http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/08/turkey.eu.reut/index.htmlBRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) -- The European Commission gave Turkey until mid-December on Wednesday to open its ports to shipping from Cyprus or face consequences for its European Union membership talks. "Failure to implement its obligations in full will affect the overall progress in the....2006-11-09T06:40+0100cnnencnn-b7c81a3f2115045afbe3e968440a9fd2VivianeRedingTurkey-EUBenitaFerreroWaldnerMarkosKyprianouECnewsMarketReformCroatia-EUOlliRehnJacquesBarrotBulgaria-EURomania-EUFinnishPresidencyEUJoseBarrosoAntiFraudhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKEE-6VCNT6?OpenDocumentRef: OCHA/GVA 2006/0224 OCHA Situation Report No. 3 Flooding in Ethiopia’s Somali region This report is based on information received from OCHA Ethiopia . Situation 1. Although water levels are receding, inaccessibility to flood-affected areas particularly Mustahil and Kelafo woredas is still a....2006-11-08T20:43+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-6639dd80ae32009d552fdacdd3ce33efManMadeDisastersAgriculturalTechnologyHealthENVFoodSecurityFoodAidUNbodiesFloodingEchoWaterENVFoodSafetyhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-6VCKKZ?OpenDocumentDuring the week ending November 6, the Juba and Shabelle catchments in Somalia received little/no rains (See Table below). Similarly, the Ethiopian highlands received little/no rains as indicated in the cumulative 7-day satellite rainfall estimates image.2006-11-08T20:43+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-1d1e7d1d86f9dac4dfddce81cc99ebbbhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LZEG-6VCMZ3?OpenDocumentby Mustafa Haji Abdinur MOGADISHU, Nov 8, 2006 (AFP) - Islamist gunmen and pro-government militia prepared for fresh fighting in southern Somalia on Wednesday, officials and witnesses said, as thousands fled feared clashes and deadly floods. The government-allied Juba Valley Alliance (JVA) said it....2006-11-08T20:43+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-b30fd3772d16b8095ff026efcdca0fc7TerroristAttackhttp://www.mediafax.ro/english/articole-free/EU-Gives-Turkey-Deadline-On-Cyprus-But-Turks-Demur-573356-9.htmlThe European Commission set Turkey a mid-December deadline on Wednesday to open its ports to shipping from Cyprus or face consequences for its troubled European Union membership bid, Reuters reported. But Ankara rejected any linkage between the Cyprus issue and its accession process, urging EU....2006-11-08T20:41+0100mediafaxenmediafax-e7440d09f6b5d2479ebfa7acc4a802cdTurkey-EUECnewshttp://article.wn.com/link/WNAT38333EDC96B2619080602118A40AD02D?source=templategenerator&template=africafm/onephoto.txtBy VERENA DOBNIK NEW YORK Nov 8, 2006 (AP) — The Internet enemies list numbers 13: Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. These are the countries singled out by the press freedom group Reporters Without Borders as....2006-11-08T20:39+0100africaFMenafricaFM-b522cbc8b2dda51099cac4c11356746dhttp://article.wn.com/link/WNAT65999FB6D4A2BB6A00EED535DB53D06A?source=templategenerator&template=africafm/onephoto.txtNEW YORK -- Enemies of the Internet? Yes, there is such a list put out by the press freedom group Reporters Without Borders. It lists 13 nations: Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.2006-11-08T20:39+0100africaFMenafricaFM-2992c5227fc3efd13b1960d33e54c710http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/6126252.stmThe European Commission gives Turkey until mid-December to open its ports to Cypriot ships.2006-11-08T19:57+0100bbcenbbc-2aa573cf3cccfcd08111996b739d1b8eTurkey-EUBulgaria-EURomania-EUECnewsJoseBarrosoCroatia-EUhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1108/turkey.htmlEC report sets deadline for Turkey 08 November 2006 16:23 The European Commission has given Turkey until mid-December to open its ports to ships from Cyprus or face unspecified consequences. Turkey has failed to open its ports to Cypriot trade, despite signing a protocol last year extending a customs deal to all 25 members of the enlarged EU.2006-11-08T17:33+0100RTERadioenRTERadio-7d4e8498420281551e0349255628c438AntiFraudReformTAXUDTurkey-EUOlliRehnECnewsCroatia-EUhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/6126252.stmThe European Commission gives Turkey until mid-December to open its ports to Cypriot ships.2006-11-08T16:23+0100bbcenbbc-a9306c3a5831b9a491679383c86e41c0Turkey-EUBulgaria-EURomania-EUCroatia-EUECnewshttp://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1108/turkey.htmlEC report set to criticise Turkey 08 November 2006 12:53 The European Commission is expected to criticise Turkey in a report to be published later today. The commission will cite a lack of progress in reform as well as continuing stalemate over Cyprus.2006-11-08T14:52+0100RTERadioenRTERadio-ca28459eb1bc9a9a5276bd2e4078348fTurkey-EUReformECnewshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/6126252.stmThe European Commission gives Turkey until mid-December to open its ports to Cypriot ships.2006-11-08T14:34+0100bbcenbbc-3902d485e2a1cddaead8bc6652e684f5Turkey-EUBulgaria-EURomania-EUCroatia-EUECnewshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/6126252.stmThe European Commission issues a critical verdict on Turkey's progress towards EU membership.2006-11-08T13:34+0100bbcenbbc-88d4d602793e1dcac659209f84955fe4Turkey-EUBulgaria-EURomania-EUCroatia-EUhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1108/mideast.htmlWidespread condemnation of Gaza shelling 08 November 2006 11:08 There has been widespread condemnation of an Israeli attack that killed 18 people, including 13 members of one family, in northern Gaza. Syria said the international community and United Nations Security Council had a duty to stop what....2006-11-08T12:52+0100RTERadioenRTERadio-7fb945311c113e214fab012a8942b55fSecurityCouncilhttp://rss1.mediafed.com/feed/24dash/all_News/?link=22ad03e91b50fe493cd1c3bfbfc3e4e8Floods can be 'emotionally and financially' devastating, the Agency warns2006-11-08T11:39+010024dashen24dash-3181ca08172808e9ab34c9bde377e0f0EnergyENVScienceENVAirENVInnovationENVSeaENVTransportENVConsumerProtectionENVWaterENVResearchENVUnitedNationsENVHealthENVIndustryENVLIFEENVSustainableDevelopmentENVFloodinghttp://www.financialmirror.com/more_news.php?id=5241&type=st&nt=PoliticsFreedom of speech in Turkey is not guaranteed, the military still plays a "significant" political role and non-Muslim religious communities face discrimination, the European Commission is set to say in a report due out Wednesday, according to a report by EUobserver.2006-11-08T11:35+0100FinancialMirrorenFinancialMirror-e66fa38aa4ce0b59fdc52f82b436b7ebEducationTrainingExternalAffairsAirENVAgricultureRuralDevelopmentTAXUDECnewsAgricultureENVTurkey-EUOlliRehnConflictMARS-STATReformhttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58528İZMİR - Turkish Daily News An exhibition featuring paintings by artists Abidin Dino, Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu and Fikret Mualla will be on display at the Selçuk Yaşar Painting Museum and Art Gallery from Nov. 9. Organized by the Yaşar Education and Culture Foundation, the event will also showcase work....2006-11-08T11:24+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-da35c164a77bf412a475fd6fa40f67d4EducationTraininghttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58617ANKARA Interest increases had a marked effect on banks in Turkey, said Tevfik Bilgin, head of the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK), during a meeting with the Economy Reporters Association (EMD). “Compared to the BDDK, the central bank thinks less about the effects on the banking system of its decisions to increase interest rates.2006-11-08T11:24+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-41278aa6a0b6a90ae83632286eab83dehttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58612Central Bank Governor Yılmaz says foreign currency purchase auctions will soon recommence in order to pay public debt ISTANBUL Turkish Central Bank Governor Durmuş Yılmaz said foreign currency purchase auctions would soon start due to more than $40 billion in foreign debt needing to be paid in three years' time, starting in 2007.2006-11-08T11:24+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-dc5f6cf1618624c6e30389472c0d3dcfEconomicForecastingEnlargementEconomicPolicyEnlargementhttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58611BENJAMIN HARVEY ISTANBUL - The Associated Press Rescue teams rush to help the injured as trains overturn, a ship capsizes and buildings crumble, according to a scenario in which Turkey's largest city is hit by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. The three-day mock earthquake drill, which began on Tuesday,....2006-11-08T11:24+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-e1de7325a9e20349e414a78d94c5c351TAXUDMaritimeSafetyWorldNaturalDisastershttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58573Government promises to do everything it can to alleviate the suffering of the victims of recent floods in the Southeast ANKARA – Turkish Daily News As Turkey's southeast tries to cope with the devastation wrought by floods last week, the government promised to help the victims in anyway it could, including postponing loan payments.2006-11-08T11:24+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-970990eb7a92aa7ee7f377d9dab25e9ehttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58601ANKARA - Turkish Daily News The European Union Commission has been undecided about exactly what stance to adopt over the Cyprus standoff, a major stumbling block in Turkey's EU entry talks, and has tossed the ball into the court of the EU Council, which will convene in mid-December.2006-11-08T11:24+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-567eb7afaab008c8959857df7baf3e81BenitaFerreroWaldnerTAXUDJacquesBarrotTurkey-EUHealthENVMarkosKyprianouTransportENVFinnishPresidencyEUStavrosDimashttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58642Turkish Central Bank Governor Durmuþ Yýlmaz said foreign currency purchase auctions would2006-11-08T11:24+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-47e0fd9462d520d4e7bf303e26c4d88dhttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58599ANKARA - Turkish Daily News The prime minister of European Union term president Finland said yesterday he believed the EU could come to an agreement with Turkey over Cyprus before its next summit. “Finland will use the remaining weeks before the December summit for effective negotiations.2006-11-08T11:24+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-d9c27e72d15809154bb4169d962ee064FinnishPresidencyEUTurkey-EUhttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58571ANKARA - Turkish Daily News After a two-day break, the 2006 Women's Volleyball World Championship in Japan gets back in action today with second-round group matches. Turkey, which advanced to the second round despite losing to Serbia and Montenegro in Group D on Sunday, plays its first match in Pool E against Taiwan in Nagoya at 3:00 p.2006-11-08T11:24+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-9d611582cbe8ae0d4361d96a7e040a35http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58575Erdoğan and Zapatero will make public a strategy document aiming at strengthening the current cooperation between Ankara and Madrid ANKARA - Turkish Daily News Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero will arrive in Turkey over the weekend for a three-day high-level group meeting of the U.2006-11-08T11:24+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-05e1ec2bb1457b080e7de55166f767ebETFTurkey-EUECnewshttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58632The government has mobilized all its resources to aid flood victims, said ministers on Tuesday, as the2006-11-08T11:24+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-cd05aece62c779baf4aaef514d3b075dhttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58647Warnings in the progress report may fall on deaf ears in Turkey, where public feelings are becoming increasingly sour against the EU, support for membership has plummeted and defiance on Cyprus is growing ANKARA - Turkish Daily News Almost half of Turks oppose membership in the European Union, and....2006-11-08T11:24+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-56b0d822019afc744fbe4a262395c7edTurkey-EUhttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58563ANKARA - Turkish Daily News Just one day before the European Union Commission was to release a critical report on Turkey's progress toward membership, EU politicians remained divided on whether to suspend accession talks with Ankara. Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, former chief of the EU....2006-11-08T11:24+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-412ef6d784036e124fbaaf3e5682a026Turkey-EUReformTAXUDCroatia-EUECnewshttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58591ANKARA - The Associated Press Turkey's Internet celebrity Mahir Çağrı is so convinced he was the inspiration for the Kazakh journalist character Borat Sagdiyev that he plans to travel to London seeking ways to benefit from the movie that has surprised Hollywood with a No. 1 debut.2006-11-08T11:24+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-00f9624b858d40deb98958c2cac292dfhttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58557SELÇUK GÖKOLUK and FANIEL BASES ANKARA/LONDON - Reuters Turkey is bracing itself for a highly critical European Union accession progress report this week but any row with the EU is not expected to have a deep impact on its strengthening economy. The prospect of EU accession has been a motor of....2006-11-08T11:24+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-40a6521297834a53ee9a13a8a32bcf73MarketTurkey-EUTAXUDhttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58605BRUSSELS - Reuters A setback in Turkey's negotiations to join the European Union would probably slow and raise the cost of Ankara's economic reforms, an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) expert said on Tuesday. Rauf Gönenç, coordinator of the OECD's economic survey on....2006-11-08T11:24+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-08099856a41dec9ae4d3c73b8abc649fTurkey-EUEconomicPolicyEUEconomicPolicyEnlargementECnewshttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58561ASLI SAĞLAM ISTANBUL Growing up with violin in hand and Mozart in his heart, Tuncay Yılmaz, one of Turkey's most successful solo violinists, will perform in Ankara Nov. 9 and 10. Headlining the concert to commemorate Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, at the Presidential Symphony Orchestra....2006-11-08T11:24+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-35f2db94c6969ef09e2e4b480863e2f6LIFEENVEducationTraininghttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/08/europe/EU_GEN_EU_Turkey.phpBRUSSELS, Belgium: Turkey was to face a strong rebuke from the European Commission Wednesday over its human rights record, lack of political reforms and refusal to recognize European Union member Cyprus. The European Commission's annual progress report on Ankara's EU membership bid is not expected,....2006-11-08T10:42+0100IHTenIHT-6b83feea0c65b8bfa65d0b672e644c88EuropeanConstitutionTurkey-EUBulgaria-EURomania-EUReformSocietyTAXUDECnewshttp://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=28890&cat_id=1‘Turkey will be judged on actions’ By Jean Christou CYPRUS will continue to act in a way that will force Turkey to fulfil its EU obligation to open its ports and airports to Cypriot traffic, the government said yesterday. Commenting on the EU’s decision not to aggravate a crisis over Ankara’s....2006-11-08T10:19+0100cyprus-mailencyprus-mail-d81efa91bb9344b5b73938e86588bf97MarketFinnishPresidencyEUTurkey-EUTAXUDhttp://www.thelocal.se/5440/20061108/Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has criticised calls for setting Europe's borders, arguing that shutting Turkey out of the EU will cause instability in Europe.2006-11-08T10:07+0100thelocalenthelocal-85af97c44638cef2708cc722b73be42bTurkey-EUECnewshttp://www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=242473The European Commission prepared yesterday to deliver a critical verdict on Turkey's progress towards European Union membership while trying to avoid any breakdown in its accession process. The 25 commissioners will...2006-11-08T09:49+0100timesofmaltaentimesofmalta-918b3045c39f77d35ef64de6cbfe4c2dFinnishPresidencyEUTurkey-EUBulgaria-EUEconomicPolicyEURomania-EUReformJoseBarrosoTAXUDEconomicPolicyEnlargementECnewshttp://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0611089073112022.htmThe European Commission is to release its progress report on Turkey's bid to join the European Union Wednesday amid wide expectation that the report will be critical of the slow pace of reform in Turkey. However, the EU executive is not expected to recommend suspension of membership talks but will....2006-11-08T09:17+0100irnaenirna-4749e85dea253bc1d5e2f0eff3f0deacTurkey-EUReformOlliRehnECnewshttp://www.washtimes.com//entertainment/20061107-082457-7630r.htmTurkish Web celeb wants Borat justice By Suzan Fraser ASSOCIATED PRESS November 8, 2006 ANKARA, Turkey A Turkish Internet celebrity is so sure he was the inspiration for Sacha Baron Cohen's "Borat" character that he's traveling to London seeking an apology and a way to get paid from the film's surprise success.2006-11-08T08:31+0100washtimesenwashtimes-008360054e5a8ba4c8b12d7e7ae4d777http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/6126252.stmThe European Commission is to issue a critical verdict on Turkey's progress towards EU membership.2006-11-08T06:39+0100bbcenbbc-50b71cb0cb5417e037a1d88973033e53Turkey-EUBulgaria-EURomania-EUCroatia-EUECnewshttp://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=47061&NewsKind=Current%20AffairsLONDON, November 8 (IranMania) - Iranian passenger car Samand is highly commended in the 11th International Automotive Supply Industry and Service Equipments Exhibition currently held in Istanbul, Turkey, MNA reported.2006-11-08T06:06+0100iranmaniaeniranmania-81268f8f512f5e911f4a098f9a5ea095IndustryENVhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061108/ap_on_re_us/washington_floodingFlood waters threatened nearly 300 homes and cabins in Washington after the Cowlitz River burst its banks and changed course near Packwood, south of Mt. Rainier, said Deputy Stacy Brown of the Lewis County sheriff's office. At least one house was swept away in the flood, she said.2006-11-08T05:27+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-6338ea982e764d0d58ba9f87aae3caf2http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/061107/2006110708.htmlA leading German legislator voiced anger over baseless Israeli allegations that Lebanon's Islamic Hizbullah resistance is continuing to smuggle arms from Syria into Lebanon, the weekly Der Spiegel news magazine said yesterday. Lebanon - Israel - Germany, Politics, 11/7/20062006-11-08T04:12+0100arabicnewsenarabicnews-ccf59f29b130e7fce8e8c32c67659d58Securityhttp://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/061107/2006110703.htmlGermany and Finland on today called for stepped up efforts to remove all obstacles by the end of the year surrounding the European Union's membership negotiations with Turkey, DPA reported. Turkey - Cyprus, Politics, 11/7/20062006-11-08T04:12+0100arabicnewsenarabicnews-308f83494d486b468d0cd4fd8aec376dFinnishPresidencyEUTurkey-EUTAXUDhttp://news.ft.com/cms/s/5e54213a-6ece-11db-b5c4-0000779e2340.html2. Prodi says Italy must lift growth or be 'lost' 3. FTSE back at five-year highs after tentative gains 4. Wall Street warned over price manipulation 5. Brussels steps back from Turkey clash 6. Fall in number of women at the top 7. US suffers fall in corruption ranking 8. Chirac fights to scrap UK's work-time opt-out 9.2006-11-08T03:33+0100ftenft-a2c3c886e4257a7cfd2eb9848b70b5d4http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1651042006TURKEY today faces yet another crisis in its stormy bid to join the European Union with the release of a widely expected, highly critical report.2006-11-08T03:28+0100TheScotsmanenTheScotsman-3f604b9d4066f47cf84a19bfdeaa2928MarketTurkey-EUOlliRehnTAXUDhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/361006.cmsDAMASCUS: Syria's foreign minister said on Monday his country was ready to resume peace talks with Israel and he urged the Jewish state's government to heed calls from within the country for renewed negotiations. "We appreciate the Israeli voices who call for the resumption of the peace process with....2006-11-08T03:08+0100timesofindiaentimesofindia-180abeb942a2c4ebb3bcf48f784ac837PeaceProcesshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061108/ap_on_re_us/washington_floodingStorms eased in some Washington counties on Tuesday after dumping record rainfall. Oregon residents braced for the brunt of the storm later Tuesday. Flood waters threatened nearly 300 homes and cabins after the Cowlitz River burst its banks and changed course near Packwood, south of Mt.2006-11-08T02:25+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-5fc2b4bede8f18f29ac394c0ec07c043Echohttp://english.people.com.cn/200611/08/eng20061108_319361.htmlGermany and Finland called on Tuesday for a solution by the end of the year to the Cyprus question in order to clear the way for Turkey to join the European Union.2006-11-08T02:15+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-bd439836bc558d9532b5b0a0459a063bFinnishPresidencyEUTurkey-EUTAXUDhttp://english.people.com.cn/200611/08/eng20061108_319370.htmlCypriot Foreign Minister George Lillikas said on Tuesday that the government of Cyprus will judge Turkey's European course based on the degree of fulfilling the EU obligations it undertook by expressing its wish to become a full EU member state.2006-11-08T02:15+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-c0606b1ab5dd559f1c997a5428f25277FinnishPresidencyEUTurkey-EUECnewshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/turkey/story/0,,1941914,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12· Cautious approach gives time for deal on Cyprus· No punishment yet for refusal to open ports2006-11-08T02:00+0100guardianenguardian-b6f7207282cac842abb1377ae04fa52cTAXUDECnewsTurkey-EUOlliRehnCroatia-EUFinnishPresidencyEUReformhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-6VBSB3?OpenDocumentGA/SPD/362 Sixty-first General Assembly Fourth Committee 23rd Meeting (AM) Syria Accuses Delegate of Attempting to Divert Attention from Abuses The mandate of the Special Committee that investigates Israel’s practices in occupied Arab lands should be terminated “once and for all”, that country’s....2006-11-08T01:36+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-65faceba4fca6f5d09a715e97f1790e3EducationTrainingSecurityCouncilTREN-SecurityNuclearHealthENVManMadeDisastersEmploymentTerroristAttackUnitedNationsENVLIFEENVSocietyWaterENVPeaceProcessFinnishPresidencyEUOrganizedCrimehttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C11%5C08%5Cstory_8-11-2006_pg3_1EDITORIAL: Bulent Ecevit: man to remember Bulent Ecevit (1925-2006), Turkish politician, poet, writer and journalist, has aroused the kind of universal Turkish grief at his death which he richly deserved. Mr Ecevit tilted in favour of India when he was prime minister of Turkey after the 1999 elections.2006-11-08T01:31+0100dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-a8af869fd08afd733bc3fdee28d73397ConflictLIFEENVhttp://english.people.com.cn/200611/08/eng20061108_319294.htmlThe death toll from floods triggered by torrential rains has risen to 42 across Turkey, with three bodies discovered in Turkey's southeastern province of Hakkari on Tuesday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.2006-11-08T01:30+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-fad6fcfdd1e679a47b962c0aa211665fhttp://news.ft.com/cms/s/ed3e42ce-6e04-11db-8725-0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=70662e7c-3027-11da-ba9f-00000e2511c8.htmlThe progress report is important but must be seen in this context. It is an interim document that underlines what still remains to be done as opposed to celebrating what has been achieved. By its very nature it cannot do justice to the profound importance of these talks when it comes to facing the global issues of tomorrow.2006-11-07T23:41+0100ftenft-d5841eb78a018c1df5ca43502fc6bebcTurkey-EUhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/6126252.stmThe European Commission is to issue a critical verdict on Turkey's progress towards EU membership.2006-11-07T23:24+0100bbcenbbc-4bf970cba5c4966bc0981a6c80295d6dTurkey-EUBulgaria-EURomania-EUCroatia-EUECnewshttp://article.wn.com/link/WNATA7B6B2A5B11618899BCF40C8F37C5229?source=templategenerator&template=africafm/onephoto.txtWPFC is being represented in Athens by Executive Director Mark Bench and European Representative Ronald Koven. Bench and WPFC General Counsel Kevin Goldberg will also attend the ITU’s quadrennial Plenipotentiary Conference in Antalya, Turkey, 6-24 Nov. Contentious Internet issues are expected to arise there, too.2006-11-07T23:17+0100africaFMenafricaFM-fbbf39889b2226dc197c4a1f1a2476a2TAXUDUNbodieshttp://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=76733Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere stressed Tuesday the need for all countries, including Syria, to refrain from interfering in Lebanon's internal affairs. "I conveyed a message from Norway that all outside countries should respect the integrity of the Lebanese state, the Lebanese borders and different Lebanese political groups.2006-11-07T22:45+0100LBdailystar-rssenLBdailystar-rss-2422b479840f9f9220c7d9b83de7830fMaritimePollution-SafetyPeaceKeepingSecurityCouncilhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15602996/Heavy rain tapered off Tuesday in western Washington after causing severe flooding that killed at least one person and stranded others.2006-11-07T22:44+0100RSS-msnbcenRSS-msnbc-32f8acf09b62228d4e1f33e8adb84c30PoliticalUnrestWaterENVTREN-SecurityNaturalDisastershttp://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13550705,00.htmlA British terrorist who planned to blow up the Thames and kill thousands in Britain and the United States has been jailed for at least 40 years. Muslim convert Dhiren Barot, 34, aimed to use radioactive dirty bombs and plotted to flood London's Underground network by blowing up a Tube train under the Thames.2006-11-07T22:20+0100skynewsenskynews-7ffda70b75a95288c024b324b42bd4efTerroristAttackNuclearhttp://www.iht.com/articles/2006/11/07/news/turkey.phpISTANBUL: The already reluctant partnership between Turkey and the European Union looks increasingly like it might be headed for a messy breakup, prompting many in Europe and the United States to ask an uncomfortable question: Will the large secular Muslim country look East instead of West? It is a question with vast consequences.2006-11-07T21:39+0100IHTenIHT-1878bbe6a32a87f1eb056b4bc8a4d507SecurityResearchENVECnewsTurkey-EUOlliRehnConflictIraq-EUhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/CMAS-6VBRNV?OpenDocumentDate: 01 Nov 2006 Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Type: Natural Disaster Keyword(s): Floods; Natural Disaster; Population and Demographics Format: PDF *, 447k With the exception of public UN sources, reproduction or redistribution of the above text,....2006-11-07T21:34+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-ede4940b03086102f4f00c8ce807a54bEchoEuropeAidhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/CMAS-6VBRK2?OpenDocumentDate: 01 Nov 2006 Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Type: Natural Disaster Keyword(s): Floods; Natural Disaster Format: PDF *, 421k Related Links: With the exception of public UN sources, reproduction or redistribution of the above text, in whole,....2006-11-07T21:34+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-658179531a0df96f4e843cb80b1d7e0dEchoEuropeAidhttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/06/national/main2157919.shtml(AP) Warm rainstorms eased Tuesday after causing mudslides and warnings of record flooding to Western Washington, killing at least one person and forcing rescues by the National Guard. The National Weather Service reduced flood forecasts along at least one major river, the Skagit, after rapidly....2006-11-07T20:09+0100CBSnewsenCBSnews-6c96355cc562f6e2e92253bcdfe64380TREN-SecurityPoliticalUnresthttp://bangkokpost.net/News/08Nov2006_news15.phpMore water will be diverted to the Chao Phraya river from the Tha Chin river which is not draining flood water fast enough, the Royal Irrigation Department said yesterday. The 325km-long Tha Chin river, which breaks from the Chao Phraya in Chai Nat province, is an outlet for releasing excessive water from the fields, but its small size and zig-zagging topography are slowing the drainage.2006-11-07T19:53+0100BangkokPostenBangkokPost-1f7b86c64df22e17ec98b6a014c27473AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibreWaterENVFloodingPublicHealthEnergyhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1162378342869The women allegedly channeled funds to Islamic Jihad from Syria.2006-11-07T19:14+0100jpost-rssenjpost-rss-3d67a4c7cd3d2f2e3ed3e5329a2ca64eTerroristAttackLIFEENVhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15602996/Gov. Chris Gregoire declared a state of emergency for 18 counties, authorizing the National Guard and the state Emergency Management Division to offer assistance. Helicopters and hovercraft were pressed into service for rescues. Tens of thousands of children were give the day off from school Tuesday.2006-11-07T19:04+0100newsweekennewsweek-924ed8ef5e4113e7f5cef69bbb695ad1WaterENVTREN-SecurityNaturalDisastersPoliticalUnresthttp://www.euobserver.com/9/22812A draft version of the general report says that "Turkey has continued to make progress in reforms," but adds that "the pace of reforms has slowed." "In 2007, it will be important to undertake determined efforts to broaden the reform momentum throughout Turkey," the document says.2006-11-07T18:56+0100euobservereneuobserver-68bcf4671fb3ce70a43d1e7765a883f3TAXUDEducationTrainingMARS-STATExternalAffairsTurkey-EUAgricultureENVAirENVhttp://news.ft.com/cms/s/c98360d2-6e7f-11db-b5c4-0000779e2340.htmlThings went downhill from there. The EU representatives proceeded to chide Turkey for its alleged shortcomings, ahead of a crucial EU report that comes out on Wednesday on Turkey’s membership preparations. The incident revealed the strains in the relationship between Turkey and the EU – tensions that now risk getting out of hand.2006-11-07T18:53+0100ftenft-67a6f19de1dc81c33934cc9ea7e78b41Bulgaria-EUReformIraq-EUECnewsMarketOlliRehnRomania-EUTurkey-EUCitizenshiphttp://rss.cnn.com/%7Er/rss/cnn_allpolitics/%7E3/46276093/index.html7 p.m. 1. A flood or a trickle? There are five endangered Republicans in Indiana and Kentucky, and one in New Hampshire; and two Democrats in Georgia (just about the only two vulnerable Democrats anywhere). If Democrats net three or more from these contests, a takeover of the House is highly likely. 2.2006-11-07T18:48+0100RSS-cnnenRSS-cnn-b57fe0fdca410bf6a53add2bcf17a8bdTAXUDhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/07/greenfield.key.questions/index.html7 p.m. 1. A flood or a trickle? There are five endangered Republicans in Indiana and Kentucky, and one in New Hampshire; and two Democrats in Georgia (just about the only two vulnerable Democrats anywhere). If Democrats net three or more from these contests, a takeover of the House is highly likely. 2.2006-11-07T18:36+0100cnnencnn-b57fe0fdca410bf6a53add2bcf17a8bdTAXUDhttp://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&articleid=289275Earthquake-prone Istanbul launched a major disaster simulation on Tuesday, after two small tremors reignited criticism that not enough has been done to protect the city of 12-million. Almost 18 000 people were killed in 1999 when a strong earthquake hit north-western Turkey, including Istanbul.2006-11-07T17:54+0100MailGuardianenMailGuardian-7cbb05c03ff6368a3c599d9700f4d600MaritimeSafetyWorldMaritimeSafetyEuropeManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastershttp://news.ert.gr/en/newsDetails.asp?id=21682The European Commission report on Turkey's progress towards EU membership is due out on Wednesday. Flash evidence says the report is rather critical2006-11-07T17:45+0100ert-enenert-en-5d511ff4887f8bf01d8d0eab2bf4d357Turkey-EUECnewsTAXUDhttp://www.five.tv/news/?id=13550705&type=top_storiesButchery: Terror Plotter Behind Bars A British terrorist who planned to blow up the Thames and kill thousands in Britain and the United States has been jailed for at least 40 years. Muslim convert Dhiren Barot, 34, aimed to use radioactive dirty bombs and plotted to flood London's Underground network by blowing up a Tube train under the Thames.2006-11-07T17:36+0100fiveenfive-078fd6bc0b586fe64af6aae0fc404154TerroristAttackNuclearhttp://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/roundup/2006/11/07/roundup-dd-04Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic is on a three-day visit to Israel. Also in diplomacy: Bosnia and Herzegovina's tripartite presidency members are inaugurated and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Emel Etem.2006-11-07T17:30+0100setimesensetimes-aef7786b358d765ffa3f9eb461b797fcBulgaria-EUhttp://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2006/11/07/nb-06Turkish police smash drug trafficking ring 07/11/2006 HAKKARI, Turkey -- Police in the southeast province of Hakkari have smashed a criminal gang that was smuggling drugs into Turkey from Iran, according to local authorities Monday (November 6th). Police seized over 100kg of heroin, hidden in 119 packages in a lorry, as well as weapons.2006-11-07T17:30+0100setimesensetimes-5460e62d890e44efec67a772650872f0Turkey-EUDrugsCroatia-EUTAXUDhttp://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2006/11/07/nb-01Rehn welcomes signals from Turkey about amending controversial law 07/11/2006 BRUSSELS, Belgium -- EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn on Monday (November 6th) welcomed a signal from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that his government is prepared to amend controversial Article 301 of....2006-11-07T17:30+0100setimesensetimes-083296a986d2480298284bef526abdd5OlliRehnTurkey-EUECnewsTAXUDhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/07/borat.cagri.ap/index.htmlANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's Internet celebrity Mahir Cagri is so convinced he was the inspiration for the Kazakh journalist character Borat Sagdiyev that he plans to travel to London seeking ways he can benefit from the movie that has surprised Hollywood with a No. 1 debut.2006-11-07T17:29+0100cnnencnn-d6480326595f697e34c7ce64ff725f38http://www.washtimes.com//upi/20061107-094846-7553r.htmFlooding plays havoc along U.S. West Coast Nov. 7, 2006 at 10:25AM All of northwest Oregon and southwest Washington was under flood warnings or watches Tuesday as six days of heavy rain caused evacuations and accidents. Monday, Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire declared a state of emergency for 18....2006-11-07T17:26+0100washtimesenwashtimes-e9dfb76865ebb1eec7a6de486af71313PoliticalUnresthttp://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/suspension-talks-slow-economic-reforms-turkey/article-159485?Source=RSSEconomic experts say that Turkey will continue to reform and prosper even if talks are suspended, but it will be slower and more difficult without the prospect of EU membership.2006-11-07T17:23+0100euractiv-eneneuractiv-en-3702df11fa5c566d1283c6b8ef79c1eaOlliRehnTurkey-EUEnterpriseEuropeJoseBarrosohttp://www.guardian.co.uk/Money/news_/story/0,,1941529,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=11Failure to invest in flood defences on the east coast of England could result in £16bn worth of damage and put lives at risk, a report by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) warned today.2006-11-07T16:24+0100guardianenguardian-15eb48cbf5252063ce17707995703e86ClimateChangeSeaENVResearchENVTransportENVInnovationENVUnitedNationsENVWaterENVLIFEENVConsumerProtectionENVEnvironmentEnergyENVHealthENVAirENVSustainableDevelopmentENVIndustryENVScienceENVhttp://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1162897447685&call_pageid=968332188492&StarSource=RSSANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish Internet celebrity is so convinced he was the inspiration for Sacha Baron Cohen's "Borat'' character, he's traveling to London seeking an apology and a way to get paid from the film's surprise success.2006-11-07T15:59+0100TorontoStarenTorontoStar-5d9337bcb76faa6d2d29955c7b163a6ehttp://rss.cnn.com/%7Er/rss/cnn_latest/%7E3/46208225/index.htmlANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's Internet celebrity Mahir Cagri is so convinced he was the inspiration for the Kazakh journalist character Borat Sagdiyev that he plans to travel to London seeking ways he can benefit from the movie that has surprised Hollywood with a No. 1 debut.2006-11-07T15:55+0100RSS-cnnenRSS-cnn-cf30ceafd9fea114f91db63e4af9d17ehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061107/ap_en_tv/film_real_life_boratMahir Cagri 44, became a cyber celebrity after posting a personal Web site in 1999, featuring unintentionally amusing photos of himself playing pingpong or the accordion and sunbathing in a skimpy bathing suit. Fans were captivated by his broken English and hilarious invitation to women: "Who is want to come TURKEY I can invitate .2006-11-07T15:55+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-744d191902bfd928ec5aa912dd1b02f8http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/07/europe/EU_GEN_EU_Enlargement.php"In future there will be a closer link between progress" in political and economic reforms and the pace of entry talks, says the 53-page draft report of the EU executive. It assesses how candidates Turkey, Croatia and Macedonia — and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia-Herzogovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo — are getting ready for membership.2006-11-07T15:36+0100IHTenIHT-3636c8c4ac4237d79ff280eba7a01caeBulgaria-EUReformECnewsAntiFraudEconomicPolicyEURomania-EUEconomicPolicyEnlargementTurkey-EUEuropeanConstitutionEurobarometreCroatia-EUhttp://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article1945781.ecePublished: 01 November 2006 Emergency talks have been planned for this weekend to try to stave off the collapse of Turkey's bid to join the EU, as Ankara faces scathing criticism over its record on civil rights.2006-11-07T15:36+0100independentenindependent-0016bada59eebf58327a274cd7701a34Turkey-EUhttp://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article1953698.ecePublished: 04 November 2006 Forty years after Italy's two great art cities, Venice and Florence, were brought to their knees by catastrophic floods, experts claimed this week that neither city is sufficiently prepared for a repeat of the disaster.2006-11-07T15:36+0100independentenindependent-d0b57e523635e86ed071616d13a7111eFloodinghttp://www.five.tv/news/?id=13550705&type=top_storiesTerror Plotter Barot Jailed For Life A British terrorist who planned to kill thousands in Britain and the United States has been jailed for at least 40 years. Muslim convert Dhiren Barot, 34, aimed to use radioactive dirty bombs and plotted to flood London's Underground network by blowing up a Tube train under the Thames.2006-11-07T15:34+0100fiveenfive-f04ce37a5fad4907011bb1a6ad042048TerroristAttackNuclearLIFEENVhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6VBJBX?OpenDocumentPrime Minister Surayud Chulanont has ordered rehabilitation of flood victims within 3 months. Gen. Surayud today chaired a meeting of the committee for follow-up of flood victims, at Government House. The prime minister told those involved in the assistance to deem where help is most urgently needed, and ensure complete coverage of assistance.2006-11-07T15:28+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-a08c910616add4b3362bfae3351e1092WaterENVhttp://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0611070226172652.htmGermany and Finland on Tuesday called for stepped up efforts to remove all obstacles by the end of the year surrounding the European Union's membership negotiations with Turkey, DPA reported. "We want a solution. We don't want a conflict," said German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin after her....2006-11-07T15:13+0100irnaenirna-9f47160352ffd0605676021c1b15dde0Turkey-EUFinnishPresidencyEUTAXUDhttp://www.iol.co.za/widgets/rss_redirect.php?artid=qw1162903320693B236&setid=1&sectid=3&url=iol&vne=0&csect=WorldThe European Commission is set to deliver a critical verdict on Turkey's progress towards European Union membership while avoiding any breakdown in its accession process.2006-11-07T15:00+0100ioleniol-a2bc3683a23d39d26b757a5920a24d68EconomicPolicyEUTurkey-EUEconomicPolicyEnlargementBulgaria-EUJoseBarrosoReformRomania-EUECnewsTAXUDhttp://rss.cnn.com/%7Er/rss/cnn_latest/%7E3/46194583/index.html(AP) -- More rain was forecast Tuesday for the Pacific Northwest, where storms have already caused several rivers to flood low-lying areas. The storm system was expected to move south into Northern California. Rain was also expected to continue throughout the northern Great Basin and Northern Rockies.2006-11-07T14:53+0100RSS-cnnenRSS-cnn-8f3976e2d58d9d2147b114be3c05cea6http://www.eupolitix.com/EN/News/200611/90c860b7-d3a4-4b7e-b1fa-ecfa62185c89.htmTurkish business leaders have urged the EU to recognise far reaching economic reforms in the country.  2006-11-07T14:50+0100EUpolitixenEUpolitix-09816cd7a3545522756620763989dc82OlliRehnTurkey-EUJoseBarrosoECnewsTAXUDhttp://theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,20719090%255E28737,00.html?from=rssTHE Murray-Darling Basin receives 4 per cent of Australia's inflows but provides 75 per cent of the water consumed nationally. The Darling River rises in southeastern Queensland and flows down through western NSW, joining the Murray River at Wentworth, where it accounts for 12per cent of the Murray's flow. The Murray rises in the Snowy Mountains, and flows down the border between NSW and Victoria to the mouth south of Adelaide. The Darling is fed by summer rain, the Murray by winter and spring rain. Their combined average annual inflow is about 24,000 gigalitres; average annual flow to the sea is 13,000GL; average water used is 11,576GL; annual evaporation is 1430GL; 6970GL is lost on the flood plain and leaks to groundwater. This RSS feed has recently been upgraded. This old feed will be decommissioned on November 23, 2006. To access the replacement URL and update your subscription please click here.2006-11-07T14:37+0100TheAustralianenTheAustralian-a8b9b5551f9293a98d63cabe6f9e4de6WaterENVhttp://www.iol.co.za/widgets/rss_redirect.php?artid=qw1162903320693B236&setid=1&sectid=3&url=iol&vne=0&csect=WorldThe European Commission is set to deliver a critical verdict on Turkey's progress towards European Union membership while avoiding any breakdown in its accession process.2006-11-07T14:31+0100StarenStar-a2bc3683a23d39d26b757a5920a24d68EconomicPolicyEUTurkey-EUEconomicPolicyEnlargementBulgaria-EUJoseBarrosoReformRomania-EUECnewsTAXUDhttp://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0611072494145834.htmThe following headlines appeared in major German newspapers on Tuesday: **Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Accusations and embarrassment after major blackout - Bush confident of victory in mid-term elections - Christian Democrats calls Turkey's behavior completely unacceptable **Frankfurter....2006-11-07T12:55+0100irnaenirna-fbea9bd22a007ec1207230d13b774f08http://www.eupolitix.com/EN/News/200611/b6475b5b-8d39-42a2-b4a8-beee7c2d5bab.htmHannes Swoboda MEP fears the Cyprus issue will ultimately prove to be the thorn in Turkey’s side. 2006-11-07T12:20+0100EUpolitixenEUpolitix-59a334392d49f98f8a7c23cdd83a2e89MEPOlliRehnTurkey-EUJoseBarrosoEuropeanParliamentFinnishPresidencyEUECnewshttp://www.iol.co.za/widgets/rss_redirect.php?artid=qw1162888560824B236&setid=1&sectid=3&url=iol&vne=0&csect=WorldBavarian premier Edmund Stoiber is calling for a suspension of European Union membership talks with Turkey, citing Ankara's broken promises.2006-11-07T12:00+0100StarenStar-b279652bf1225efc5c70de23e2bfba8eTurkey-EUReformECnewshttp://www.iol.co.za/widgets/rss_redirect.php?artid=qw1162888560824B236&setid=1&sectid=3&url=iol&vne=0&csect=WorldBavarian premier Edmund Stoiber is calling for a suspension of European Union membership talks with Turkey, citing Ankara's broken promises.2006-11-07T12:00+0100ioleniol-b279652bf1225efc5c70de23e2bfba8eTurkey-EUReformECnewshttp://english.people.com.cn/200611/07/eng20061107_319221.htmlTurkey, Romania and Greece will jointly launch a naval exercise, dubbed "Turkish Minex-2006", on the Aegean Sea from Nov. 8 to 17, Turkey's semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Tuesday.2006-11-07T11:54+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-a509d39a714ff6a6c9f2d0af286eaa45http://www.eupolitix.com/EN/News/200611/b82fe64e-5e40-45b9-9f57-481b03de8198.htmWriting ahead of crucial European commission reports on Turkey and the Western Balkans, enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn argues that borders restrict thinking. 2006-11-07T11:50+0100EUpolitixenEUpolitix-15afe6ae3ebe410c6cdf4e6ace803387OlliRehnTurkey-EUEnterpriseEuropeLIFEENVLisbonStrategyECnewshttp://www.eupolitix.com/EN/News/200611/09200708-02fe-4a2f-a17a-8af804fa52c5.htmCamiel Eurlings MEP says the months ahead will not be easy for the EU and Turkey. 2006-11-07T11:50+0100EUpolitixenEUpolitix-9851c8becd06db495c0603f7860378ceMEPOlliRehnTurkey-EUTAXUDhttp://article.wn.com/view/2006/11/07/Syria_ready_for_peace_talks_with_Israel_2/The State - Syria's foreign minister said Monday his country was ready to resume talks with and he urged the Jewish state's government to heed calls from within the country for renewed negotiations. "We appreciate the Israeli voices who call for the resumption of the peace process with Syria," said....2006-11-07T11:38+0100arabworldnewsenarabworldnews-2648406dc89471cd539ac83cf949bc9ePeaceProcesshttp://www.iht.com/articles/2006/11/06/bloomberg/bxatm.phpISTANBUL: Turkish stocks may return to record levels as an expanding economy and growing earnings lure investors to a market that is cheaper than the average for emerging countries. "Short-term worries aside, I continue to be bullish on Turkish stocks," said Patrick Lemmens, a manager at ABN AMRO Asset Management in Amsterdam.2006-11-07T11:32+0100IHTenIHT-2cd4170c9283cb872f734a8014c00b42OHIMBudgetTurkey-EUMarketLIFEENVFinnishPresidencyEUTAXUDhttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58469WASHINGTON/ANKARA - TDN Defense Desk The Undersecretariat for the Defense Industry (SSM), Turkey's defense procurement agency, will soon launch a new program to buy up to 10 heavy lift helicopters worth several hundred million dollars to boost the armed forces' air transport capabilities, procurement officials said.2006-11-07T11:08+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-fcbfa5ef75bdd24507083bbeaf1cdaf5TransportTransportENVAirENVIndustryENVhttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58414ANKARA - Turkish Daily News Celebrated Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti performed in the 1963 production of Puccini's “La Bohème” in Turkey, staged by the Ankara State Opera and Ballet, but decided to return home within a few weeks, said tenor İsmail Kurt, who was in the first cast for the same role as Pavarotti.2006-11-07T11:08+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-f2dc50d9b5f2fa9c77df82f614ce6f75http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58525ANKARA - Turkish Daily News Former Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit, an individual who made his mark on Turkey in the 50 years he served as a politician, died late on Sunday at age 81 after a long illness. Ecevit passed away at Ankara's Gülhane Military Medical Hospital (GATA) after nearly six months in....2006-11-07T11:08+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-68b61d4c716eb1461917aae9a4df2d97EconomicPolicyEUTerroristAttackEconomicPolicyEnlargementhttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58523ANKARA - Turkish Daily News Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül is scheduled to be in the Italian capital on Wednesday, the same day the European Commission releases a highly critical progress report on Turkey. Rome will today and tomorrow host the Third Italian-Turkish Forum, arranged by the Ankara-based....2006-11-07T11:08+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-436f15e0ca97b05e5f8623209d28a156Turkey-EUReformECnewshttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58465Report: Vatican No. 2 asks for prayers for pope trip: ANK - TDN with AP The Vatican's secretary of state asked the faithful on Sunday to pray for Pope Benedict XVI's visit later this month to Turkey, a predominantly Muslim country where anger lingers over the pontiff's remarks linking Islam and violence, Italian news agencies reported.2006-11-07T11:08+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-f6e4b13455080c3d66aba558f653b119Securityhttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58464ANKARA - TDN with AP Turkey's standoff with the European Union over Cyprus is “very serious” for its aim of joining the bloc, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel -- only days ahead of the release of a widely critical report on Turkey's reform progress from the EU's executive arm, the European Commission.2006-11-07T11:08+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-70bac4a6235626e69fd1d36bec22bd47OlliRehnTurkey-EUReformFinnishPresidencyEUECnewsTAXUDhttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58502ISTANBUL - Reuters Turkey may need to increase energy prices for consumers in the short term to protect supply security, the World Bank's representative in the country said on Monday. Last month Ankara said it would not raise electricity tariffs for households, despite implementing a wholesale price....2006-11-07T11:08+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-6d624e8f46405a1ec2dead1a8beacdcdEnergyNuclearEnergyENVTAXUDhttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58517The 28-team lineup for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship Elite round draw in Nyon on Dec. 5 is now known, after the Czech Republic secured the last available berth. Group 10, the last of the 12 qualifying round pools to commence, was decided on Sunday with Turkey, who already had clinched....2006-11-07T11:08+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-0ae3de113ab73af79797036dc5773cadEnterpriseEuropehttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58536Bülent Ecevit is one of the few leaders who have made a deep impact -- positive or negative -- on politics in Turkey. Cüneyt Ülsever Bülent Ecevit is one of the few leaders who have made a deep impact -- positive or negative -- on politics in Turkey. One cannot write the political history of the Turkish Republic without reserving a chapter on him.2006-11-07T11:08+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-727acbbe04b90765630ba37688457419SeaENVResearchENVTransportENVInnovationENVUnitedNationsENVWaterENVLIFEENVConsumerProtectionENVEnergyENVHealthENVAirENVSustainableDevelopmentENVIndustryENVScienceENVhttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=58537ESKİŞEHİR Sabancı Holding Managing Director Güler Sabancı said the Sabancı Group was confident of Turkey's future and would continue to invest in the country. Visiting the central Anatolian city of Eskişehir on the occasion of expansion and new investment by ÇİMSA, the group's cement company,....2006-11-07T11:08+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-35b5488dc5de919aa4931bad0006096fTAXUDhttp://www.euobserver.com/9/2280307.11.2006 - 09:28 CET The European Commission is unlikely to recommend a partial suspension of Turkey's EU membership talks over the Cyprus issue in a key report on Wednesday, with individual commissioners reportedly divided over the matter.2006-11-07T10:57+0100euobservereneuobserver-88a0f5119704fa6961312e789bd254ffOlliRehnConflictTurkey-EUJoseBarrosoReformFinnishPresidencyEUECnewshttp://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/eu-turkey-try-head-train-crash/article-159451?Source=RSSFollowing the Cyprus setback, both sides are stepping up efforts to prevent a complete stalemate ahead of the Commission's report, which is expected to be highly critical of Turkey's progress.2006-11-07T10:22+0100euractiv-eneneuractiv-en-6c44e086d4d3804abf880c5295191324OlliRehnTurkey-EUJoseBarrosohttp://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=28875&cat_id=1Finns insist there’s no Plan B By Simon Bahceli NO ALTERNATIVE formula aimed at averting a “train crash” between Turkey and the EU over Cyprus will be tabled before the end of the year, Finnish Ambassador to Cyprus Risto Piipponen told the Cyprus Mail yesterday.2006-11-07T10:05+0100cyprus-mailencyprus-mail-e07d36e3dcba180a1ee7e205564b5eb6ConflictTurkey-EUMarketFinnishPresidencyEUhttp://www.channel4.com/news/content/news-storypage.jsp?id=3801299Last Modified: 7 Nov 2006 Source: ITN A Muslim convert who intended to cause mass murder on both sides of the Atlantic will be sentenced later. Dhiren Barot's plans included an audacious plot to flood the Tube network by detonating a bomb under the River Thames.2006-11-07T09:58+0100channel4newsenchannel4news-92bfee51971e2921d5782c6f58828594TerroristAttackTREN-Securityhttp://www.itv.com/news/index_1d2ba5854102be2027fdebdd81ae134c.htmlA Muslim convert who intended to cause mass murder on both sides of the Atlantic will be sentenced later. Dhiren Barot's plans included an audacious plot to flood the Tube network by detonating a bomb under the River Thames. In his own words, the 34-year-old from north-west London plotted to....2006-11-07T09:27+0100itvenitv-a95e43ad1adfa2ee7bbb85f13f9a997dTerroristAttackTREN-Securityhttp://www.yorkshireposttoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=1862693Dhiren Barot's schemes included a plot to flood London's Underground network by detonating a bomb under the River Thames. In documents recovered by police, Muslim convert Barot, of Kingsbury, north London, said of the idea: "Imagine the chaos that would be caused if a powerful explosion were to rip....2006-11-07T09:19+0100YorkshirePostenYorkshirePost-6d1b56c425c2385c84dba4e96512afd6TREN-SecurityManMadeDisastersEnergyTerroristAttackLIFEENVMaritimeSafetyWorldhttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2633749&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312Syrian Foreign Minister Says His Country Ready to Resume Peace Talks With Israel2006-11-07T08:59+0100ABCnewsenABCnews-0be0743b0c721635f7ade2d2c8e7bc68PeaceProcessSecurityhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/6123062.stmBillions of pounds in extra investment is needed to strengthen England's flood defences, says a new report.2006-11-07T08:26+0100bbcenbbc-8e412d9080f951542c986b0afce9f669ClimateChangeSeaENVhttp://www.norwaypost.no/cgi-bin/norwaypost/imaker?id=31544This was announced when the Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem met Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere in Damascus on Monday. - We have discussed ways in which to improve the cooperation between Syria and Norway, including a compensation for the Norwegian embassy, said al-Moallem,....2006-11-07T08:08+0100norwaypostennorwaypost-b1ea78b630bcb906d55fc1a1bd5ae39chttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1162378342869&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFullThe women allegedly channeled funds to Islamic Jihad from Syria.2006-11-07T07:43+0100jpostenjpost-e0c7d4f3b8c7d520e09ee04daab745f9TerroristAttackLIFEENVhttp://news.com.au/story/0,23599,20717273-1702,00.htmlTHE Federal Government's television watchdog will investigate industry codes to test if they are tough enough in the wake of the infamous "turkey slap" incident on reality program Big Brother .   5:16pm (AEST)2006-11-07T07:42+0100NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-bbde44bf71ae6b66cde4f06cea90d9bahttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1162378342869The women allegedly channeled funds to Islamic Jihad from Syria.2006-11-07T07:37+0100jpost-rssenjpost-rss-e0c7d4f3b8c7d520e09ee04daab745f9TerroristAttackLIFEENVhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-6VB85V?OpenDocumentPrime Minister Surayud Chulanont ordered that flood victims receive assistance and rehabilitation work be completed in all flood-ravaged areas within three months. During a three-hour meeting with Cabinet ministers and 15 central province governors in a Monday videoconference, the premier ordered....2006-11-07T07:23+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-1b3e178580ae568dc266ca3efd7d56a3http://www.washtimes.com//upi/20061107-124425-9653r.htmMerkel tells Turkey to get with program Nov. 7, 2006 at 12:50AM German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned Turkey that it cannot continue to delay a settlement with Cyprus if it wants to join the European Union. "We need the implementation of the Ankara protocol on the freedom of movement of goods also with Cyprus.2006-11-07T07:19+0100washtimesenwashtimes-4ff5db7b7f9114a4bff1be1571aae065ConflictTurkey-EUMarketECnewshttp://www.kuwaittimes.net/regional.asp?dismode=article&artid=1922809869Former Turkish PM dies ANKARA: Bulent Ecevit, a five-time Turkish premier and socialist leader who ordered the invasion of Cyprus and in his later years pushed his country toward the West, has died. He was 81. Ecevit, a political force in Turkey for close to half a century, died at Ankara's GATA....2006-11-07T07:01+0100kuwaittimesenkuwaittimes-82be4a74915337e8513e918c6aa999c1HumanitarianAidEnterpriseEuropeLIFEENVhttp://news.ft.com/cms/s/596a5f64-6e05-11db-8725-0000779e2340.htmlOger Telecom, the acquisitive Middle East telecoms company that plans stock market listings in Dubai and London, is promising tough competition for Vodafone in Turkey's rapidly-growing mobile phone market. Paul Doany, Oger chief executive, claims the group's mobile company in Turkey has a "window of....2006-11-07T06:59+0100ftenft-26545b2db73bffae7d5d62e360f0f309http://www.washtimes.com//world/20061106-104258-9422r.htmEU report may steer Ankara east By Andrew Borowiec THE WASHINGTON TIMES November 7, 2006 NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Diplomats anticipate a stinging European Union report on Turkey's membership qualifications tomorrow, setting the stage for a confrontation between Ankara and the West.2006-11-07T06:47+0100washtimesenwashtimes-c442b646cf3228b9949e79bf513840fbTurkey-EUTAXUDhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061107/ap_on_re_mi_ea/syria_israel"We appreciate the Israeli voices who call for the resumption of the peace process with Syria," said Walid al-Moallem, urging the Israeli government to respond and resume talks. If Israel agrees, "it will find Syria ready to resume peace negotiations," the foreign minister said during a news....2006-11-07T05:54+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-2d379d6c3c2da9d62c9fe3192686689bPeaceProcessSecurityhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-6VB48Y?OpenDocumentHEFEI, Nov 6, 2006 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Linhuaigang Flood Control Project, the first water control project on China's third longest river, the Huaihe River, was completed on Monday after five years of construction. The project is expected to play a key role in controlling flooding of the....2006-11-07T05:23+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-c584c47ffc19880e36a469e3c29c18a0WaterENVhttp://news.ft.com/cms/s/13a83bda-6e06-11db-8725-0000779e2340.htmlEnlargement of the European Union must continue by pressing ahead with negotiations for the countries that used to be part of Yugoslavia, as well as Turkey, Romano Prodi, the Italian prime minister, said in London yesterday. Speaking just before the European Commission is due to publish a report on....2006-11-07T03:56+0100ftenft-7e0f90ed953f402f3802b15ac1860da5TAXUDReformEnergyEnergyENVECnewsPeaceKeepingTurkey-EUEuropeanConstitutionCroatia-EUUnitedNationsENVhttp://news.ft.com/cms/s/0b0ca3bc-6e06-11db-8725-0000779e2340.htmlThe European Commission has stepped back from a confrontation with Turkey in a bid to give more time for diplomatic efforts to break the impasse over the country's membership negotiations with the European Union. In a meeting last night, the top aides of the 25 commissioners supported plans to delay....2006-11-07T03:40+0100ftenft-c8c9ef6214c9090debe9169b4e1a6511MarkosKyprianouOlliRehnTurkey-EUJoseBarrosoJacquesBarrotStavrosDimasFinnishPresidencyEUECnewshttp://news.ft.com/cms/s/968f28ca-6e05-11db-8725-0000779e2340.html1. Saddam Hussein sentenced to hang 2. London Olympics hit by £1bn VAT bill 3. Takeover activity helps lift FTSE 4. Turkey's stance on trade divides Brussels 5. Market Preview: Bank expected to lift UK interest rates Email - create a keyword alert on the subject of this topic Desktop - download....2006-11-07T03:23+0100ftenft-2dda20e65e17ea2a0e9796840f4b89a2OHIMTAXUDMarkethttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/6123062.stmBillions of pounds in extra investment is needed to strengthen England's flood defences, says a new report.2006-11-07T03:11+0100bbcenbbc-2ddf0315f9e2d177a58913a3d2d5fcc2ClimateChangeSeaENVhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061107/ap_on_re_us/washington_floodingA 20-year-old elk hunter from Seattle died when his pickup truck was swept into the Cowlitz River south of Mount Rainier, authorities said. Gov. Chris Gregoire declared a state of emergency for 18 counties, authorizing the National Guard to activate and the state Emergency Management Division to coordinate assistance.2006-11-07T02:22+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-e0373c0d6fcde549dd938ec86c3551b5TREN-SecurityPoliticalUnresthttp://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/784516.html"We appreciate the Israeli voices who call for the resumption of the peace process with Syria," Moallem, urging Israel to respond to these calls and resume talks. When Israel responds, "it will find Syria ready to resume peace negotiations," the foreign minister said during a press conference in Damascus.2006-11-07T00:44+0100haaretzdailyenhaaretzdaily-666370a9854a9bfeba7f6c80b12bf107PeaceProcessSecurityhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200611060197.htmlAt least 67 people have been killed by floods in Somali Regional State. Almost 300,000 people have been affected after the Wabi Shebelle River burst its banks.2006-11-07T00:35+0100allafricaenallafrica-9b73114905d752967aa58f48e707ef66HorizontalMattersFoodSecurityFoodAidFloodinghttp://www.timesofoman.com/newsdetails.asp?newsid=37331DAMASCUS — Dr Mohammed bin Salim Al Shanfari, Sultanate’s ambassador to Syria, has presented Dr Riyadh Nasa’an Agha, Syrian culture minister,2006-11-06T23:50+0100timesofomanentimesofoman-718329818e6d3a694573d219bde8eddeEducationTraininghttp://allafrica.com/stories/200611061562.htmlAFTER a long delay in liberalising the telecommunications sector, the government has finally decided to permit full competition in the provision of support infrastructure.2006-11-06T23:35+0100allafricaenallafrica-b97eaee0a90affe068eb7c1562107a37LIFEENVhttp://news.ft.com/cms/s/d7a3d11e-6de0-11db-8725-0000779e2340.htmlThe European Commission has stepped back from a confrontation with Turkey in a bid to give more time for diplomatic efforts to break the impasse over the country’s membership negotiations with the European Union. In a meeting on Monday night, the top aides of the 25 commissioners supported plans to....2006-11-06T23:34+0100ftenft-c33ad46fd6378890414bdc44a3723172MarkosKyprianouOlliRehnTurkey-EUJoseBarrosoJacquesBarrotStavrosDimasFinnishPresidencyEUECnewshttp://news.ft.com/cms/s/5b44f7ae-6de2-11db-8725-0000779e2340.htmlEnlargement of the European Union must continue by pressing ahead with negotiations for the countries that used to be part of Yugoslavia, as well as Turkey, Romano Prodi, the Italian prime minister, said in London on Monday. Speaking just before the European Commission is due to publish a report on....2006-11-06T23:34+0100ftenft-c7d7a6ab5b21892a589bf336bf06251eTAXUDReformEnergyEnergyENVECnewsPeaceKeepingTurkey-EUEuropeanConstitutionCroatia-EUUnitedNationsENVhttp://www.timesofoman.com/newsdetails.asp?newsid=37329DAMASCUS — Syria hopes for a Middle East peace process to be launched next year and is pleased that some Israelis want to reopen negotiations on the Golan Heights, Foreign Minister Walid Al Moualem said yesterday.2006-11-06T23:05+0100timesofomanentimesofoman-63a5487de5ddc4d84103f2d16ffa5324PeaceProcesshttp://www.iranvajahan.net/cgi-bin/news.pl?l=en&y=2006&m=11&d=06&a=12Tehran -- In a comment just published by Iran's weekly Sobhe Sadegh, the mouthpiece of the Iranian revolutionary guards corps, the Pasdaran calls on Lebanon-based Shiite militas Hezbollah to strike Isreal with its missiles. Iran is widely believed to be arming Hezbollah, along with Syria. "It would be appropriate if Hezbollah hit (Israel's capital) Tel Aviv with its missiles to make its Zionist counterpart understand that there is no secure place in the Zionist geography."2006-11-06T22:41+0100iranvajahaneniranvajahan-4c9702b3d0b9e542d37648cae9960b69SecurityPeaceKeepingSecurityCouncilhttp://www.iht.com/articles/2006/11/03/business/wbcars04.phpWith all the extra income, the government of President Hugo Chávez is spending heavily to increase wages and expand public works projects and state enterprises, all of which flood the economy with money that filters down to the pockets of the average Venezuelan. In some other countries, people might put that money into buying a house.2006-11-06T22:28+0100IHTenIHT-bf234613d1ee1bb280709afd2170e97aIndustryENVhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15591758/"We are looking at a very significant storm," said Nora Leyde, a spokeswoman for the Army Corps of Engineers, which was gearing up to sandbag several rivers. Besides the Stillaguamish, the National Weather Service issued flood warnings for the Snoqualmie, Snohomish, Skagit, White, Elwa, Nooksack, Puyallup, Carbon, Bogachiel and Satsop rivers.2006-11-06T22:25+0100newsweekennewsweek-4ebed0a41ec11f689811a954aa0f0bfcFloodingTREN-SecurityNaturalDisastershttp://article.wn.com/view/2006/11/06/Turks_cool_towards_unfaithful_Europe/Turkey became a member of the Nato alliance before Germany, and remains a bastion of stability in a region marked by undemocratic regimes and plagued by conflicts. | But ... (photo: GaleriIstanbul/M.A.Bolat)2006-11-06T22:21+0100arabpoliticalenarabpolitical-2a1121f4e1c9c665a741f5538a8d0cb7Turkey-EUhttp://www.phantis.com/news/read.html?newsID=20061106152902ANKARA, Turkey (CNN) -- Bulent Ecevit, the Turkish politician, poet and journalist whose career spanned nearly half a century, has died aged 81. Ecevit died on Sunday night in a military hospital in Ankara, where he had been in a coma since suffering a stroke on May 18, the hospital said in a written statement.2006-11-06T22:15+0100phantisenphantis-ba37f30edc25ff0892470b8af470ac4aIraq-EUFinnishPresidencyEUMarketTurkey-EULIFEENVhttp://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=76715BEIRUT: Israel is bracing itself for a possible new war with Lebanon, the chief of operations for the Jewish state's northern border area said on Monday. "We are preparing for a second war ... and we are very optimistic, but on our side we must do everything to prepare for a worst-case scenario and....2006-11-06T22:03+0100LBdailystarenLBdailystar-a2b03181f702e2b579b124a5964411e4SecuritySecurityCouncilhttp://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=76715Israel is bracing itself for a possible new war with Lebanon, the chief of operations for the Jewish state's northern border area said on Monday. "We are preparing for a second war ... and we are very optimistic, but on our side we must do everything to prepare for a worst-case scenario and we are readying.2006-11-06T21:44+0100LBdailystar-rssenLBdailystar-rss-a2b03181f702e2b579b124a5964411e4SecuritySecurityCouncilhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1162378339856&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFullIn July 2006, Muhammad Abd al-Sattar, a deputy minister in Syria's government, made a very strange statement on that country's state-controlled television. Jihad, he said, is the duty of every Muslim, Arab and Christian in order to kill the Jews. But wait a minute.2006-11-06T21:13+0100jpostenjpost-d2c06048a1857b861080c1e780637683Securityhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/eu/story/0,,1940972,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=1EU: The death of Bulent Ecevit, a nationalist who converted to the pro-EU cause, came in a crucial week for Turkey's accession hopes, Mark Tran notes.2006-11-06T21:07+0100guardianenguardian-5da49bb5fc0ff84f0ba94b2fecb54e9bTurkey-EUBulgaria-EUTransportENVRomania-EUECnewsTAXUDhttp://news.ft.com/cms/s/eeb35750-6dca-11db-8725-0000779e2340.htmlT urkey has been an integral part the twists and turns of European history for 700 years. She has had her good days and bad days, she has played with strong hands and weak hands, but she has always been an influential player at the table of European politics. Our countries know each other rather well.2006-11-06T21:04+0100ftenft-d53753f114bee589d570a10974277ccaTurkey-EUhttp://bangkokpost.net/News/07Nov2006_news02.phpPrime Minister Surayud Chulanont set a three-month deadline to restore 47 flood-hit provinces back to normal, said government spokesman Yongyuth Mayalarp. The decision was made in the meeting between the committee monitoring assistance to flood victims, chaired by Gen Surayud, and relevant public agencies yesterday.2006-11-06T19:52+0100BangkokPostenBangkokPost-b5bde202020e691431ba6684135ab7bcResearchENVTransportENVWaterENVLIFEENVFloodingTAXUDhttp://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&f=&t=01&m=A03&aa=2A BOMBSHELL report in the creditable monthly Defense and Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy bulletin has brought to light numerous reports that Greek-Cypriot prisoners of war were used as guinea pigs in the Turkish military's chemical weapons programme. The US-based bulletin, which is distributed to....2006-11-06T19:50+0100AthensNewsenAthensNews-dcbe921d22e3cdec88018d8b070b3229Turkey-EUSecurityhttp://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&f=&t=01&m=A05&aa=1L IKE a homely bride whom nobody wants to marry but none dares to reject, the Finnish EU presidency's formula to get Turkey to open its ports and airports to Cyprus has become something of a spectre haunting Europe. Still not presented in writing, the Finnish plan is stuck between a Turkish rock and....2006-11-06T19:50+0100AthensNewsenAthensNews-330851cfa2012097b4d68c645b2f964dOlliRehnTurkey-EUFinnishPresidencyEUhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/9EF2849F-A937-4A59-AEE4-F11290524782.htmSyria' s first private political daily newspaper has been launched five years after the Baathist government ended a long monopoly of the media. Al-Watan, a 16-page broadsheet, was launched at a reception party on Sunday night attended by journalists, diplomats and officials.2006-11-06T19:19+0100aljazeera-enenaljazeera-en-9cee17677d094403301c4259d2a2f868http://www.cyprusweekly.com.cy/default.aspx?FrontPageNewsID=304_5Allegations of Turkish testing of biological weapons on Greek Cypriot prisoners to be examined by EU, UN Angelos Marcopoulos reports from Strasbourg THIS week's allegations that Turkey has been using Greek Cypriot prisoners listed as missing to conduct biochemical weapons tests will most probably be....2006-11-06T19:11+0100cyprusweeklyencyprusweekly-7e63f3dcdd4ef81c678db31ad8aa3162Turkey-EUResearchENVhttp://www.cyprusweekly.com.cy/default.aspx?FrontPageID=304_1Finland cancels Cyprus-Turkey meeting ‘No chance’ HELSINKI (Agencies) European Union president Finland yesterday cancelled an urgent meeting with the Foreign Ministers of Cyprus and Turkey, which it had called to prevent the collapse of Turkey’s already troubled EU membership talks.2006-11-06T19:11+0100cyprusweeklyencyprusweekly-d2b33d131136a9a5aa1bc10e1726e475TAXUDECnewsFinnishPresidencyEUMarketOlliRehnTurkey-EUhttp://www.cyprusweekly.com.cy/default.aspx?FrontPageNewsID=304_2‘Common ground’ with UK on Finnish plan By Menelaos Hadjicostis LONDON and Nicosia share common ground in their strong support for intensive Finnish-led diplomacy to avert an EU-Turkey crisis as both countries turn a corner in their oft-strained relations.2006-11-06T19:11+0100cyprusweeklyencyprusweekly-5b70437e8e7fbd0a423f20337bc4dc42Turkey-EUAirENVECnewshttp://www.cyprusweekly.com.cy/default.aspx?FrontPageNewsID=304_6Rain record, now get ready for snow! WITH the October rainfall nearly breaking all records, Cyprus now looks set for one of the earliest snowfalls, if the weather forecast is correct. Temperatures, which have remained steadily well above 20 degrees centigrade while “all hell broke loose,” will start....2006-11-06T19:11+0100cyprusweeklyencyprusweekly-c340c8995bf43315728d6164617239d7MARS-STATWaterENVTurkey-EUAgricultureENVhttp://www.iranvajahan.net/cgi-bin/news.pl?l=en&y=2006&m=11&d=06&a=3Monday, November 06, 2006 How Iran Became Syria's Master November 06, 2006 New York Post Amir Taheri While there is much talk of continued Syrian machinations in Lebanon, little attention is paid to an Iranian plan to remodel Syria into a Khomeinist state. The Tehran-Damascus axis was first formed in 1980, when Saddam Hussein invaded Iran.2006-11-06T18:40+0100iranvajahaneniranvajahan-5297738ac74747db91c44f0669041756http://www.washtimes.com//upi/20061106-114409-9257r.htmFormer Turkish PM Bulent Ecevit dies Nov. 6, 2006 at 11:56AM Turkey's former Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit, who convinced the European Union to accept his country's membership application, died at age 81 in Ankara. Ecevit had been in intensive care at Ankara's military hospital since suffering a stroke on May 18, reports Hurriyet.2006-11-06T18:14+0100washtimesenwashtimes-72bb6973409ae1490597209ecb6437c4http://article.wn.com/link/WNATdcccec4a10f9001aaa2c9587e314b9c8?source=upge&template=austrianews/headlines.txtANKARA, Turkey (CNN) -- Bulent Ecevit, the Turkish politician, poet and journalist whose career spanned nearly half a century, has died aged 81. Ecevit died on Sunday night in a military hospital in Ankara, where he had been in a coma since suffering a stroke on May 18, the hospital said in a written statement.2006-11-06T17:48+0100austrianewsenaustrianews-ba37f30edc25ff0892470b8af470ac4aIraq-EUFinnishPresidencyEUMarketTurkey-EULIFEENVhttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/11/7/worldupdates/2006-11-06T215158Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-275195-1&sec=WorldupdatesBRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union sought on Monday to defuse a looming crisis with Turkey over Cyprus and lagging reforms, welcoming a pledge to amend a key law on freedom of expression in line with EU standards.2006-11-06T17:47+0100thestarenthestar-e36de564735f97cd197cb1a4868e4b9bOlliRehnTurkey-EUMarketECnewshttp://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2006/11/06/nb-06Turkish Army chief discusses visit to Greece 06/11/2006 ANKARA, Turkey -- Army chief General Yasar Buyukanit is describing his recent visit to Greece positively. While it may be difficult to settle resolve all bilateral issues immediately, it is vital to keep communication channels open, he said. Buyukanit was in Greece from November 1st-4th.2006-11-06T17:26+0100setimesensetimes-75f13e160d2eb116e26373959f785157http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2006/11/06/nb-01Turkey may amend criminal code to meet EU demands 06/11/2006 ANKARA, Turkey -- Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey could amend a provision in its criminal code that has been criticised by the EU for curbing free speech. Article 301 of the law makes it a crime to offend the Turkish....2006-11-06T17:26+0100setimesensetimes-522ea7bcce4caccd8dd1f97bc0419b0cTurkey-EUMarketECnews2006-11-02T19:59+0100http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/02/europe/EU_GEN_Turkey_Flooding.phpIHTenISTANBUL, Turkey: Authorities recovered the bodies of 16 more flood victims in the predominantly Kurdish southeast region on Thursday, increasing the death toll in the past two days to 38, the state-owned Anatolia news agency reported. At least seven children were among the bodies recovered Thursday in the southeastern town of Batman, it said.IHT-b8e5d7814601a433984bfb41f296e156