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Breaking News Wed, 10 Mar 2010
Turkish survivors warm themselves around a fire after they spent the night in tents in Yalnizcam village in the eastern province of Elazig, Turkey, Tuesday, March 9, 2010,one day after a strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey eaarly Monday, killing at least 57 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages, the government said.
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 Daily Star Lebanon 
Survivors struggle to pick up pieces after Turkey temblor
| By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | - Powered by | Mahmut Bozarslan | Agence France Presse | OKCULAR, Turkey: Survivors of a killer earthquake in eastern Turkey sought to res... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici)
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 Voa News 
Turkey's Ambassador Not Returning to US Yet
| Turkey says its U.S. ambassador will not return to Washington until Congress clarifies its stand on a "genocide" resolution discussing mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks more than 90 years ... (photo: Public Domain / Nilgun Gulcan)
Boeing 737-800 Turkish Airlines  Newsvine 
Boeing, Turkish Airlines finalize 20-plane order
| SEATTLE — Boeing Co. said Monday that it has finalized an order with Turkish Airlines for 20 new 737s. | The order includes 10 737-800s and 10 737-900 extended range aircraft, all based on the... (photo: GFDL / Quentin Douchet)
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Boeing B-29 Superfortress displayed at New England Air Museum in 2008.  Star Tribune 
Boeing finalizes order with Turkish Airlines for 20 new 737s worth $1.6 billion at list prices
| SEATTLE - Boeing Co. said Monday that it has finalized an order with Turkish Airlines for 20 new 737s. | The order includes 10 737-800s and 10 737-900 extended range aircraft, all based on the cabin... (photo: Creative Commons / Lexington)
Airlines   Billion   Boeing   Photos   Prices  
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Turkish, in red, and Greek military rescue teams carry a survivor as they work together on a mock quake site near Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 8, 2009 The Press Democrat
Earthquake hits eastern Turkey; at least 57 dead
| The temblor struck six villages in Elazig province, toppling stone or mud-brick homes and minarets of mosques. Bekir Yanilmaz, the mayor of the nearby town of Kovancila... (photo: AP / Selcan Hacaoglu)
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A Turkish woman cries in front of her destroyed house in the town of Bala, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Ankara, after a moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook the Turkish capital early Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007 The Examiner
Strong earthquake strikes villages while sleeping in Turkey
| Searching a collapsed house in Elazig, Turkey.  (AP Photo/ Omer Fansa, Anatolia) | A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey overnight at 4:32 AM local time... (photo: AP / Photo)
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Turkish Romany. Gipsies, gipsydom. Kadikoy at around begging beggars. The poor people - Poverty The Guardian
Turkish earthquake kills dozens
| At least 38 people dead after magnitude 6 earthquake strikes east of country in early hours of morning | A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, struck ... (photo: WN / Akgun Semra)
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses supporters as they give him a hero's welcome outside Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, early Friday, Jan. 30, 2009. The Siasat Daily
Turkish premier warns US over 'erroneous policies'
| Ankara, March 07: Reacting to Washington's 'genocide' charges, Ankara accuses the US of a political mistake which threatens to harm the two sides' relations. | Turkish ... (photo: AP / Ibrahim Usta)
Photos   Politics   Turkey   US   Washington  
Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a presentation for the Turkish Lira's new banknotes and coins that will come into circulation on Jan. 1, 2009, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008. The Star
Turkish PM says U.S. vote to "greatly harm" ties
| ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A U.S. resolution that branded as genocide the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One will seriously damage U.S.-Turkish relati... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici)
Erdogan   Istanbul   Photos   Turkish   US  
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Aug. 31, 2009. In a bid to ease diplomatic tensions between his two neighbors, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu planned to meet leaders in Iraq and Syria later Monday. Iraq and Syria are entangled in a diplomatic dispute over demands that Damascus extradite two suspects wanted in recent suicide attacks on government ministries in Baghdad that killed about 100 people. The tension led both countries to recall their ambassadors. Boston Herald
Turks warn Obama on genocide
| ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey warned the Obama administration yesterday of diplomatic consequences if it doesn’t quash a congressional resolution that would brand the W... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim)
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Business and Economy Government and Politics
- Northrop Grumman Expands Composites Manufacturing Training f
- Boeing, Turkish Airlines finalize 20-plane order
- Boeing, Turkish Airlines finalize 20-plane order
- Russia Sberbank to seek Turkish bank stake-source
Turkish 737-800 TC-JGG in Dsseldorf International Airport.
Turkish Airlines makes $1.6B Boeing order
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- Survivors struggle to pick up pieces after Turkey temblor
- Turkey not ready to return envoy to Washington - PM
- Turkey's democracy is maturing, and a failed coup proves
- Turkey can take a step forward by confronting its past
Turkish survivors warm themselves around a fire after they spent the night in tents in Yalnizcam village in the eastern province of Elazig, Turkey, Tuesday, March 9, 2010,one day after a strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey eaarly Monday, killing at least 57 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages, the government said.
Survivors struggle to pick up pieces after Turkey temblor
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- Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast
- Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast
- Israel, Syria announce nuclear energy ambitions
- 'More Women Need to Embrace E-literacy'
French president Nicolas Sarkozy gestures during a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the chancellery in Berlin, on Monday, Aug. 31, 2009. The leaders of Germany and France are pushing for the Group of 20 summit in September to agree on action to control bankers' bonuses.
Sarkozy urges global expansion of nuclear energy
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- Traffic Law Changes among Dubai's Health Reform Plan
- Iran: Trial in Torture Deaths Begins
- David Kimche, an Israeli Adept as Spy and Diplomat, Dies at
- An Eviction Stirs Old Ghosts in a Contested City
An Electoral worker empties a ballot box to begin counting the results at a counting center in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
Some Iraq Results Coming Wednesday
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Society and Culture Energy and Industry
-  Body of Papadopoulos recovered in Cyprus
- The art of sharing secrets, slowly
- Senegalese filmmaker, festival founder Mahama Johnson Traore
- Lebanese women wed to foreigners fight for rights
Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos concedes defeat in a brief speech at his campaign headquarters in Nicosia, Cyprus, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. Papadopoulos was eliminated Sunday from Cyprus' presidential runoff in a major surprise after a cliffhanger election that saw three candidates neck-and-neck until the last minute. Communist party leader Demetris Christofias, 61, and 59-year-old former Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides of the right-wing DISY party will now vie for the five-year presidency in next Sunday's runoff
Ex-president's body stolen for ransom, Cyprus says
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- Beijing keen on talks to resolve Iran issue
- David Kimche, an Israeli Adept as Spy and Diplomat, Dies at
- An Eviction Stirs Old Ghosts in a Contested City
- As Biden Visits, Israel Unveils Plan for New Settlements
A cane cutter works in Batatais, Brazil, in this Aug. 28, 2007 file photo. Booming Brazil is in overdrive with test drilling at a potentially mammoth offshore oil field, trucks jamming ports to offload soy shipments for China, biofuel production galore and plenty of cash for mega-infrastructure projects ranging from bridges to dams
EU faces court challenge over biofuels reports
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Defence and Police Sports News
- Israeli general says "all options" needed on Iran
- Israel OKs 1,600 new homes in east Jerusalem
- Biden condemns new Israeli settlement plan
- Traffic Law Changes among Dubai's Health Reform Plan
Police officer investigates a grave where the body of former Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos was discovered at Strovolos cemetery, a suburb of capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
Arrests over theft of Cyprus ex-leader's corpse
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- Formula One - Bahrain Grand Prix Preview
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Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas
Porto's Ferreira plays down Fabregas loss
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