Turkey lobbies museums around world to return artifacts
Turkey is following an increasingly aggressive policy of getting top museums around the world to return its heritage. Minister of
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Archaeology: Incense vessel in shape of bull’s head found on island off Bulgaria’s Sozopol
An ancient incense vessel in the shape of a bull’s head, estimated to date from the sixth century BCE, has
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Severe droughts in Eastern Europe, US, send world food prices soaring
Global food prices soared by 10 per cent in July 2012 from a month ago, with maize and soybean reaching
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Debate continues in Turkey over Syria, regional standing
Turkey is not sending top officials to this week’s Non-Aligned Movement summit conference in Tehran, where Syria’s conflict is likely
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EU ready to increase funding to cope with Syrian humanitarian crisis, Georgieva says
Bulgaria’s European Commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva, has welcomed the UN Security Council French Presidency’s initiative to put the humanitarian situation in
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Numbers of Syrian refugees strain neighbouring countries
The United Nations refugee agency says the number of Syrians fleeing to neighboring countries is swelling, signaling what could be
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From Lance Armstrong to Russian Arctic Oil: From accountability to impunity
There is a golden thread that links Lance Armstrong, the disgraced American cyclist, to the Greenpeace climbers clambering about the
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Pussy Riot: Two wanted band members flee Russia to avoid arrest
The Russian punk band Pussy Riot says two members wanted by Russian authorities have fled the country to escape arrest. The feminist
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Shooting reported at New York’s Empire State Building
Several people have been wounded and one killed in a shooting incident outside New York City’s Empire State Building, in
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