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February 04, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gov't pushes for new law to prevent terrorism financing
NEWS NATIONAL
The AK Party recently pushed a bill to the relevant parliamentary commissions to harmonize national laws to better reflect alignment with the requirements of its promises to the OECD against money laundering and terrorism financing.
Turkey bombs three PKK targets in northern Iraq
Turkish fighter jets have carried out air strikes on three targets in northern Iraq in an ongoing campaign to counter terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) members hiding in camps there, Turkish army said on Wednesday. 
3 February 2012/ 17:58/ TODAYSZAMAN.COM, 3
General Staff promises legal action over BDP’s ‘herding’ remark
The Turkish General Staff announced on Friday that it “regretfully condemns” recent remarks made by pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Co-Chairwoman Gültan Kışanak, who accused the prime minister  of failing to “herd three pashas,” or military generals, and vowed to take legal action.
3 February 2012/ 13:09/ TODAYSZAMAN.COM, 11
Pakistani senate commission recognizes killings of Azeris as genocide
A Pakistani senate commission has labeled the mass killings of Azerbaijanis two decades ago during fierce clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh as genocide.
3 February 2012/ 16:16/ TODAY'S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL 12
Family of neo-Nazi victim wants justice, not ‘hush money’
The family of a food store owner who was killed in a racist neo-Nazi murder has said it finds the 10,000 euros in compensation the German government announced would be paid to the families of victims of neo-Nazi crimes to be an insult, and says it wants justice.
3 February 2012/ 17:36/ TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL 1
Report finds sharp rise in Islamophobic attacks in France
A report released by a Paris-based anti-Islamophobia group indicates a sharp increase in the frequency of attacks targeting Muslim businesses or individuals in France.
3 February 2012/ 17:35/ TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL 0
Ibrahim: Turkey gives Muslim world hope in the Arab Spring
NEWS National
Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said that Turkey's democratic reforms give the entire Muslim world»»
Match-fixing prosecutor may be investigated over privacy violation
NEWS National
The Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) has allowed a preliminary inquiry into the actions of an İstanbul prosecutor»»
Malatya Municipality demolishes Armenian place of worship
NEWS National
Officials from the Malatya Municipality have demolished three buildings, including a place of worship that was under renovation,»»
Greek Gekas frustrates Fener, Beşiktaş kicks bucket
Until very recently, the general consensus was that the İstanbul “Big Three” -- Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe»»
3 February 2012/ 16:20 / OKAN UDO BASSEY, İSTANBUL 0
US groundhogs diverge on winter forecast
Punxsutawney Phil, as the most famous of American animal prognosticators is known, told people to prepare for six more weeks»»
3 February 2012/ 13:12 / AP, PUNXSUTAWNEY, PENNSYLVANIA 0
No 'Facebook fatigue' for longtime users
So much for "Facebook fatigue." A survey released on Friday shows that people who have used the social networking site over»»
3 February 2012/ 13:05 / REUTERS, WASHINGTON 0
Belle du Berry’s Paris Combo ready for first-ever İstanbul gig
ARTS & CULTURE
Paris Combo gained fame in their native France in the 1990s, playing with their unique style in cafés along the Seine»»
Tickets for !f İstanbul independent film festival go online
ARTS & CULTURE
Early bird tickets for this year’s !f İstanbul AFM International Independent Film Festival went on sale Friday as the»»
Madonna says Super Bowl show a ‘dream come true’
LIFE
Pop superstar Madonna said it was a dream come true to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday and conceded she»»
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom refused bail in New Zealand
LIFE
A New Zealand court refused an appeal by the founder of online file-sharing site Megaupload.com to be freed on bail, on Friday,»»
France, diaspora and missed opportunity
3 February 2012 / 17:01/ ,
The US and the Arab Spring: one year on
by Robert Olson*
3 February 2012 / 16:59/ ,
China’s soft-power offensive in Taiwan
3 February 2012 / 17:39/ YURIKO KOIKE*,
Conflict with Kosovo: An obstacle to Serbia’s EU candidacy
by Sabine Freizer*
2 February 2012 / 17:04/ ,
Coronary Capitalism
2 February 2012 / 12:30/ KENNETH ROGOFF*, FRANKFURT
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