secretary David Miliband has defended the decision to allow imports of turkey meat from Hungary to continue, even after an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed in the UK.Bird flu outbreak in south Turkey BBC News - Feb 08 10:56 AM
Experts in Turkey are checking whether a bird flu outbreak in the south east of the country is the H5N1 virus strain.Turkish children test negative for bird flu AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 10 6:15 AM
Three out of four children have tested for possible bird flu infection after the potentially lethal H5N1 strain of the virus resurfaced in Turkey do not have the disease, the health ministry has said.Azerbaijan bans poultry imports from Turkey amid bird flu fears Russian Information Agency Novosti - Feb 09 4:50 AM
BAKU, February 9 (RIA Novosti) - Azerbaijan's state veterinary service Friday banned imports of poultry products from Turkey following an official announcement of a bird flu epidemic in one of Turkey's provinces.Bird flu plant imported turkey from Hungary Daily Telegraph - Feb 08 11:34 PM
Bernard Matthews was facing an inquiry yesterday after it emerged that 38 tons of turkey meat from Hungary, where there was an outbreak of the most dangerous form of bird flu last month, has been delivered by lorry every week to a processing plant close to the company's sheds in Suffolk.Moderate earthquake shakes southeast Turkey; dozens injured in panic The Star Online - Feb 08 10:49 PM
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A moderate earthquake shook southeastern Turkey on Friday, injuring more than two dozen people who fled their homes in panic, the local governor said.Is 'bootiful' turkey trade stuffed for Bernard Matthews? Eu Business - Feb 09 6:31 AM
(LONDON ) - Bernard Matthews, Europe's biggest turkey producer, is counting the cost of Britain's first major outbreak of lethal H5N1 bird flu, amid growing questions over his companies' role in it.If Giuliani is so abhorrent, why is he polling so well? Times Online Sunday - Feb 11 3:29 AM
Where am I? David Miliband today defended the decision to allow imports of turkey meat from Hungary to continue, even after an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed in the UK.Moderate earthquake jolts southeast Turkey, 28 injured in panic People's Daily - Feb 09 1:14 AM
A moderate earthquake shook southeastern Turkey on early Friday, injuring 28 people after they fled their homes in panic, the private CNN-Turk television channel reported.Fourth child from village affected by bird flu hospitalized in Turkey Pravda - Feb 09 1:36 AM
A fourth child with flu symptoms has been hospitalized as a precaution after an outbreak of bird flu in a village in southeastern Turkey, officials said Friday.Residents call for rezoning to prevent turkey house construction Sampson Independent - Feb 09 3:42 AM
Residents in a section of southeastern Sampson County want a 39-acre stretch of land rezoned from residential/agriculture to residential to halt proposed turkey houses from being built near their homes, and they appeared before Sampson commissioners last night to seek their help and advice.More than $200 taken in holdup Reading Eagle - Feb 11 4:41 AM
A man robbed a Turkey Hill Minit Market on North 10th Street at gunpoint late Friday, taking more than $200, Reading police said. The man walked into the store in the 800 block around 10:45 p.m. and asked a clerk for a pack of cigars.Not Turkey but Azerbaijan connects Armenian Genocide with Karabakh problem PanARMENIAN.Net - Feb 09 2:45 AM
Arman Kirakossian: we are ready for normalization of relations without preconditions while Turkey lays down conditions as regards the Armenian Genocide issue.A heritage in common Los Angeles Times - Feb 11 12:30 AM
Family ties, church and school are the pillars of Glendale's expanding and tight-knit Armenian American community. Armenians have settled in Glendale for more than half a century, bringing with them traditions from Armenia, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Egypt and the former Soviet Union. 35 hurt in panic as earthquake strikes Turkey EARTHtimes.org - Feb 09 3:11 AM
Ankara (dpa) - Thirty-five people were injured early Friday as they panicked when a moderate earthquake struck south-eastern Turkey.Incites | There's profit in protesting Super Bowl ads The Philadelphia Inquirer - Feb 11 12:05 AM
There's a new sport in America that erupts the first weekend in February every year. No, not the Super Bowl. (What was the score of that turkey?) And not even the game's subplot, which is rating the Super Bowl commercials.Bird Flu: 'More Imorts From Hungary' Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 10 10:21 PM
The Government has been accused of allowing Bernard Matthews to continue importing turkey meat from Hungary - even though it suspected the country was the source of last week's avian flu outbreak.Omnifone unveils rival to iPhone, iTunes AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
Omnifone, a British mobile music company, is unveiling a new music service Monday aimed at cell phone users who crave music while on the go, in the first of what is expected to be many challenges against Apple Inc.'s upcoming iPhone and its ubiquitous iTunes Store.Turkey site 'safe' Lynn News - Feb 09 1:04 AM
NO change in security has been made at Bernard Matthews' turkey site at North Pickenham since the outbreak of killer bird flu at its poultry farm in Holton, Suffolk, where 159,000 birds have been destroyed as a precaution. (09/02/2007 08:51:05)Musharraf apprises Mobarak of progress on new ME initiative The Pakistan Link - Feb 11 7:07 AM
ISLAMABAD: President General Pervez Musharraf on Sunday called President Hosni Mobarak of Egypt and apprised him about his discussions with leaders of Indonesia, Malaysia, Iran and Turkey for seeking a resolution of the Palestinian dispute and the progress on the new initiative.US-Turkey relations set to worsen over Iraq and Armenian 'genocide' Financial Times - Feb 08 6:27 PM
Turkey's strained relationship with the Bush administration is likely to worsen after its foreign minister, Abdullah Gul, failed to make significant progress on Ankara's main objectives in Washington this week.As turkey cull ends ministers and farmers hope virus has not spread Guardian Unlimited - Feb 08 7:21 PM
The government, farmers and supermarkets were crossing their fingers last night that the H5N1 outbreak on Bernard Matthews's turkey farm in Suffolk was an isolated case and the lethal disease had not spread further.Farmers call for turkey import ban ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 10 2:30 AM
Farmers are calling for a ban on raw imported poultry meat from countries infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus.Earthquake Rocks Turkey ERT.gr - Feb 09 12:00 AM
Anadolu News Agency reported today that an earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale shook Elazig province in eastern Turkey Friday morning. The quake caused the injury of a man, who jumped from the balcony of his house, and damages.Stopping by the woods on a cold afternoon Star-Gazette - Feb 11 12:19 AM
While we await the May 1 opening of the turkey hunting season, we have by and large given the forests and woodlots back to the critters living there. There are still some hikers, rabbit hunters, others pursuing coyotes and some trappers going about their business.U.S. toll since Afghan invasion is 297 AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 11 4:55 PM
As of Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, at least 297 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. The Defense Department last updated its figures on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007.Disabled can hunt again next year Daily Record - Feb 11 1:12 AM
Hunters with disabilities can expect another organized deer hunt next year, thanks to the Spruce Run Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation.Novelist Endangered by Her Book New York Times - Feb 09 9:51 PM
It is rarely a simple thing to be a novelist in Turkey. For Elif Shafak, it has never been more complicated.Turkish Voting Rights Come Under Attack in Bulgaria Southeast Europe Online - Feb 11 1:22 AM
08 02 2007 Opposition says 100,000 citizens living in Turkey should not be able to vote for European parliament. Bulgaria will be Turkey s Trojan horse in the EU! shouted Mihail Konstaninov. The voice of the member of the Central Elections Committee became raised in fury.NWC student has his fill of food scraps Sioux City Journal - Feb 10 11:36 PM
ORANGE CITY, Iowa -- Kevin Sas digs into a turkey cutlet and talks about the week he dined on scraps tossed aside by students at Northwestern College.Britain defends Hungarian imports amid bird flu alert Eu Business - Feb 11 5:30 AM
(LONDON ) - The British government defended Sunday a decision to allow imported turkey meat from Hungary, despite speculation linking a recent outbreak of H5N1 bird flu with the east European country.Drop in poultry sales is denied BBC News - Feb 10 7:40 AM
Supermarkets say fears that turkey in shops could be infected with bird flu have not significantly hit sales.