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Thursday, May 17, 2012

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Record $640 mln lottery prize reported to have winner

The record $640 million lottery prize that sent the United States into a gambling frenzy reportedly had at least one winner early Saturday as local media said the winning ticket had been sold in the state of Maryland.

Visa, MasterCard scramble after massive data breach

Credit card giants Visa and MasterCard were scrambling on Friday to thwart cyber crooks who looted a massive trove of precious account data, evidently from a payment processor in New York.

Erdogan meets Ahmedinejad and Khamenei

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the second day of his visit to Tehran on Thursday.

Yilmaz: “Turkey does not intend to threaten Syria with military action”

Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz yesterday opened a tank test center in Sakarya province. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Yilmaz reiterated that Turkey, which has previously purchased tanks from abroad and even put out to tender the modernization of its tanks, now decided to be self-sufficient in this field.

National »

Yilmaz: “Turkey does not intend to threaten Syria with military action”

Moody’s: Turkey is strong as compared to similar countries, close to increase in credit rating

Davutoglu reaches out to Turkey’s non-muslim leaders at weekend tour

TASSA brings together Turkish and American scholars

World tallest man finally stops growing, US doctors say

Turkey tops gasoline tax list in Europe

Senior army generals give coup testimony

Turkey introduces symbol for national currency

Secret archives of Vatican reveal documents on Turkish history

Pamuk’s nobel prize raises interest in Turkish literature

Top Turkish security council says Syrian people must be protected

US confirms placement of US forces at a radar site in Malatya

Diplomacy »

Erdogan meets Ahmedinejad and Khamenei

Ricciardone urges Turkey to make a decisionus

Gul receives Onhon and Maronite Patriach

EU report calls for a democratic charter

Bagis praises Fule for “teaching European Parliament a lesson”

Erdoğan-Ahmedinejad meeting over

Ricciardone at an Istanbul meeting

Erdogan offers help with Iranian nuclear talks

Kazakhstan praises diplomatic relations with Turkey on 20th anniversary

Ergin visits Pergamon museum in Berlin

Gul to visit Tunisia

Gul and Karimov exchange brotherhood messages

World »

Israeli forces clash with Palestinians on Land Day

Syria dissidents expect solid steps from summit

French intel blacklists Turkish group

Record $640 mln lottery prize reported to have winner

Lawyer slams 'blackout' on Afghan killings

Clinton in Saudi push to end crackdown in Syria

Azerbaijan denies giving Israel air base access

A wrap-up of developments in Iran, Egypt, Bahrain

The US halts food aid to North Korea

Friends of Syria Meeting on April 1

Arab League summit in Baghdad

Salehi: Iran considers Istanbul as the best place for holding nuclear talks

Business »

Turkey to reduce reliance on Iran oil by 20 pct through Libya purchase

Turkey’s foreign trade deficit sees notable improvement in February

Alaska, oil giants end lease spat to target LNG exports

Visa, MasterCard scramble after massive data breach

US-China trade disputes likely to rage on

Apple gadget maker has 'significant' labor issues: audit

Google plans low-price tablet computer

Orders soar for Ubisoft's coming 'Assassin' game

Roche raises hostile bid for US Illumina

Recovering Ireland eyes more Turkish business

Caglayan expresses hope to increase bilateral trade volume with Iran

US confirms economy grew 3.0 in Q4

Sports »

Garnett's Celtics seize first place

Galatasaray scores home win waiting for return final in Italy

Cespedes helps MLB's Athletics to 4-1 win over Mariners

Marbury in video plea for fans to behave

Anthony shines as Knicks rout Magic

NFL over-time rules changed for regular season

Mariners beat Athletics 3-1 in MLB opener

Ex-NBA star buys Dodgers for record $2bln

Tiger books Palmer event as final Masters tuneup

Thompson calls out Klitschko for July title bout

Anderson downs Matosevic to win second ATP title

Bryant lifts Lakers over Miami despite broken nose

Health »

US won't ban chemical BPA from food packages

Autism cases rise in US: study

Half of all cancers are preventable: study

US man gets 'most extensive' face transplant ever

Survival odds better with bypass than angioplasty: study

New health concerns about 'fake pot' in US

Fried food raises stroke risk in older women

Divides emerge in US, world response to mutant flu

New warning about diabetes posted on statin bottles

Common sleeping pills linked with higher death risk

US recalls India-made birth control pills

States file suit over Obama's birth control plan

Entertainment »

Julia Roberts reflects on evil in 'Mirror Mirror'

US judge praises Lohan as probation ends

US actor Sheen says footage of meltdown 'cringeable'

Davutoglu opens Yunus Emre culture center

US bluegrass banjo legend Scruggs dies at 88

Poetry returns to New York subway

Jane Fonda to play Nancy Reagan in US film: report

Filmmaker behind Kony video held for public masturbation

Clooney arrested in Sudan protest

US Iranians irked by 'Tehrangeles' reality TV show

'Star Wars' designer McQuarrie dead at 82

Smash hit 'Lorax' tops N. America box office

Weather »

Ankara:
ANKARA

Istanbul:
ISTANBUL

Weather data provided by Turkish State Meteorological Service

US Politics:

Obama calls for higher tax rates for rich Americans

Gingrich 'at end of line,' says financial backer

US House passes Republican budget proposal

Romney locks in Rubio, Bush endorsements

Cyprus »

Foundations for Gecitkoy reservoir are laid

TRNC news headlines, 30 March 2012

TRNC news headlines, 29 March 2012

TRNC news headlines, 28 March 2012

Turkey's Zero-Problems Foreign Policy

250 billion plastic fragments in Mediterranean

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