Turkey blocks access to WikiLeaks after ruling party email dump
Turkey`s Internet watchdog has blocked access to the WikiLeaks website in Turkey, it said, after the whistleblower organisation released nearly 300,000 emails from the ruling AK Party.
Jul 20, 2016, 12:47 PM ISTJitendra Singh asks Pakistan to look into human rights violations in Balochistan
Taking a strong exception to Pakistan observing "Black Day" to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir, Minister of State in the Prime Minister`s Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said Islamabad should first look into human rights violations in Balochistan before pointing fingers at others.
Jul 20, 2016, 12:40 PM ISTUS, anti-IS coalition allies regroup after jihadist attacks
With jihadist attacks proliferating around the world, the United States has reassembled its coalition partners for meetings Wednesday and Thursday to review a two-year-old war that has so far failed to eliminate the Islamic State group.
Jul 20, 2016, 12:24 PM ISTTurkey coup attempt: Erdogan signals death penalty return
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday announced that he was ready to reinstate the death penalty "if the people demand it", following the recent attempted coup on July 15.
Jul 19, 2016, 12:15 PM ISTAh, it's a World Heritage site! Check out which Indian places made it to the list
The World Heritage Committee on Sunday evening agreed to put 12 new sites on the World Heritage List before ending its 40th session in Turkey's Istanbul city.
Jul 18, 2016, 10:10 AM ISTErdogan calls on US to extradite preacher Gulen in Istanbul speech
"The United States -- you must extradite that person," Erdogan told his supporters in Istanbul.
Jul 16, 2016, 23:43 PM ISTIstanbul's airport reopens, flights resume after coup attempt
Turkish Airlines resumed flights from Istanbul`s international airport following a failed coup attempt.
Jul 16, 2016, 20:00 PM ISTRecep Tayyip Erdogan urges Turks to defend state after coup `foiled`
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Turks to remain on the streets on Saturday, as his forces regained control after a spectacular coup bid by discontented soldiers that claimed more than 250 lives.
Jul 16, 2016, 15:40 PM ISTAttempted military coup in Turkey: What we know so far
A Turkish army faction backed by tanks and fighter jets launched a coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that appeared to be faltering on Saturday.
Jul 16, 2016, 13:32 PM ISTUK-Turkey ties stronger than Boris Johnson''s quips - Turkish official
Turkey will draw a line under disparaging comments by Britain`s new foreign secretary Boris Johnson about President Tayyip Erdogan and his nation.
Jul 14, 2016, 16:14 PM ISTIslamic State says ''minister of war'' Shishani killed
Abu Omar al-Shishani, who the Pentagon described as Islamic State`s "minister of war", was killed in combat in the Iraqi city of Shirqat, south of Mosul, a news agency that supports the militant group said on Wednesday.
Jul 14, 2016, 09:19 AM ISTSyria opposition warns of Aleppo starvation amid siege fears
Hundreds of thousands of civilians in rebel-held areas of Aleppo risk starvation.
Jul 12, 2016, 20:45 PM ISTNow, posters in Pakistan call for military coup, raise eyebrows
Posters begging Pakistan's powerful army chief to launch a coup appeared in major cities including the capital Islamabad overnight, raising eyebrows in a country that has been ruled by the military for more than half its history.
Jul 12, 2016, 16:31 PM ISTTurkey arrests 7 more suspects over Istanbul airport attack
Turkey's state-run news agency says police have arrested seven suspects pending trial in connection with the attack at Istanbul's airport that killed 44 people. That brings the total number of suspects to 37.
Jul 11, 2016, 14:54 PM ISTTurkey jails seven more suspects in Istanbul airport attack
A Turkish court has jailed seven suspects pending trial on terrorism charges over last month`s triple suicide bombing at Istanbul`s main airport, bringing the number in custody to 37, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
Jul 11, 2016, 13:11 PM ISTTurkey's Erdogan calls on NATO to do more on fighting militant attacks
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on NATO to do more to fight the threat of global terrorism.
Jul 08, 2016, 13:46 PM ISTRights group blasts EU plans on halting Libya migrant exodus
Human Rights Watch warned that the European Union measures on curbing the flow of migrants from Libya.
Jul 06, 2016, 19:12 PM ISTSeven killed in military helicopter crash in northern Turkey: Sources
A brigadier general, colonel and two majors were among those on board when the helicopter crashed, the private Dogan news agency reported.
Jul 06, 2016, 02:46 AM ISTPakistan condemns Saudi bombings
Pakistan on Tuesday said there is a need to forge unity against the enemies of humanity and Islam as it strongly condemned the spate of suicide attacks in Saudi Arabia.
Jul 05, 2016, 13:51 PM ISTSeventeen jailed pending trial over Istanbul airport attack: Media
A Turkish court jailed 17 suspects pending trial on Tuesday in connection with last week's suicide bombing attack on Istanbul's main airport that killed 45 people and wounded hundreds, state media said.
Jul 05, 2016, 12:31 PM IST