| Sun, 20 May 2012 Iraqi judiciary proceeds with condemnation of Hashemi
| BAGHDAD - Lawyers for Iraq's fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, a Sunni who is accused of running a death squad, on Sunday withdrew from the case, on the grounds their appeals had been rejected. | The vice president, last known to be in Turkey, is the subject o... | Joe Strummer: The angry young man who grew up
| "He was quite quiet when I met him," she says. "He wasn't doing anything, just living at home – he wasn't out with the posse. I became more and more aware of his charm, shall we say, as I got to know him." | Nearly a decade has passed since Strum... | Is Turkey a model Muslim nation?
| When members of Nato gather at a summit in Chicago today, the issue of possible alliance intervention in Syria is bound to come up — with the Turkish prime minister perhaps pushing the discussion. | Turkey is considered a model of democracy for a mostly Muslim c... | Six things you must do in Izmir, Turkey: Roman ruins, fresh fish and olive groves
| On a wide bay under a range of high hills halfway down Turkey’s west coast is a big city with a long history. Izmir is one of the fastest-growing cruise-ship ports of call on the Aegean and an excellent base for trips to nearby Ephesus and Pergamon. | Gareth Huw... | Bulgaria, Qatar, Turkey discuss joint infrastructure projects
| VARNA (Bulgaria) - Leaders of Bulgaria, Qatar and Turkey agreed Friday to study joint infrastructure projects like the construction of a new motorway from Istanbul across Bulgaria. | "We discussed possible partnerships between the three countries to develop infrastruc... | Maliki threatens to ‘hit Ankara’s interests’ over Hashemi
| BASRA (Iraq) - Around 200 protesters rallied on Saturday in front of the Turkish consulate in Basra, southern Iraq, threatening to boycott Turkish companies if Ankara does not hand over Iraq's fugitive vice president. | The demonstrators set fire to a Turkish flag, sh... | Washington Promotes Kurdish Uprising: US "Kurdish" Threat Aimed at Turkey, Not Syria
| Kurdish groups have thus far stayed out of NATO's destabilization of Syria, US threats to arm and unleash Kurdish groups aims at coaxing Turkey to act. | The violence in Syria has been predominantly carried out by extremist groups, tied to Al Qaeda, and organize... | |
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