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Istanbul airport police fire warning shots at suspect motorbike INTERNATIONAL

Istanbul airport police fire warning shots at suspect motorbike

Police at Turkey's largest airport in Istanbul on Sunday fired warning shots at a motorbike that failed to stop at a security checkpoint, with the facility on high alert after the deadly June attack blamed on jihadists, local officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Putin meets Erdogan to revive ties after crisis ASIA

Putin meets Erdogan to revive ties after crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Monday, pushing forward ambitious joint energy projects on his first visit to Turkey since a crisis in ties.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ten wounded in Istanbul bombing near police station ASIA

Ten wounded in Istanbul bombing near police station

At least 10 people were wounded Thursday when a bomb concealed in a motorbike exploded near a police station in Istanbul, in the latest attack to strike Turkey's increasingly tense largest city over the last year.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UK charges woman with terrorism offence INTERNATIONAL

UK charges woman with terrorism offence

British police said they had charged two people with terrorism offences, including a woman accused of encouraging others to commit a terrorist offence in connection with a publication linked to a Turkish militant group.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkey opens third Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul with much fanfare ASIA

Turkey opens third Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul with much fanfare

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister and a host of other Turkish leaders took part on Friday in an opening ceremony of a new bridge which connects the Asian and European sides of Istanbul.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar Airways says plane lands safely in Istanbul after emergency ARABIA

Qatar Airways says plane lands safely in Istanbul after emergency

Qatar Airways said that an aircraft that was forced to make an emergency landing at Istanbul's Ataturk airport on Thursday landed safely and that passengers had disembarked as normal.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Erdogan arrives at mass rally in Istanbul against attempted coup ASIA

Erdogan arrives at mass rally in Istanbul against attempted coup

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived at a massive rally of hundreds of thousands of people in Istanbul on Sunday to protest last month's failed coup attempt by elements of the Turkish military.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Erdogan breaks down in tears at funeral for friend killed in coup ASIA

Erdogan breaks down in tears at funeral for friend killed in coup

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan broke down in tears while speaking at the funeral of an old friend in Istanbul killed during the coup, images from Turkish television showed.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
104 putschists killed in Turkey coup attempt, says army ASIA

104 putschists killed in Turkey coup attempt, says army

A total of 104 coup plotters were killed after a bid to bring down the Turkish government, the acting army chief said on Saturday. He also said many army commanders were taken by the coup plotters to "unknown locations".

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Anger, protests and bloodshed in coup-hit Istanbul ASIA

Anger, protests and bloodshed in coup-hit Istanbul

Troops filed into Taksim Square uncertain of how they would be received. Before long, angry crowds had gathered to denounce them.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkish forces try to crush last remnants of coup ASIA

Turkish forces try to crush last remnants of coup

Forces loyal to the Turkish government fought on Saturday to crush the remnants of a military coup attempt which crumbled after crowds answered President Tayyip Erdogan's call to take to the streets and dozens of rebels abandoned their tanks.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
17 more charged over Istanbul airport attack INTERNATIONAL

17 more charged over Istanbul airport attack

Seventeen people including 11 Russians have been charged over the Istanbul airport attack, Dogan news agency reported Tuesday, bringing to 30 the total number charged over the suicide assault.

4:45 AM November 25 2016