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Many teachers among victims in Turkish quake

They had gathered in a café to celebrate the engagement of two of their colleagues when the earthquake struck, killing tens of Turkey’s teachers.

Turkey’s Erdogan promises consensus after big win

Turkey’s Erdogan promises consensus after big win

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party has scored a resounding third consecutive election victory.

Turks face long campaign after charter ruling

Turkey’s secular establishment vowed on Thursday to campaign for a "no" vote in a September referendum on constitutional reforms.

Al-Qaeda says it’s holding US soldiers

Thousands of American troops searched on Sunday for three US soldiers missing in Iraq after an ambush in which al-Qaeda said it seized ”crusader” forces. The self-styled Islamic…

US hunts for three missing soldiers south of Baghdad

United States-led troops combed orchards and searched farms after seven American soldiers and an Iraqi army interpreter were ambushed on Saturday in an al-Qaeda bastion south of…

Bombs kill eight US troops, journalist in Iraq

Eight United States soldiers were killed in Iraq on Sunday, including six who died along with a European journalist in a roadside bomb attack north of Baghdad, the US military…

Suicide bombers hit Baghdad police station

Two suicide car bombers rammed their vehicles into an Iraqi police station in south-western Baghdad on Sunday, killing 10 people and wounding 75, police said. The attack in the…

Car bombs in Baghdad kill up to 21

Up to 21 people were killed and about 60 wounded in bomb attacks in two Shi’ite districts of Baghdad on Sunday, police said, while two British military personnel died when two…

Baghdad bombings leave dozens dead

Three bomb attacks at markets in central Baghdad killed at least 76 people on Monday as Iraqis marked the first anniversary of a Shi’ite shrine bombing that pitched the country…

Iraq PM orders commanders to launch crackdown

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered Iraq’s military commanders on Tuesday to speed up preparations for a United States-backed crackdown in Baghdad after a string of attacks…

Mortars kill 15 in Baghdad after deadly truck bomb

Mortar bombs killed 15 people in a Sunni neighbourhood in Baghdad on Sunday in fresh violence after a truck bomb killed 135 people in a Shi’ite area in the worst single bombing…

Calm in Sunni bastion ahead of Bush speech

Streets were quiet in a Baghdad district where United States and Iraqi forces killed 50 people in a major battle as President George Bush prepared on Wednesday to unveil a plan…

Saddam hanging could have been ‘more dignified’

United States President George Bush said Saddam Hussein could have been hanged in a ”more dignified way” and one his closest Arab allies said on Friday a video of Shi’ite…

Iraq identifies two guards in Saddam video

Investigators have identified two guards who illicitly filmed Saddam Hussein’s execution, an official said on Thursday, as the Iraqi government sought to dampen growing outrage…

Gunmen kill Shi’ite families in Baghdad after raid

Gunmen killed nine members of two Shi’ite families in a mostly Sunni neighbourhood of Baghdad on Sunday and police found the bodies of 60 more apparent victims of sectarian…

Baghdad attacks kill 30

Gunmen and bombers killed 30 people in Baghdad on Tuesday, including 14 Shi’ite religious workers after a powerful Iraqi Shi’ite leader urged President George Bush to strike…

Gunmen kill 15 Shi’ites in northern Baghdad

Gunmen killed 15 employees of a Shi’ite religious foundation on Tuesday, a day after one of Iraq’s most powerful Shi’ite leaders urged President George Bush to strike harder…

Suicide bomber kills 35 at Iraqi police centre

A suicide bomber killed 35 people at an Iraqi police recruiting centre in Baghdad on Sunday, in the latest attack that undermines United States and Iraqi government efforts to…

US urges Iraqi leaders to ‘step up’

The United States urged Iraqi leaders on Tuesday to work harder to achieve key political and security goals, amid mounting pressure on US President George Bush to change his…

Saddam trial: Kurd tells of begging for family’s life

A Kurdish farmer told a judge on Thursday how a furious Saddam Hussein shouted ”shut up and get out” when he pleaded for the life of his wife and seven young children, who were…