Abdulvahap Ekinci, the subject of a Turkish arrest warrant in connection with the Turkish Hizbullah case, is reported to have fled the country for the Netherlands, where he has requested political asylum.

Chinese security forces have launched a two-month“strike hard” crackdown against violence, terrorism and radical Islam following renewed ethnic violence in the restive western region of Xinjiang, the regional government said.

A female governor has been appointed for just the second time in the history of the Turkish Republic following a decision signed by President Abdullah Gül that was announced in the Official Gazette on Wednesday.

Turkey’s first observatory satellite manufactured by Turkish engineers was launched into space on Wednesday from the Yasny Launch Base in southwestern Russia, bordering Kazakhstan.

The far-reaching plans revealed Tuesday by Germany and France for closer eurozone integration disappointed investors by declaring that any thoughts of a common euro bond issuance would have to wait.

Alleged members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, shot dead one major and seven Turkish soldiers in an ambush in the eastern province of Hakkari on Wednesday morning.

Tom Hanks reportedly refunded a couple's cinema tickets after they expressed disappointment in his latest film

Four tobacco companies have sued the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over a new law that would force them to place graphic health warnings on their cigarette packets.

Apple is now coming under fire from a company they’ve already sued: HTC.

DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP (A.A) - Muslims living in refugeecamps on the Kenyan-Somali border fast during the holy month of Ramadan despitethe extremely hot weather.The Dadaab Refugee Camp on the Kenyan-Somali border is one that thousands ofhungry and thirsty individuals walked to for days in order to find food andwater.Muslims living in hot weather and bad conditions continue to fast and teachthe holy Qur'an in small homes built of tree branches.Officials from Turkey's Humanitarian Relief Foundation, or IHH, areproviding fast-breaking meals to the refugees in the camp. The fast-breakingdinners include water, dates and rice.Journalists and officials providing aid from Turkey have to live in tents.Meanwhile, children in the refugee camp try to get educated in booths madeout of tree branches and plastic bags.There is only one pencil and notebook per four students.Teachers in front of black boards in all corners are making efforts toeducate the children.(SOL-MS)