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Officials say another Brazilian tourist has died of injuries sustained after a hot air balloon crashed to the ground, raising the number of tourists killed to 3.The balloon collided with another balloon mid-air and crashed during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey's Cappadocia region on Monday.The governor's office for Nevsehir province said Tuesday that a third tourist from Brazil died in hospital on Monday.Twenty-one other tourists from Brazil, Argentina and Spain and their Portuguese pilot were injured in the crash.The accident was the second fatal one in Cappadocia since balloon tours began more than a decade ago. Turkey civil aviation agency has launched an inquiry into the accident....
Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The White...
As rescuers scour the rubble of tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., desperately searching for trapped survivors, recent history shows there is reason for hope.Word that th...
Two car bombs exploded in a Turkish town near the border with Syria on Saturday, killing around 40 people and wounding 100 others, officials said. Turkey's deputy pr...
The foreign minister of Burkino Faso briefly passed out during a live televised news conference with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara.Djibril Yipene Bassole on Thur...
An official says a hot air balloon has crashed in central Turkey, killing one person and injuring 24 others on board.Hasan Unver, the mayor Nevsehir province told NT...
Turkey's prime minister on Wednesday announced what he called a "crazy and magnificent" plan to build a new waterway to the Black Sea, promising that the tanker-clog...
Ever had that fear of falling asleep after take-off and waking up to realize you are on the wrong flight? Well, due to an airline mix-up, Sandy Valdivieso and her hu...
ANKARA, Turkey -- A Turkish court on Wednesday began questioning a man and three alleged accomplices suspected of attempting to kill a former Chechen separatist lead...
Four more people have been detained in connection with two car bomb attacks that killed dozens in a Turkish town near the Syrian border, bringing the number of suspe...
Police have detained 15 suspected Al Qaeda militants who were allegedly planning to attack the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey's capital, the state-run news agency sa...
Turkish PM says Turkey to build new waterway to bypass Bosphorus.
Officials say a container of fuel being smuggled into Turkey from Syria has exploded, killing 10 people.The governor's office in Hatay province said Friday's blast o...
A hot air balloon collided with another balloon mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey and crashed to the ground on Monday, killing ...
A spokesman says Syria's main opposition bloc welcomes renewed calls by its foreign supporters that Syrian President Bashar Assad give up power at the start of any p...
Whether they're on business or leisure, with the family or solo, almost all travelers consider a book (or a Kindle, whatever) a must-have while on a trip. But hotels...
Violent clashes erupted between police and protesters in Istanbul on Wednesday, when hundreds tried to breach barricades and reach the city's main square to mark May...
An official says Turkish authorities have tightened security for the Istanbul-based Orthodox Patriarchate following allegations of a plot to attack the spiritual lea...
A recent spate of attacks by Islamic extremist rebels in Somalia's capital is forcing investors, business leaders and aid workers to have second thoughts about what ...
U.S. military sources serving in North Africa are challenging the latest White House claim that the administration is applying "all the resources" at its disposal to...