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... United Nations, the situation on the ground appears more desperate. The militants killed 40 Iraqi soldiers on Sunday. And fighting near Syria's border with Turkey has sparked yet another crisis. By the thousands, Syrian refugees kept pouring over the border into Turkey today, trying to escape fighting near a ...
Thousands of Syrian Kurds have fled to Turkey since Friday after Islamic State fighters attacked dozens of villages, and are said to be planning attacks on a north Syrian border town, according to a Reuters report. About 60,000 residents have left their homes as Islamic State fighters moved closer ...
ANKARA, Turkey — The United States on Friday pressed Turkey to harden its borders against fighters and funding flowing to the Islamic State militant group, and sought clarity on how far Ankara is willing to go to help a worldwide coalition destroy the insurgent threat. Turkey sits on the front line ...
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Turkey's governing party said Monday it will select a new prime minister at the end of August to replace Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who won the country's first direct presidential election in a historic vote. The Justice and Development Party, or AKP, will hold its party congress ...
A week after the Turkish government banned Twitter, authorities there moved to block online video-sharing site YouTube on Thursday. The Ankara, Turkey-based news organization Anadolu Agency reported that the national telecommunication authority had announced an “administrative block” on YouTube, though the website still appeared accessible after the announcement ...
A woman protests a country-wide ban on Twitter in the country of Turkey by writing a “physical tweet” in the city of Ankara. Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan banned access to the social media site on Thursday in the midst of a corruption scandal involving himself and his ...
Protests erupt in Turkey over corruption probe into Erdogan's government
President Obama, referring to the presidential turkey pardon tradition, said he has "many awesome and solemn responsibilities. This is not one of them."The president pardoned gobbler "Popcorn" in annual ceremony at the White House on Wednesday, after an online contest determined which of the two selected toms -- the other ...
... users could join #TeamCaramel or #TeamPopcorn to choose which turkey would be pardoned by President Obama. And the winner was... Popcorn! No worries though, neither turkey will be eaten in a White House feast in the East Room tomorrow. The @WhiteHouse asks you to vote for "National Thanksgiving Turkey." #Popcorn ...
Photo by Flickr user Dru Bloomfield The Turkey Talk-Line, which has been a source of advice on how to best prepare the bird for 32 years, has never hired men. But starting this week, Butterball will begin offering an online application for men age 25 and up to apply ...
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