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The Balkan Wars, which began on Oct. 8, 1912, are considered minor footnotes in 20th century history. But they mean so much more. A century ago today, the Balkan...

The US unemployment rate fell last month to its lowest rate since January 2009, figures from the Department of Labor have shown, surprising analysts who had been expecting a...

The long view of history tends to be the judge of a presidency. As we approach what President Obama hopes will be the midpoint of his tenure in the...

The human cost of the war in Syria. WITH no end in sight, Syria's civil war is boiling over into the surrounding region. On October 5th, the day after...

In 2008 Barack Obama stood before a 200,000-strong crowd in Berlin and declared that "now is the time to build new bridges across the globe" - but did he...

We may foresee that US policies towards the Middle East will be diversified in the new era through strategic partner countries that include Turkey and Israel. The priorities of...

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has called for a "change of course" in the Middle East, criticising US President Obama on foreign policy. Speaking in Virginia, he lambasted the...

Hacettepe University’s Beytepe campus is home to hundreds of animal and plant species. The university has started safari tours on the campus in an attempt to show the richness...

Exiled Syrian author Samar Yazbek is to share this year's Pen Pinter literary prize with poet Carol Ann Duffy. Yazbek is being recognised for her book A Woman In...

The Zeugma Mosaic Museum in the southeastern Turkish province of Gaziantep has been awarded this year’s “excellence” award in a poll conducted by Trip Advisor travel website. The museum...