| Sun, 5 Sep 2010 A rising Turkey on the outside of the European circle In the midst of European antipathy regarding Turkish accession to the EU, Turkey is attempting to chart an alternative path to secular democracy and economic prosperity. Yet Turkey should go one step further and question the unbridled axiom that, without Europe, it is d... | Anthony McDermott obituary | It is rare for a journalist, whose profession relies on gathering and publishing information, to end their career vetting information. Anthony McDermott, who has died of cancer aged 68, followed this unusual path, and not always in a straight line. During the 1970s he... | Anthony McDermott obituary | Leading journalist on the Middle East for the Guardian and Financial Times Anthony McDermott joined the Foreign Office in 2000. | It is rare for a journalist, whose profession relies on gathering and publishing information, to end their career vetting information. Ant... | US military chief seeks Turkish support over Iran | ANKARA (AP) - The United States' top military officer stressed on Saturday the need for Turkey to help enforce United Nations sanctions against Iran aimed at deterring the Islamic Republic from obtaining a nuclear bomb. | Turkey voted against the US-backed sanctions a... | Turkey urged to help keep Iran in check | Ankara: US President Barack Obama's top military adviser, Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, urged Turkey to help ensure Iran doesn't gain the capacity to make atomic weapons and to extend the period of its commands in Afghanistan. | "The mutual goal of Iran not achieving... | On the Bench for Russia Sits a Player With Promise for the Knicks | ANKARA, Turkey — An international scout for the last 15 years, Kevin Wilson said that no matter how politically incorrect it is, he profiles European players. Aris Messinis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images | Russia’s Timofey Mozgov scoring against Greece ... | State Fair: Not so foreign to exchange students | I saw the Minnesota State Fair with fresh eyes this year, thanks to Max Kern, Selma Celenligil and Nada Ali. It just wasn't quite the fresh-eyed outcome I expected. | The three poised and polite young people arrived in the Twin Cities in August and will attend high sc... | | |
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