TurkishWeekly.net Balkan News (10)News, Comments and Articles from Turkey and the RegionHotel Bombing Complicates Pakistan's Fight Against Terrorism- September 22, 2008 Hotel Bombing Complicates Pakistan's Fight Against Terrorism Monday , 22 September 2008No group has yet claimed responsibility for the suicide truck bombing on September 20 at Islamabad's five-star Marriott Hotel that killed at least 53 people and injured as many as 270 others. "I am .....http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=59764 Is Export Led Growth Pass (by Dani Rodrik)- September 22, 2008 Is Export Led Growth Pass (by Dani Rodrik)Monday , 22 September 2008 For five decades, developing countries that managed to develop competitive export industries have been rewarded with astonishing growth rates: Taiwan and South Korea in the 1960's, Southeast Asian .....http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=59763 Morales and Opposition Agreed to Start Talks- September 22, 2008 Morales and Opposition Agreed to Start TalksMonday , 22 September 2008 Morales' Bolivia finally caught a chance to find a solution to its problems. Although protests continue against Bolivia's leader Morales in Pando, Beni, Santa Cruz, Tarija and Chuquisaca provinces, .....http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=59762 Pakistani Troops Fire On Intruding U.S. Helicopters- September 22, 2008 Pakistani Troops Fire On Intruding U.S. Helicopters Monday , 22 September 2008ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -- Pakistani troops have fired on two U.S. helicopters that intruded into Pakistani territory, forcing them to turn back to Afghanistan, a senior Pakistani security official said. .....http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=59761 Kazakhs Drop Georgian Port Plan, Citing Instability- September 22, 2008 Kazakhs Drop Georgian Port Plan, Citing Instability Monday , 22 September 2008ASTANA (Reuters) -- Kazakhstan has abandoned plans to build a grain terminal in the Georgian port of Poti due to political instability, the agriculture minister has said. Kazakhstan, one of the big .....http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=59760 Afghan Diplomat Abducted In Pakistan, Driver Shot- September 22, 2008 Afghan Diplomat Abducted In Pakistan, Driver Shot Monday , 22 September 2008ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -- Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped an Afghan diplomat after shooting dead his driver in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, police said. "The consul-general was goin .....http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=59759 Russian warships head to the Atlantic, Caribbean- September 22, 2008 Russian warships head to the Atlantic, CaribbeanMonday , 22 September 2008A Russian naval task force departed Monday on a tour of duty in the Atlantic Ocean, including joint naval drills with the Venezuelan navy in November, a Navy spokesman said. "A naval task force fr .....http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=59758 Evacuees Face Growing Hunger and Anxiety- September 22, 2008 Evacuees Face Growing Hunger and Anxiety Monday , 22 September 2008As clashes in southern Philippines continue, refugees stuck in camps lack food, water and psychological support. By Edwin O Fernandez in North Cotabato (PHR No. 6, 17-Sep-08) A Muslim famil .....http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=59757 UN Envoy Provides Details on Scaled-down Peacekeeping Mission in Kosovo- September 22, 2008 UN Envoy Provides Details on Scaled-down Peacekeeping Mission in KosovoMonday , 22 September 2008The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, known as UNMIK, yesterday unveiled details of its reconfigured role, noting that the mission must evolve in line with realities on the gr .....http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=59756 Slovenia Opposition Seize Slim Parliamentary Victory- September 22, 2008 Slovenia Opposition Seize Slim Parliamentary VictoryMonday , 22 September 2008 A bribery scandal combined with coalition-building opposition to pave the way for a new government in Slovenia Sunday, as a 44-year-old ex-Yugoslav communist secured the narrowest of poll victories, .....http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=59755 |