Turkey says Sudan leader facing war-crimes charges won’t attend Istanbul summit

November 8th, 2009 Turkey to admit Sudan leader despite Darfur chargeISTANBUL — Turkey said Sunday it will welcome Sudan's leader even though he has been indicted for orchestrating crimes against humanity in Darfur. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is free to join an Istanbul summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.

November 3rd, 2009 Karadzic set to attend UN court hearingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Radovan Karadzic is set to appear in the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal's courtroom for the first time since his trial began last week on charges of ordering Serb atrocities throughout the Bosnian war. The former Bosnian Serb leader has boycotted the trial's first three days, saying he has not had enough time to prepare his defense even though he was indicted in 1995.

October 15th, 2009 Turkey: 33 suspected of planning attacks detainedANKARA, Turkey — Turkish police detained Thursday more than 30 suspects allegedly linked to the al-Qaida terror network, saying they were planning to stage attacks on NATO facilities as well as U.S. and Israeli missions in the country.

October 8th, 2009 ISTANBUL - Turkey may purchase 120 new-generation fighter jets against the previously decided 100 such fighters at a total cost of $13 billion, a media report said Thursday. "We may buy 120 JSF aircraft, instead of 100," Murad Bayar, head of the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, was quoted by Daily News newspaper as saying.

September 12th, 2009 Flash floods hit Turkey, hundreds evacuatedISTANBUL — Flash floods in northwestern Turkey forced the evacuation of about 200 workers at tile and brick factories by helicopter Saturday, an official said. Flood waters were receding and rescue workers were working to evacuate a small number of workers left at the factories near the town of Kumbag, Gov.

September 9th, 2009 Report: 1 killed in Istanbul floodISTANBUL, Turkey — Waters caused by torrential rain and flash floods gushed across an Istanbul arterial road on Wednesday, killing one person and stranding dozens of vehicles, officials and reports said. The reported death would raise the overall toll in floods that have hit swaths of northwestern Turkey to nine.

September 8th, 2009 6 killed, 3 missing in flash floods in TurkeyANKARA, Turkey — Flash floods triggered by torrential rains killed six people and left swaths of lands in northwestern Turkey awash Tuesday. At least three people were reported missing.

September 8th, 2009 6 killed, 1 missing in flash floods in TurkeyANKARA, Turkey — Flash floods triggered by torrential rains killed six people and left swaths of lands in northwestern Turkey awash Tuesday. At least three people were reported missing.

August 15th, 2009 1 killed in explosion in IstanbulANKARA, Turkey — An explosion inside a trash container in Istanbul has killed one person and injured one other, police and news reports said Saturday. Istanbul Police Chief Huseyin Capkin said the blast late Friday in the low-income Gaziosmanpasa neighborhood killed a night watchman guarding a nearby building.

August 15th, 2009 Report: 1 killed in explosion in IstanbulANKARA, Turkey — News reports say an explosion inside a trash container in Istanbul has killed one person and injured one other. Private NTV television says the explosion occurred late Friday in the low-income Gaziosmanpasa neighborhood.

July 13th, 2009 Uganda willing to arrest al-Bashir for war crimesKAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda said Monday it would arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir if he enters the country, an unusual stance after a summit of African leaders denounced the international arrest warrant against al-Bashir. Henry Oryem Okello, Uganda's minister for international affairs, spoke after meeting with the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, in Kampala.

July 5th, 2009 Greek, Russian Orthodox leaders show unityISTANBUL, Turkey — The spiritual leaders of the Orthodox Christian churches in Istanbul and Russia led Sunday prayers together in a show of unity after years of jostling for influence. Istanbul Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I said the two churches must overcome differences, though he stressed his church's status as "first among equals" with the historic role of coordinating between the various Orthodox branches, of which Russia's is the largest.

May 8th, 2009 Sudan: American aid groups considered for DarfurKHARTOUM, Sudan — The Sudanese government said Thursday that it would consider applications from American aid organizations to replace more than a dozen groups that were expelled from Darfur earlier this year. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir expelled 13 international aid groups and three local ones in March after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.

May 5th, 2009 ISTANBUL - At least 41 people have been killed in a shooting at a wedding in southeastern Turkey, according to media reports Monday. The families of the bride and groom reportedly got into an argument and weapons were drawn, Turkish television CNN Turk reported, citing local officials in Mardin province.

April 27th, 2009 Turkey, Syria conduct military drillANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish military said it launched a joint drill with Syrian soldiers on their shared border Monday in order to improve security. Israel, an ally of Turkey and a longtime foe of Syria, expressed concern.