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Britain lets turkey abattor re-open after bird flu outbreak 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 12:08 PM
British scientists gave the all-clear to reopen a chicken slaughterhouse next to a turkey farm hit by an oubreak of the potentially deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, a minister said.Accidental find alerted bird flu inspectors to suspect turkey imports Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
Britain was preparing last night to send a team of vets to Hungary to help pinpoint the source of the Bernard Matthews bird flu outbreak, as it emerged that inspectors only found out about the suspect turkey imports by accident.Turkey moved from UK 'was safe' BBC News - Feb 12 3:33 AM
Cooked turkey products exported from the UK presented no risk, the government says.U.S. warns of rising terror threat to Westerners throughout Turkey World Tribune - Feb 12 2:03 PM
WASHINGTON The United States has warned Americans to be on guard against terror attacks by Islamist, and leftist terror groups in Turkey. A State Department report said the Islamic insurgency has been emerging throughout Turkey including in Istanbul, the largest city in the country.Project can feed many: Canning project will switch to processing boneless turkey today The Sentinel - 35 minutes ago
BARRVILLE The Central Pennsylvania World Hunger Association s 2007 meat canning project switches to processing boneless turkey today and turkey will...Miliband defends turkey imports ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 12 11:46 AM
Secretary David Miliband has defended his decision to allow imports of turkey meat from Hungary to continue.Turkey says tough law hurts image, must be changed Gulf Times - 29 minutes ago
ANKARA: Turkey needs to amend a controversial law used to prosecute writers and journalists because it is hurting the European Union candidate country s image abroad, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said yesterday.Turkey plant permitted to reopen Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 12 10:57 AM
The Environment Ministry gave permission on Monday for a turkey processing plant shut down after a bird flu outbreak to resume operations.Did Matthews try to hide turkey imports? Evening Standard - Feb 12 3:45 PM
Details of suspect turkey imports from Hungary only emerged by accident after a delivery wrapper was found in a bin, leaks from an official investigation into the bird flu outbreak has revealed.Turkey plant can restart after bird flu Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 12 10:33 AM
The government allowed a turkey processing plant that was shut down after a bird flu outbreak to resume operations on Monday, a spokeswoman for the environment ministry said.Turkey plant permitted to restart after bird flu Reuters.co.uk - Feb 12 11:46 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - The environment ministry granted permission on Monday to reopen a turkey slaughter house in Eastern England that was shut down after a bird flu outbreak.UK says turkey plant can restart after bird flu AlertNet - Feb 12 11:02 AM
Source: Reuters By Peter Graff LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Britain granted permission on Monday to reopen a turkey slaughter house in Eastern England that was shut down after a bird flu outbreak. Europe's largest ... Hungary, Britain turkey trade investigated Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Feb 12 6:15 AM
LONDON/BUDAPEST (Reuters) - British agriculture officials were investigating reports on Monday that turkey meat imported from Hungary was processed near a British farm which was contaminated by bird flu and then exported back to Hungary.Hungary-Britain turkey trade investigated Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 12 6:04 AM
Agriculture officials were investigating reports on Monday that turkey meat imported from Hungary was processed near a British farm which was contaminated by bird flu and then exported back to Hungary.Nu-Train's Recipe of the Month: Touchdown Turkey Chili CBS 46 News Atlanta - Feb 12 11:27 AM
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!Turkey Foreign Min: Law Curbing Free Speech Should Be Amended Nasdaq - Feb 12 4:53 AM
ANKARA (AP)--Turkey's Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul Monday expressed support for amending the country's controversial article 301 of the penal code, which has been used to prosecute intellectuals and has been blamed for the killing of a journalist.A.K.P. Will Rule A Second Term In Turkey, Merrill Lynch Report TurkishPress.com - Feb 12 9:35 AM
ISTANBUL - Presidential election in Turkey will be free of problems and concerns (that the election would cause a political crisis) are groundless, said a report made public on Monday by Merrill Lynch, a management and advisory company.Israeli Prime Minister Olmert Due In Turkey TurkishPress.com - Feb 12 9:30 AM
ANKARA - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will arrive in Turkey on February 14th on a two-day official visit. Olmert is scheduled to meet Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.Britain lets turkey abattor re-open after bird flu oubreak Eu Business - Feb 12 12:26 PM
(LONDON ) - British scientists gave the all-clear Monday to re-open a chicken slaughterhouse next to a turkey farm hit by an oubreak of the potentially deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, a minister said.Iran-Turkey economic cooperation commission meeting due in Ankara Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 12 5:58 AM
Iran - Cooperation - Turkey Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, heading a high-ranking delegation is scheduled to attend the 19th Iran-Turkey economic cooperation commission meeting in Ankara next week.Turkey from bird flu farm exported last week Daily Telegraph - Feb 12 2:12 AM
Turkey meat from the Suffolk farm at the centre of last week's bird flu outbreak was exported to Hungary after the virus was discovered, it has been confirmed.Hungarian turkey not source of bird flu - minister AlertNet - Feb 12 1:33 AM
Source: Reuters By Andras Gergely BUDAPEST, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Turkey meat from a plant near the site of a Hungarian bird flu outbreak was sold to various parts of Europe besides Britain, but cannot have ... Turkish premiere of the new Conecto low-floor from Mercedes-Benz at Busworld Turkey The Auto Channel - Feb 11 10:18 PM
Stuttgart, Feb 09, 2007 Mercedes-Benz Turk presents its current bus and coach portfolio at the first international bus fair to be held in Turkey, Busworld 2007. As well as a brand new product, the new Conecto low-floor, Travego, Tourismo and Sprinter are on display at the Mercedes-Benz stand in Hall 9. Mercedes-Benz Turk is the undisputed leader of the Turkish bus and coach market.Turkey meat from bird flu-hit farm in Suffolk being exported to Hungary EARTHtimes.org - Feb 12 4:25 AM
Turkey meat from the bird flu hit Bernard Matthews poultry farm in Suffolk has been exported to Hungary even after the virus was discovered, it was revealed Sunday. The department of environment, food and rural affairs (Defra) is investigating into the matter.Miliband defends turkey imports ITV.com - Feb 11 11:13 PM
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 alert for mass turkey recall Guardian Unlimited - Feb 12 12:51 AM
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.Britain is powerless to stop turkey imports Daily Telegraph - Feb 11 6:28 PM
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.Special youth turkey hunts in spring Crookston Daily Times - Feb 11 10:18 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.Turkey import ban 'against EU rules' The Scotsman - Feb 11 4:22 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 2:45 PM
AUSTRALIA will sign a security agreement with Turkey later today.Minister backs decision over turkey imports Gulf Times - Feb 11 10:41 PM
LONDON: The government yesterday defended 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.UK defends turkey meat imports TVNZ - Feb 11 1:47 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 3:30 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.Production restarts at turkey farm BBC News - Feb 12 6:03 PM
Turkeys are to be slaughtered and processed again at the Bernard Matthews farm where bird flu was discovered.UK defends turkey meat import after bird flu scare AlertNet - Feb 11 9:01 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 ... Australia, Turkey in security agreement Townsville Bulletin - Feb 11 2:41 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 8:16 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 10:55 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 2:43 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 12:47 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?"Preliminary tests detect bird flu in one more Turkish village AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 10:22 AM
Preliminary tests have detected bird flu among poultry in another village in southeastern Turkey after the presence of the potentially H5N1 virus was confirmed last week in the region, the agriculture ministry said.Four Turkish villages quarantined over bird flu fear AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 7:01 AM
Four more villages in southeastern Turkey have been quarantined over bird flu fears after the presence of the potentially lethal H5N1 virus was confirmed last week in the region.Tony Jackson: Transatlantic lessons to be learned FT.com via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 9:14 AM
In one of the first pieces I wrote as a financial journalist some 25 years ago, I wondered why UK takeovers of US companies so often proved disastrous. Of the many examples to prove the point, the most obvious - the grand turkey, as it were - was Midland Bank's purchase of Crocker Bank in 1980.Supermarkets braced for turkey recall ITV.com - Feb 11 2:13 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 11:56 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 12:42 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.Vodafone's Passage to India BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 5:08 AM
Since taking over as chief executive of the British Vodafone Group in 2003, Arun Sarin has tried to refocus the giant mobile wireless operator toward emerging markets, where industry revenues are expected to grow at annualized rates of about 12% vs. just one-third of that pace in handset-saturated Europe. That's why over the past couple of years, the India-born Sarin has done deals in Turkey, ...Ghost's of Turkey's past Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Feb 11 1:10 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."Feed enzymes benefit EU turkey producers Meat News - Feb 12 6:54 AM
UNITED KINGDOM: The European Commission has given authorization to Danisco Animal Nutrition s Avizyme 1500 for use in turkeys.Food Safety Chiefs Scour Supermarkets for Infected Turkey Products RedNova - Feb 10 6:15 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 to Play Important Role in Azerbaijan Gas Transportation to Eastern Europe U.S. Diplomat Baku Today - Feb 10 7:16 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 waste 'was linked to bird flu' Independent - Feb 10 4:15 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.Bird flu: Hungary, Britain turkey trade investigated AlertNet - Feb 12 3:17 AM
Source: Reuters (Updates with test results due Tuesday, EU Commission quotes) By Kate Kelland and Andras Gergely LONDON/BUDAPEST, Feb 12 (Reuters) - British agriculture officials were investigating reports on ... Turkey meat danger 'ignored' by Defra The Scotsman - Feb 10 4:22 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.No Azerbaijanis among People Injured during Earthquake in Turkey Ambassador Baku Today - Feb 10 7:01 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.Visitors brave the cold for beautiful scenery at Turkey Run State Park Terre Haute Tribune-Star - Feb 10 5:44 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.Russia to monitor Georgia-Azerbaijan-Turkey deal TurkishPress.com - Feb 10 9:25 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.Christian doctrine is remarkably specific Times Online - Feb 12 5:09 PM
Where am I? Six lorryloads of turkey meat sent to Hungary last week from the Bernard Matthews plant at the centre of the avian flu outbreak were raw and may have returned the H5N1 virus to Central Europe.Fourth child with flu-like symptoms hospitalized in Turkey People's Daily - Feb 10 9:42 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.Women's Turkey Hunting Clinic Offered in March, April Kansas City InfoZine - Feb 12 2:56 AM
By Jim Low - Sign up now to learn everything you need to know to pursue wily gobblers.Accreditation seen as hidden form of censorship in Turkey Kavkaz Center - Feb 12 5:58 AM
The Hrant Dink murder will be remembered not only for its shocking impact but also for the imprint it left on the press. Apart from debates on polluted information and manipulative reporting, the largely abhorred murder caused a chronic problem of the Turkish media to resurface: accreditation.There was no bird flu cover-up Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
Your leader (Talking Turkey, February 11) rightly applauds the work of Defra and other staff for the efficiency with which they have responded to the bird-flu outbreak in Suffolk.Bird flu plant resumes production ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 12 3:30 PM
Bernard Matthews is to resume production at the Suffolk turkey farm at the centre of the bird flu outbreak.Three hospitalised in Turkey over bird flu scare Channel NewsAsia - Feb 10 12:52 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 - Feb 11 8:55 PM
Vets are awaiting the results of tests on meat transported from the UK to Hungary after the British bird flu outbreak.Turkishness law 'must change' says minister Independent - Feb 12 4:11 PM
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul yesterday backed the amendment of Turkey's controversial article 301, used to prosecute intellectuals including Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk and an ethnic Armenian journalist who was later shot dead.Pressure to control turkey imports BBC News - Feb 09 9:45 PM
Ministers are facing pressure to control imports of foreign turkey meat following the UK outbreak of bird flu.U.S.-Russian led initiative against nuclear terrorism meets in Turkey Pravda - Feb 12 1:07 AM
The world's five leading nuclear powers and eight other nations opened a two-day meeting Monday in Ankara of an international effort aimed at preventing terrorists from acquiring nuclear weapons.Ban on turkey imports would have led to EU backlash says Miliband Yorkshire Post Today - Feb 12 2:24 AM
Ministers yesterday defended their decision to allow imports of turkeys from Hungary to continue after the outbreak of bird flu at a British factory farm. (12/02/2007 10:14:38)10:15AM The New Zealand Herald - Feb 12 1:50 PM
LONDON - Britain gave permission today for a turkey processing plant shut down after a bird flu outbreak to resume operations. Europe's largest turkey producer, Bernard Matthews, said it would reopen the plant on Tuesday.Letters: There was no bird flu cover-up Guardian Unlimited - Feb 12 5:47 PM
Your leader (Talking Turkey, February 11) rightly applauds the work of Defra for the efficiency with which they have responded to the bird-flu outbreak in Suffolk.Bird flu plant resumes slaughter ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 12 11:46 AM
Bernard Matthews is to resume slaughter at the Suffolk turkey farm at the centre of the bird flu outbreak.U.S. and Turkey, keep up the good work of keeping down separatist attacks Minot Daily News - Feb 11 9:23 PM
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.El Al flights to Istanbul, Larnaca suspended Haaretz Daily - Feb 12 5:18 PM
General Security Service limitations on El Al flights to Turkey and Cyprus have made them economically unviable to operate, and will lead to the closure of regular flights to Istanbul and Larnaca starting in March, TheMarker has learned.Talking turkey Guardian Unlimited - Feb 11 7:15 PM
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.Passover flights fill up Haaretz Daily - Feb 12 5:16 PM
The pre-Passover 'airlift' will begin on March 20 and continue through April 15, with the most popular destinations being the United States, Turkey, the Greek Islands, Paris, London, Italy, Bankok, Hong Kong and China.turkey, united states: Growing irritation in Ankara Monday Morning - Feb 12 2:37 AM
Gül met with Vice-President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley in Washington.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.World news The West Australian - Feb 12 1:09 PM
Britain granted permission to reopen a turkey slaughter house in Eastern England that was shut down after a bird flu outbreak. Europe's largest turkey producer, Bernard Matthews, said it would reopen the plant on Tuesday.British authorities impose restrictions, cull turkeys amid outbreak Fox21 - Feb 12 3:54 PM
LONDON British health officials are imposing new restrictions in the area where a deadly strain of bird flu was found in turkeys. About 25-hundred turkeys died of the virus on a commercial farm northeast of London, owned by Europe's largest turkey producer.Turkey's TAV says suspends bond issue plan Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 12 1:05 AM
ISTANBUL, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Turkish airport operator TAV, which is launching an initial public offering, has suspended plans for a bond issue and will look at market conditions after its share listing, CEO Sani Sener said on Monday.Winter provides black, blue memories Columbia Daily Tribune - Feb 12 1:36 PM
Black and blue wound up bring the primary colors of Mid-Missouri birding last year. Black as in Crows, Turkey Vultures, Red-winged Blackbirds, Grackles, Starlings, Brown-headed Cowbirds. Blue as in Indigo Buntings, Blue Jays, Blue Gray Gnatcatchers, Eastern Bluebirds.Weak foreign markets knock 1 pct off Turkish lira Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 12 7:34 AM
ISTANBUL, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Turkey's lira slid one percent lower on Monday, pulled down by weakness in other markets, particularly emerging market peer South Africa.Hotlinks Tiscali - Feb 12 5:15 PM
Workers wearing white protective suits, black gloves and masks took the livestock away in crates to be gassed after discovery of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian flu on a farm in eastern England run by Europe s largest turkey producer, Bernard Matthews.Group gives teen scholarship Neosho Daily News - Feb 12 3:55 PM
Neosho High School senior Adriana Jones received some good news on Saturday during the fourth annual Indian Creek Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) banquet.Feeding Maine's Wildlife Only Creates Problems ; Intentionally Attracting Wildlife to Backyards With Food Can ... RedNova - Feb 12 12:13 PM
Watching our state's abundant wildlife, like white-tailed deer and flocks of turkey, is one of the joys of Maine life. It's a thrill to see such marvelous creatures, especially in the backyard. But Mainers who spread food for these wild animals unwittingly jeopardize their health.Ankara Meeting Considers Ways to Confront Nuclear Terrorism U.S. Department of State - Feb 12 3:19 PM
A group of partner nations is meeting in Turkey to sketch out an agenda of future counterterrorism and nonproliferation activities to prevent and reduce the threat of nuclear terrorism. The February 12-13 gathering will be the second held under the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, a U.S.-Russian initiates announced in July 2006.Bird flu farm 'continued exports' BBC News - Feb 11 7:03 PM
Cooked turkey products were exported from the UK after bird flu was found, Hungary's chief vet says.British bird flu - who's to blame? News-Medical-Net - Feb 12 1:56 PM
The Hungarian Agriculture Ministry has admitted that turkey meat from a plant near the site of a Hungarian bird flu outbreak was sold to various parts of Europe including Britain.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.WiderThan Powers Digiturk Video-On-Demand Service [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - 44 minutes ago
WiderThan Co., Ltd., the global leader for delivering integrated digital entertainment solutions to communications services providers worldwide and a subsidiary of RealNetworks Inc., , announced that it has been selected by Digiturk, the largest satellite broadcast provider in Turkey, to power their video-on-demand entertainment services.UK bird flu outbreak - who dunnit? New Scientist - Feb 12 11:03 AM
The H5N1 bird flu was found in a turkey production plant with active biosecurity measures how did it get in and where did it come from? Earthquake shakes southeastern Turkey Kavkaz Center - Feb 10 8:58 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.Georgia vs. Turkey 1-0 Baku Sun - Azerbaijan - Feb 12 4:17 AM
Programming by Ayten Alizadeh . Copyight by IntraNS . All rights reserved.Ankara Meeting Considers Ways to Confront Nuclear Terrorism [Press Release] U.S. Department of State - Feb 12 4:32 PM
A group of partner nations is meeting in Ankara, Turkey, to sketch out an agenda of future counterterrorism and nonproliferation activities to prevent and reduce the threat of nuclear terrorism. The February 12-13 gathering will be the second held under the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, a U.S.-Russian initiative announced in July 2006.Cypriot Pres: Lebanon, Egypt Oil Exploration Deals to Go Ahead Rigzone - Feb 12 8:02 AM
The president of Cyprus said in a newspaper interview published Sunday that he has received assurances from Egypt and Lebanon that they will go ahead with oil and gas exploration deals with the island despite threats from Turkey. Turkish exports to China on the rise Turks.US - Feb 12 9:48 AM
Turkey to China over the past three months, saying "In the month of November, our exports to China were 52% higher than those in November 2005, while in December, they were 86% higher. And in January 2007, our exports were 70% higher than those of last January."