Bomb blast kills 20 in NW Pakistan Curfew was immediately imposed in northwestern Pakistan's Swat valley on Saturday morning as a blast occurred near a police station, killing at least 20 people, state television said.
'US inflation outlook highly uncertain' U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday the inflation outlook in the country remains highly uncertain in spite of recent drops in prices for oil and other commodities.
Afghanistan criticises US attack Afghanistan has criticised US forces for their "unilateral operations" in the west of the country which, the government says, killed at least 70.
Drop in oil prices spurs US stocks US stocks advanced Friday as oil prices dropped and there was increasing speculation that investment bank Lehman Brothers might attract a major international buyer.
Zardari mulls bid for presidency The widower of Pakistan's assassinated former premier Benazir Bhutto was Saturday considering whether to run for president, but the brittle ruling coalition remained riven by squabbles.
Pakistani troops kill 35 militant in clash Pakistani troops killed 35 militants in fighting in the Swat Valley northwest of Islamabad on Saturday, shortly after a suicide car-bomber killed eight policemen.
Karadzic gets Scottish judge Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader, will be facing a judge from Scotland, Iain Bonomy, in the coming months as his trial for genocide and war crimes is being prepared.
Minister Simsek travels to Kazakhstan Turkish State Minister Mehmet Simsek left for Kazakhstan on Saturday to attend a conference on "Cooperation and Confidence Building Measures in Asia".
33 hotels change hands in Turkey Chain hotels were taking action to accelerate their growth strategies, with more than one-third of this year's acquisitions taking place in June and July.
Five arrested related to Izmir blast Five people were arrested in connection with blast in Izmir.
Vienna to hold referendum for Turkey Austria's top diplomat said coalition partners agreed to call referandum on Turkey's EU membership.
DTP calls on PKK to lay down arms The leader of the Democratic Society Party, or DTP, called on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, to lay down its arms, a newspaper reported Friday.
Fire kills 2 Turkish children in Germany Two Turkish children from the same family, aged two and four, died in a fire in their house in the German city of Siegen.
Former PM thanks Gul for pardon Former Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan yesterday thanked President Abdullah Gul for granting him a pardon, freeing Erbakan from serving out the remainder of a prison sentence on a corruption conviction.
Love affair shakes political party A secret love affair between a political leader and famous theology professor, and his young advisor has sent shockwaves through party ranks.
Turkey-press scan August 23rd These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on August 23rd, 2008.
Could Musharraf settle on Buyukada? The claims included that Musharraf, who usually spends his holidays in Turkey along with his family, fell in love with Büyükada, one of the Prince Islands, on first sight.
Istanbul Municipality's water quandary Neither the metropolitan municipality nor the government has grasped how serious the water shortage is.
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