Turkey signals more active role against IS
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signalled Turkey will take a more active role in the international coalition against Islamic State (IS) militants following the release of Turkish hostages held by the jihadists. Ankara has for months frustrated the West ...
Maine's fall wild turkey season begins next week
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Maine's fall wild turkey hunting season is set to begin in less than a week. The fall season begins Oct. 2 and lasts until Halloween. There will be a two turkey limit in ten wildlife management districts in central and southern Maine.
French minister presses Turkey to avoid repeat of jihadi bungle
Ankara (AFP) - The French interior minister on Friday held talks with his Turkish counterpart aimed at improving intelligence and security communications after an embarrassing bungle allowed three suspected jihadists who fought in Syria to walk free.
‘Their fight is our fight’: Kurds rush from across Turkey to defend Kobani
In the village of Yumurtalik, just over two miles west of the Syrian town of Kobani on the Turkish side of the border, picnic blankets dot a pistachio orchard; groups of men and women sit around eating and chatting. Some distribute flatbreads, olives and ...
Amazing Autumn Welcome
Okay, so amazing might be exaggerating a bit but I love the feeling it evokes. Walking in to a home that smells like baking goodies and is warm and comfy is so relaxing. This is a busy part of the year for many and I am no exception. It's time to plant my winter crops and I am in a rush now to compl ...
Mr. Obama Goes to War
On September 10, 2014 President Obama strode to a podium in the south portico of the White House and announced that America would be returning to full-scale combat operations in Iraq. Though he was sure to remind us that no American boots would be on Iraqi soil, he did claim that we would carry out ...
NAMI Noah’s Ark confirmed … again
Back in 2010 Chinese NAMI mountaineers announced their personal testimony of finding a large wooden structure high on Mount Ararat in Turkey. Their claims were attacked by competing researchers with an axe to grind. Randall Price, who earlier refused to go with the team on their hike, now claimed th ...
WHO responding to unprecedented scale of humanitarian emergencies
Source: World Health Organization Country: World, Central African Republic, Guinea, Iraq, Liberia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic September 2014 WHO and health partners are responding to an unprecedented five “Grade 3” priority crises at the same time For the first time ever, WHO is ...
