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Saddam's Lawyers to sue
British tabloid 'The Sun'
Saddam Hussein's lawyers plan to sue the British tabloid over photos that were published of the former Iraqi leader from his prison cell in intimate poses, wearing just his underwear and washing his own clothes. The photographs got a mixed reaction in Iraq where the majority of the population felt it was humiliating that such photographs had been published. Many Iraqis said it was clear message to the leaders of the Middle East from the US. Others were happy to see the once national tyrant in a powerless position. |
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Iraqi PM: We will no allow any terrorist organization to harm our neighbors
Speaking from a joint press conference held in Ankara with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said that Iraq would not allow any terrorist groups to harm its neighboring countries. The newly elected Iraqi prime minister was in Turkey on his first foreign visit since the Iraq elections. In response to a question on the fight against the PKK terrorist organization, Jaafari said, ''Within the scope of the principle of good relations with neighboring countries, we will not allow any group to harm our neighbors.'' |
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Belgian brother-filmmakers win
Cannes Film Festival
The winners of the 58th Cannes Film Festival were a pair of brother-filmmakers from Belgium. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardennes took home the prestigious Palm d'Or for their film called "The Child", a story about a 20-year-old petty criminal who is suddenly one day faced with being a father. The Dardennes are no stranger to the Cannes Festival this being the second time they have picked up the prestigious prize - the first time being for their teen drama "Rosetta" six years ago. Presenting the prize was Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman (both of Oscar winner Million Dollar Baby).
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Talks prove Onur Air safe
President of Turkey's civil aviation Topa Bilgettin said yesterday that talks, which were held between Dutch and Turkish experts at Ataturk airport this week to determine whether the Turkish low-fare carrier Onur Air deserved the four-nation ban that the Netherlands, Germany, France and Switzerland placed on the airline May 12, grounding the airline's fleet, concluded that the airline is safe and that operations are secure. |
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WTO report ranks Turkey fourth for anti-dumping initiatives
A report released by the World Trade Center (WTO) stated that Turkey is fourth among members of the WTO for initiating anti-dumping investigations. Dumping is a term coined by the WTO to describe the exporting of products at a lower price than the price normally charged in the local market. Anti-dumping is a move set to not judge the action of dumping but to help governments can react to it. |
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Venus takes home WTA Tour Title Istanbul
Number one seed Venus Williams won her first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title on Saturday in over a year in Istanbul. The inaugural cup was held in at Crown PLaza on a Tier III clay court in the Turkish city of Istanbul. Williams now holds 32 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour titles. The top-seeded WIlliams over-powered the number two-seeded 16-year-old Nicole Valdisova from Czech Republic with a 6-3 6-2 win. |
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Hungary demand the return of kidnapped boy Mehmet
Last week's visit of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Hungary, brought the kidnapping of a Turkish eight-year-old boy back into the spotlight. The boy who was born to a Hungarian mother was kidnapped by his father and brought back to Turkey after the boy's mother married someone else. The boy's father said he had no choice in the matter once he found out that his wife had been cheating. The boy in question, Mehmet Karoly Tuysuz is reported to have said, "I'm happy with my dad, don't give me back." |
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