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EU names Belgian PM Van Rompuy as first president
European Union leaders named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, who is little known outside his own country,»»

Kosovo still poor and idle, despite billions in aid
Nezir Jonuzi sips black tea, stares at Prime Minister Hashim Thaci’s boyhood home and wonders whether he can get»»

At least 19 killed in courthouse bombing in NW Pakistan
A suicide bomber killed at least 19 people on Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the»»

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Karzai sworn in as Afghan president, vows to fight graft
Afghan forces should be ready to take over security in Afghanistan in five years, President Hamid Karzai»»

Davutoğlu attends Karzai’s inauguration
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu represented Turkey at a ceremony in Kabul where Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn»»

US warns Iran of consequences over nuclear standoff
World powers could have a package of measures against Iran “within weeks,” US President Barack Obama said on Thursday,»»

Palestinian leader Barghouti wants popular, diplomatic action
Peace talks with Israel have failed and the Palestinians must launch popular and diplomatic campaigns»»

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Spanish opposition queries alleged ransom payment to Somali pirates Spain’s conservative opposition called on Thursday on the country’s intelligence chief to testify over whether ransom was paid for the release of a hijacked Spanish trawler by Somali pirates.

Palestine after Abbas? RAMALLAH –- A political leader’s decision not to seek re-election usually triggers fervent discussion about potential heirs.

Russian court extends moratorium on death penalty Russia’s Constitutional Court extended a 13-year-old moratorium on the death penalty on Thursday, just weeks before it was due to expire.

Serbs bid farewell to Patriarch Pavle Hundreds of thousands of people joined a somber funeral procession Thursday for Patriarch Pavle, who led the Serbian Orthodox Church through its post-Communist revival and the bloody Balkan ethnic conflicts in the 1990s.

‘NATO must not forsake Afghanis’ NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday the alliance must not turn its back on Afghanistan as this would raise the threat from al-Qaeda and lead to insecurity throughout central Asia.

Berlusconi’s party stronger despite split Silvio Berlusconi’s conservative People of Freedom (PDL) coalition has bolstered its popularity despite judicial problems dogging the Italian prime minister and splits among its leadership, according to an opinion poll on Thursday.

Air gun found at Taiwan leader’s event Taiwan authorities arrested a man who tried to take a BB gun, a type of air gun, into a campaign event led by President Ma Ying-jeou, the president’s office said on Thursday.

Medvedev sacks his senior adviser Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed an influential Kremlin media adviser for breaching government rules, the first such sacking of his presidency, local media reported on Thursday.

Suicide bomber kills 13 in western Afghanistan A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle killed 13 people, including a police officer, and wounded 30 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan.

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The most read articles

	Hotline highlights anti-Turkish practices in EU visa issuance
	Naval forces junta planned to undermine AK Party with non-Muslim assassinations
	Ergenekon probe exposes surveillance of Armenian community
	‘Either Onur Öymen or Alevis should leave the CHP’
	Second closure case rumors lead to massive İMKB drop
	Arı sponsors pro-Ergenekon conference at US Congress
	Erdoğan, Başbuğ hold weekly meeting
	‘Cage action plan’ put into operation in Kurtuluş, Adalar
	US assures Turkey of assistance in capturing top PKK leaders
	DTP conditionally ready to talk

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