Bombing in Turkey leaves more than 50 people dead
A suicide bomber attacked a Kurdish wedding party in Turkey near the Syrian border Saturday night, killing at least 51 people and wounding 69 others.
Turkish military kills 35 fighters as crackdown continues
Turkish troops killed 35 Kurdish fighters in the country’s southeastern Hakkari province during skirmishes Friday and an attempted takeover of a military base early Saturday, military officials said.
Kobani key to U.S. strategy against Islamic State
WASHINGTON — Dusty and remote, the Syrian city of Kobani has become an unlikely spoil in the war against Islamic State militants — and far more of a strategic prize than the United States wants to admit.
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News Wrap: February Was Best Month in Three Years for Increase of Home Sales
In other news Thursday, housing sales were up 0.8 percent in February 2013, the fastest increase in three years. The rise was attributed to record-low mortgage rates and job growth. In Syria, a suicide bomber hit a mosque in Damascus,…
President Obama spoke in favor of Turkey's accession into the European Union and urged a greater bond between Americans and Muslims in a speech to the Turkish parliament on Monday.
During two days of talks this week, Turkish President Abdullah Gul discussed with Iraqi leaders the pressing issues of controlling Kurdish rebels along both countries' borders and providing more water to Iraq.
Turkey's Parliament voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to extend by another year military operations against Kurdish rebels in Iraq. The move followed a weekend attack on Turkish soldiers that killed 17.
Turkey pulled its troops out of northern Iraq on Friday, ending a major offensive against Kurdish PKK rebels that began more than a week ago.
Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced Friday that he has extended a cease-fire order to his Shiite militia in Iraq for another six months, allowing the country more time to recover from brutal sectarian violence.
