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Articles of the author Burhan Ozbilici Associated Press
‘I composed myself enough to film the Russian ambassador's killing'
Ankara — The event seemed routine, the opening of an exhibit of photographs of Russia. So when a man in a dark suit and tie pulled out a gun, I was stunned and thought it was a theatrical flourish. Instead, it was a coolly calculated assassination, (...)

21 - 12 - 2016
Massive overhaul changes the face of Makkah
As a child, Osama Al-Bar would walk from his home past Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba, to the market of spice and fabric merchants where his father owned a store. At that time, Makkah was so small, pilgrims could sit near the Kaaba and look out at (...)

02 - 10 - 2014
Russia holding firm in Syrian crisis
In the face of increasingly harsh criticism from the West, Russia is holding firm in its opposition to international intervention in Syria, warning the US and other nations against any temptation to resort to actions like the NATO airstrikes in (...)

29 - 02 - 2012
Syrian forces enter Hama, wounding 21
Syrian security forces opened fire Monday in a restive central city, injuring an Olympic boxing champion and at least 20 others as President Bashar Al-Assad's regime swept through several cities and towns to crush a pro-democracy uprising, activists (...)

05 - 07 - 2011
Shriver files papers to divorce Schwarzenegger
LOS ANGELES: Six weeks after Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed he had fathered a child out of wedlock, his wife Maria Shriver filed divorce papers Friday to end their marriage of 25 years. The former television journalist and Kennedy family heir cited (...)

03 - 07 - 2011
NBA lockout begins as sides fail to reach deal
NEW YORK: The NBA locked out its players Friday, a long-expected move that put the 2011-12 season in jeopardy and came as the NFL is trying to end its own work stoppage that began in March. The latest lockout began at 12:01 EDT (0401 GMT) (...)

02 - 07 - 2011
Powell sets season-best 9.78
LAUSANNE, Switzerland: Asafa Powell ran the fastest time of this world championships season Thursday, winning the 100 meters in 9.78 seconds at Athletissima. Powell's sprint, powered by a strong start on a cool, blustery night, was 0.01 faster than (...)

02 - 07 - 2011
Lester, Varitek help BoSox avoid sweep
PHILADELPHIA: Jon Lester tossed two-hit ball over seven shutout innings, Jason Varitek homered twice and the Boston Red Sox avoided a three-game sweep with a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in interleague play Thursday. The Phillies got a (...)

02 - 07 - 2011
England beats NZ
DRESDEN, Germany: Jill Scott scored a second-half goal and assisted on another to resurrect England's World Cup campaign with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over New Zealand Friday. For more than an hour, England was in trouble but tall midfielder (...)

02 - 07 - 2011
Diana remembered
LONDON: Admirers of the late Princess Diana gathered outside Kensington Palace Friday, a bright sunny day that would have been the troubled royal's 50th birthday. Cards, a cake, a collage and other mementoes were among the gifts left at the gates (...)

02 - 07 - 2011
Monaco awaits its princess-to-be Charlene
MONACO: After waiting decades for Prince Albert II to choose his bride, residents of this high-flying Riviera principality are preparing to embrace South Africa's Charlene Wittstock to succeed Grace Kelly as Princess of Monaco. The striking blond (...)

02 - 07 - 2011
Greece bars boats from leaving ports for Gaza
ATHENS, Greece: American protesters on a boat bound for the Gaza Strip were escorted back to shore Friday, as Greece announced it was banning vessels heading to Gaza from leaving Greek ports. The secretive attempt by the activists to head out to (...)

02 - 07 - 2011
Jordan's opposition urges toppling of prime minister
AMMAN, Jordan: The leader of Jordan's largest Islamist opposition group is calling on people to topple the country's prime minister as 2,000 protesters took to the streets demanding he resign. Anger has been rising over a decision by Jordanian (...)

02 - 07 - 2011
Mazda sees growth with lean gas engines
TOKYO: Mazda's president believes gasoline engines will still power 80 to 90 percent of the world's autos even in 20 years time, and remains confident the carmaker can grow without electric vehicles. The comments Thursday from Mazda Motor Corp. (...)

01 - 07 - 2011
Samsung seeks US import ban against Apple products
SEOUL, South Korea: Samsung Electronics is asking the United States to prohibit Apple from importing key products including the latest iPhone and iPad devices amid an escalating patent dispute. Samsung filed a complaint with the US International (...)

01 - 07 - 2011
Kingdom's foreign assets hit SR1.8trn
If oil prices stay at these levels, then Saudi Arabia will see its foreign assets climbing above the half a trillion (dollar) mark, which is significant. John Sfakianakis Chief economist at Banque Saudi-Fransi CAIRO: Saudi Arabia's net foreign (...)

01 - 07 - 2011
William, Kate off to Canada, US in first tour
OTTAWA, Ontario: Prince William and Kate arrived in Canada Thursday for their first official overseas trip since their wedding, in a visit that is expected to draw record-numbers of star-struck crowds and well-wishers hoping to catch a glimpse of (...)

01 - 07 - 2011
China opens world's longest sea bridge
BEIJING: China has opened the world's longest cross-sea bridge. The Jiaozhou Bay bridge is 26 miles (42 kilometers) long and links China's eastern port city of Qingdao to an offshore island, Huangdao. State-run CCTV says the 110-foot (35-meter)-wide (...)

01 - 07 - 2011
Wayward penguin faces long swim home
An Antarctic penguin pauses after its treatment at Wellington Zoo in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday. (AP)WELLINGTON: A young emperor penguin that turned up on a New Zealand beach won't be getting a free ride all the way back to its Antarctic home – (...)

01 - 07 - 2011
Yeoh ‘saddened' by deportation from Myanmar
HONG KONG: Former Bond girl Michelle Yeoh, who plays Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in an upcoming biopic, says she is “saddened” by her recent deportation from the country. The 48-year-old Malaysian actress arrived in the country's (...)

01 - 07 - 2011
Irish boat drops out of flotilla, cites sabotage
ATHENS, Greece: An Irish ship Thursday dropped out of the pro-Palestinian flotilla planning to break Israel's blockade of Gaza, citing sabotage, and a US ship declared it may set sail from a Greek port for Gaza without permission, activists (...)

01 - 07 - 2011
Hezbollah member wanted in Lebanon ex-PM killing
backed court indicted at least one senior Hezbollah member and three other suspects Thursday in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri, a killing that transformed this tiny Arab nation and brought down its government (...)

01 - 07 - 2011
Forces prevent Syrians from fleeing
BEIRUT, Lebanon: Syrian army forces spread through a restive mountainous area near the Turkish border Thursday as the death toll from a two-day military siege rose to 19 people, according to activists and a witness. The action by Syrian troops in (...)

01 - 07 - 2011
Palestine wins as Asian WCup qualifiers start
TURSUNZADE, Tajikistan: Palestine beat Afghanistan 2-0 while the Philippines snatched an away draw at Sri Lanka as Asian qualifying for the 2014 World Cup got underway Wednesday. There were victories for Cambodia, Nepal and Mongolia in other (...)

30 - 06 - 2011
Brazil and Norway scrape thru
FRANKFURT: Brazil and Norway became the latest tournament favorites to run into stubborn opposition at the women's World Cup Wednesday, as both escaped with 1-0 wins. Either the gap is closing between nations in women's football or the World Cup (...)

30 - 06 - 2011
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