
At least 22 killed in Turkey wedding attack, near Syria border
At least 22 people were killed and dozens more wounded late Saturday in an attack possibly carried out by a suicide bomber on a wedding party in the Turkish city of Gaziantep near the Syrian border.
Sat Aug 20 2016

Two pilots from downed Russian plane alive: Turkish official
The two pilots who ejected from a Russian war plane downed by Turkey on the Syrian border are believed to be alive, Turkish authorities said.
Wed Nov 25 2015

Turkey shoots down military plane on Syria border: media
Turkey on Tuesday shot down a military plane of unidentified origin on the Syrian border, local media reported, citing military sources.
Tue Nov 24 2015

28 dead in suicide attack in Turkey border town
At least 28 people were killed Monday in a suicide attack in a Turkish town on the Syrian border, with officials pointing the finger of blame at the Islamic State group.
Mon Jul 20 2015

Turkey-based AFP photographer wins Time laurel
Time magazine named AFP's Bulent Kilic as its Best Wire Photographer for 2014.
Wed Dec 24 2014

US hits IS with 14 air strikes near Syria border town
US warplanes struck 14 times near Kobane into Thursday, hammering the Islamic State militants besieging the key Syrian border town.
Thu Oct 16 2014

Militants seize Kurdish HQ in Syria's Kobane, massacre feared
Islamic State militants have captured the headquarters of Kurdish fighters defending the Syrian border town of Kobane.
Sat Oct 11 2014

At least 14 dead as protests rage in Turkey over Kobane
At least 14 people were killed as pro-Kurdish protests raged across Turkey Wednesday over the government's failure to act against militants attacking the majority-Kurdish Syrian border city of Kobane.
Wed Oct 08 2014

Islamic State flag hoisted outside strategic Syrian town within sight of Turkish border
Capturing Kobane would give the Islamic State control over a longer stretch of the Turkish-Syrian border.
Tue Oct 07 2014

Nine people had been arrested over Reyhanli's bombings
Turkey said Sunday it had arrested nine people over bombings that killed 46 in a town near the Syrian border.
Mon May 13 2013

Turkey's twin car bomb attack left 43 dead
Turkey was reeling Sunday from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups.
Sun May 12 2013

Public flips car involved in road accident to rescue child
According to JBPM, members of the public at the scene took initial action to rescue the victim before the fire brigade arrived.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant
Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today
So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit
Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas
Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports
The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.
Fri Feb 21 2025

185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco
The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.
Fri Feb 21 2025

IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government
The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei
This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy, says Elon Musk.
Fri Feb 21 2025