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Athens, June 25 - Greece's public order minister escaped injury after a bomb went off next to his office Thursday, killing a close aide, police said.
The bomb, a booby-trapped package disguised as a gift, exploded in the seventh-floor office of civil protection minister Michalis Chrysohoidis' chief of staff, causing extensive damage.
Istanbul, June 22 : The latest skirmish Monday between the Turkish military and Kurdish rebels in southeastern Turkey left six people dead, the Turkish news agency Anadolu reported.
Istanbul, June 20 : An explosion was heard in a metro station here in Turkey's largest city late Saturday, a media report said.
Athens/Brussels, June 15 : Greece Tuesday rejected as unjustified a decision by Moody's rating agency to downgrade the country's sovereign rating to "junk" status.
Istanbul, June 14 (IANS) You can browse though books at the numerous 'kitap' shops in Turkey, choose to pay for your purchase in 'sikkas', and after you have finished your 'hisap kitap', step into one of the many open air restaurants for a cup of 'chai'.
Cappadocia (Turkey), June 11 - Underground cities, labyrinthine rooms deep under the earth's surface, secret palaces carved high into mountain sides... You read about them in fantasy tales, but these mystery places did exist hundreds of years ago and still stand in central Turkey's Cappadocia city.
Ankara, June 9 - Ten people were arrested and more than 400 kg of contraband drugs was seized from different areas in Turkey Tuesday, Anatolia news agency reported.
Istanbul, June 5 : Turkey has indefinitely shut off access to several Google services including Google Docs.
Istanbul, May 23 - They were powerful sultans of Turkey and held sway over vast lands in Europe, Asia and northern Africa, but when it came to bathing in the hammams with their numerous wives, the emperors locked themselves up insi
Athens, May 23 - Greece Prime Minister George Papandreou has sent a letter of condolence to his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, expressing the Greek government's and the peoples' sorrow over the plane crash that happened Saturday in India's Mangalore city.
Athens, May 18 : Greece received a vital 14.5-billion-euro ($17.9-billion) bailout loan from the European Union Tuesday, officials said, just hours before the country is scheduled to pay a 9-billion-euro bond which matures Wednesday.
Athens, May 14 - One woman was wounded when a powerful bomb exploded Thursday outside Greece's top-security prison.
Athens, May 14 - One woman was wounded when a powerful bomb exploded Thursday outside Greece's top-security prison.
An anonymous caller to the Greek daily Etheftherotypia and a private television station warned that a large explosion would go off at Greece's top-security prison of Korydallos, west of Athens.
Athens, May 5 : Clashes were reported to have broken out in Greece Wednesday as tens of thousands of people joined marches in cities across the country to protest the government's bailout for austerity deal.
Athens, May 3 - Greece has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Union (EU) on a $159 billion rescue package for the debt-laden country.
The agreement includes harsh spending cuts through 2012.
Athens, May 2 : Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou announced Sunday that Athens has reached an agreement with the European Union and the IMF for a multi-billion euro rescue package - but warned ordinary citizens would have to make "great sacrifices".