Worst floods for 70 years swamp northern England AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Around 500 soldiers brought in to deal with ‘unprecedented’ flooding in Yorkshire and Lancashire. Arresting scenes from the flooded streets of northern England Mashable! by Adam Rosenberg It’s been a soggy weekend in northern England as widespread flooding caused by heavy rains prompted the … Read more
More than 20 Cizre civilians dead during eight-day curfew: Relatives More than 20 civilians died in the southeastern town of Cizre of the Şırnak province in clashes during the eight-day curfew between Sept. 4 and 12, eyewitnesses and relatives of the dead have elaborated on how the civilian deaths occurred. What Happened in Cizre While Governor Says … Read more
Obesity map of Europe (Update: and America) Boing Boing by Rob Beschizza If Turkey and Britain are the happiest nations in Europe, maybe this is why! Read the rest MAIN FOCUS: Tsipras presents reform plan | 04/06/2015 euro|topics Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday presented a reform plan that he describes as realistic. According to media reports, … Read more
Turkey’s media watchdog fines TV station for using ‘God’ instead of ‘Allah’ Turkey’s media watchdog has issued a formal warning to a private station over the use of the word ‘God’ on a French TV show Turkey-EU parliamentary meeting delayed a month amid cool relations A planned joint parliamentary meeting between Turkey and EU representatives was postponed … Read more
Hero? Thief? Who is Herve Falciani? BBC News | Europe | World Edition Who is HSBC whistleblower Herve Falciani? COP 21 negotiations kick off in Geneva EurActiv.com The representatives of over 190 countries met in Geneva on Sunday (8 February) to continue talks on a UN-level agreement to tackle climate change. This marathon of international negotiations … Read more
Relief, but ‘incredible angst’ for Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste Mashable! by Megan Specia Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste said he feels relief after his release from an Egyptian jail but is concerned for those still imprisoned Robots Writing Over 1,000 Stories Per Month for the Associated Press Writerswrite.com’s Writer’s Blog Over 1,000 stories per month are … Read more
The Pirate Bay Is Back Online! TorrentFreak Early December The Pirate Bay was raided at the Nacka station, a nuclear-proof data center built into a mountain complex near Stockholm. The Pirate Bay returns from the dead, comes back online The Next Web by Owen Williams Following a raid on a Swedish data center late last year, … Read more
Swiss seek to avert EU immigration clash with ‘safeguard’ clause EurActiv.com The Swiss government hopes to negotiate for a right to cap immigration from the European Union so as to keep its access to EU markets when it writes into law a popular vote requiring strict limits on migration. AIN FOCUS: Charlie Hebdo publishes on … Read more
VIDEO: Pope claims Europe appears ‘elderly’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition Pope Francis warns that the world sees Europe as “somewhat elderly and haggard” during a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Pope complains of ‘haggard’ Europe BBC News | Europe | World Edition Pope Francis warns that Europe appears “somewhat elderly” and … Read more
1889: A Visit to Constantinople NYT > Turkey by By INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE From the International Herald Tribune archives: The German emperor and empress visited Turkey in 1889. 40 PHOTOS OF OTTOMAN ISTANBUL FROM THE 1900S These rare pictures give an insight into life in Ottoman Istanbul more than a hundred years ago when the Ottoman … Read more
Violent Crackdown On Turkey Park Protest | Stuff.co.nz by Uluslararası Af Örgütü Türkiye Şubesi [Amnesty Turkey] By Can Candan by Asli Narin