Turkey Grants U.S. Military Limited Concession on Using Its Territory

The country had refused in 2003 to let American troops pass through its borders on the way to Iraq.

Original post by By SEBNEM ARSU

3 września, 2010 | Comments are off

Defendants Convicted in Portugal Sex Abuse Trial

Six men and one woman were guilty of crimes relating to child sex abuse at a state-run children’s home in Lisbon during the 1990s.

Original post by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

3 września, 2010 | Comments are off

Killing Spree in Slovakia Taps Into a Troubled Vein

As Slovakia held a day of mourning Thursday to honor the victims of Monday’s violent rampage in the Slovak capital, Bratislava, a picture began to emerge of the killer.

Original post by By DAN BILEFSKY

3 września, 2010 | Comments are off

Book Sets Off Immigration Debate in Germany

Thilo Sarrazin, a German banker and former government official who has been criticized as espousing racist views, has sparked new discussion about the country’s immigration policy.

Original post by By MICHAEL SLACKMAN

3 września, 2010 | Comments are off

Turkish Action Film Depicts Israeli Raid

“Valley of the Wolves: Palestine” is built around the unsuccessful attempt in May by a six-boat Turkish flotilla to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza.

Original post by By SEBNEM ARSU

3 września, 2010 | Comments are off

World Briefing | Europe: France: Minister Admits Lending Support on Award

Labor Minister Éric Woerth conceded Thursday that he wrote a letter in 2007 to Nicolas Sarkozy pressing for a state award for his wife’s future employer.

Original post by By STEVEN ERLANGER

3 września, 2010 | Comments are off

World Briefing | Europe: Turkey: U.N. Panel Gets Report on Flotilla Raid

The United Nations panel is to examine documents from Turkey and Israel and deliver its first progress report in mid-September.

Original post by By SEBNEM ARSU

3 września, 2010 | Comments are off

Books of The Times: Simon Wiesenthal, the Man Who Refused to Forget

A detailed biography of the legendary Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal shows him to be a complicated hero, an angel with dirty wings.

Original post by By DWIGHT GARNER

3 września, 2010 | Comments are off

In Denying a Sex Scandal, a British Minister Focuses Attention on the Issue

The foreign secretary rejects speculation that he had a relationship with an aide, and focuses instead on his relationship with his wife.

Original post by By JOHN F. BURNS

3 września, 2010 | Comments are off

Pakistan’s Cricket Conspiracy Theory

Pakistan’s top diplomat in Britain suggested on Thursday that three of his nation’s cricket stars, accused of agreeing to take part in a betting scam, were “innocent” victims of a plot against them.

Original post by By ROBERT MACKEY

3 września, 2010 | Comments are off
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