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Post Views: 3 The TSK denies asking for photos or video footage from gay men to prove their sexual orientation despite reports suggesting otherwise. Hürriyet photo Turkey’s military is asking for “photographic” proof that people seeking an exemption from
Read MoreMain Turkish opposition leader rules out BDP alliance 0
Post Views: 9 CHP leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu (L) visits the grave of Ahmet Kaya, who died 10 years ago in Paris. AA photo Opposition party leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has ruled out an election alliance with Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party,
Read MoreNATO-EU links top Turkish president’s Lisbon agenda 0
Post Views: 9 Turkish President Abdullah Gül speaks at a press conference before his departure. AA photo Turkey and NATO’s ongoing disagreement over how relations between the alliance and the European Union should best be formulated will be a
Read MoreMissile defence: the $270m ‘protective umbrella’ for 28 Nato allies 0
Post Views: 8 Richard Norton-Taylor The proposed system is protect Nato allies from a perceived growing threat from countries like Iran. Photograph: EPA What is the purpose of the proposed missile defence system?To protect Nato allies and countries in the
Read MoreNato summit in Lisbon: the key issues 0
Post Views: 4 Afghanistan, relations with Russia and the Turkey-Cyprus conundrum among a challenging list of issues on the agenda Ian Traynor The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, arrives in Lisbon ahead of the Nato summit Photograph: AP AfghanistanThe “war on
Read More‘Fit for purpose’ Nato looks to Russia for help with missile defence shield 0
Post Views: 10 Mission statement takes in nuclear weapons and TurkeyAlliance to co-operate with Russia on missile defenceIan Traynor President Barack Obama and the Portuguese president Aníbal Cavaco Silva at Nato talks in Lisbon aimed at bolstering the alliance Photograph:
Read MorePropaganda en el cine comercial ruso y norteamericano sobre Chechenia 0
Post Views: 6 Adrián Tarín Observatorio Eurasia Todos los retratos de héroes y villanos en el cine son interesados. En el caso de los largometrajes sobre Chechenia, se entrecruzan los intereses de los países que los producen con los estereotipos
Read MoreAung San Suu Kyi: I was both prisoner and maintenance woman 0
Post Views: 6 Burma’s pro-democracy leader talks about her life in captivity, her first days of freedom and the fight ahead Jack Davies in Rangoon Aung San Suu Kyi talks about her years under house arrest and Burma’s future at
Read MoreIreland has mixed feelings over multi-billion euro IMF bailout 0
Post Views: 9 Ireland’s leader in denial over IMF bailout – but support for loan among Irish people shows lack of confidence in governmentLisa O’Carroll Ireland’s leader, Brian Cowen, refused to admit that a multi-billion euro IMF bailout was being
Read MoreAfghanistan: can aid make a difference? 0
Post Views: 14 Along with troops, the UK is pouring aid into Afghanistan. But is it working? Jonathan Steele gets a first hand view of life inside Helmand province Jonathan Steele Afghan women police officers undergoing training at Lashkar Gah
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