I know, I know. The news of the day is United's massive cuts, but I'm going to need to digest this more before writing about it. You can expect a post from me tomorrow discussing it in detail. ----------------------- I like a lot of...
During a storm on 29 December 1999 the Russian tanker VOLGONEFT 248 broke in two in the Sea of Marmara, off Istanbul, Turkey and spilled 1,578 tonnes of Heavy Fuel Oil. Most of the oil was cast ashore, and was subsequently cleaned up manually, whilst the remaining oil sank in...
NEW YORK -- Savannah, Ga., has made it on to Travel + Leisure's list of top 10 cities in the U.S. and Canada for the first time, according to the results of a magazine reader survey. The list was topped by New York for the eighth consecutive...
ANKARA AFP — Turkey believes that both Israel and Syria are committed to peace, Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said Wednesday ahead of a fourth round of indirect talks between the two sides under Turkish auspices. "The talks so far took place in a sincere and constructive atmosphere," Babacan...
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW -- Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company, and its joint venture partner, Turkish Airlines Technic Inc., a subsidiary of Turkish Airlines , broke ground on a new CFM56R and V2500 engine overhaul facility in Istanbul yesterday. ...
ISTANBUL AFP — A senior prosecutor in Turkey announced charges on Monday against 86 people, including prominent public figures, suspected of plotting to topple the Islamist-rooted government. The 2,455-page indictment includes charges of creating an "armed terrorist organisation" and using force and violence to unseat the government, Istanbul...
ISTANBUL AFP — A top prosecutor announced a long-awaited indictment Monday against 86 people suspected of involvement in a coup plot against Turkey's Islamist-rooted government. The document is the first to emerge from a year-long investigation into an alleged ultra-nationalist network dubbed "Ergenekon". The ruling Justice...
LUXEMBOURG -- Regulatory News: ArcelorMittal and Primex Germany have reached an agreement whereby ArcelorMittal Stainless International is acquiring the 35% stake in Uginox Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi ("Uginox") which was owned by Primex. Uginox was formed in 1997 as a 65/35 joint venture between Arcelor...
SIOBHAN BYRNE was a guest of George Bush in the White House last month, but next month she appears on an even bigger stage - the Beijing Olympics. While the most powerful man on the world has had her over for lunch, you've probably never heard...
Members of Amnesty International Turkey form the word "equality" in Turkish in Istanbul on Saturday during a protest marking the anniversary of Beijing's being awarded the 2008 Olympics seven years ago. The protesters demanded that Chinese authorities respect human rights...
WASHINGTON AFP — President George W. Bush on Friday called Turkish President Abdullah Gul to express his sympathy for the families of those who died defending against an armed attack on the US consulate in Istanbul. Bush and Gul also talked about the visit Thursday of Turkish Prime...
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkish authorities captured a gunman Thursday wanted in the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate after rounding up suspects who had communicated with three other assailants killed by police, local media reports said. Officials were investigating whether the attackers were linked to al-Qaida. Police...
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Gunmen believed inspired by al-Qaida stormed a guard post at the U.S. consulate Wednesday, touching off a firefight that killed three police and three assailants in the latest sign of Turkey's difficulty in clamping down on homegrown militants. The bearded gunmen emerged from a...
ISTANBUL AFP — The Turkish police detained four people on Thursday in connection with a deadly attack at the US consulate here the day before, Interior Minister Besir Atalay told the Anatolia news agency. The arrests were made as part of efforts to uncover the affiliations of the...
World News IN BRIEF *ISTANBUL Three Turkish policemen and three gunmen were killed in an attack on the US consulate in Istanbul. Witnesses said there was a gun battle lasting several minutes after a car was driven up to the high-walled compound. Police are still searching for...
WASHINGTON AFP — The White House on Wednesday issued a strong condemnation of the attack in which six people died near the US consulate in Istanbul. "We strongly condemn the attack," said Tony Fratto, a White House spokesman. Asked if the United States considered it a...
ISTANBUL AFP — Three gunmen and three Turkish policemen were killed Wednesday in an attack outside the well-fortified US consulate in Istanbul that was condemned by US and Turkish officials as a "terrorist" act. Officials have not yet made a statement on who was behind the attack and...
SUMMER SALES Transfer news LEEDS Harry Kewell has issued a letter to Leeds United supporters in defence of his decision to join Galatasaray. Kewell signed for the Turkish club on Friday after leaving Liverpool. The 29-year-old was with Leeds when two of the club's supporters, Christopher Loftus...
HARRY KEWELL has sparked outrage at his old club Leeds by joining Galatasaray on a free transfer from Liverpool. Kewell, a serial underachiever at Anfield following his pounds 5million switch from Elland Road five years ago, controversially signed a two-year pounds 40,000-a-week deal with the Turkish...
ON April 5 2000, two Leeds United fans, Kevin Speight and Christopher Loftus, were stabbed to death in Istanbul before Leeds' UEFA Cup semifinal first leg against Galatasaray. Many people thought UEFA would postpone the match but Leeds, with Kewell left in their team, were told...
