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BUCHAREST - Agence France-Presse Romanian president Traian Basescu named intelligence chief Mihai Razvan Ungureanu as the new prime minister after Emil Boc resigned following wide protests against austerity cuts....

Reuters Angry demonstrators march to the parliament in Athens yesterday. REUTERS photo Greek leaders face crunch talks yesterday to secure a new international bailout and avoid a chaotic debt...

Hürriyet Daily News Turkey and South Korea will soon resume talks about constructing a nuclear power plant in Turkey. The presidents of the two countries will meet in the...

Doğan News Agency Uğur Acar was operated on Jan 22 and received a 35-year-old man’s face, although his biological age is 19. AA photo Turkey’s first face transplant patient...

A recent World Bank report showed that the average Turkish 15-year-old is below her average OECD counterpart in reading, math and science. The press release of the report states...

The Interior Ministry of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region said yesterday members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) had kidnapped three Iraqi citizens, Agence France-Presse reported. One of the...

Radikal A Turkish couple in the eastern province of Batman have honored Argentinean rebel leader Che Guevara by naming their newborn son after him. Ernesto Che Guevara, born Sept....

Hürriyet Daily News Turkey’s environmental protection is getting worse and it draws the world’s attention, according to a nature association official, who released a statement. AA photo Among 132...

Ntvmsnbc.com The head of a fisheries association was allegedly shot by a gang of illegal fishermen in Istanbul for his stance against the illegal practice. Ahmet Aslan lost his...

Hürriyet Daily News The boat’s energy source is supplied by hydrogen tubes and the only waste produced is steam. Nearly 700,000 Turkish Liras was spent on the project. AA...