Turkey marks Victory Day

30/08/12 16:49 CET

| |

Turkey is celebrating Victory Day to mark the final battle in the Turkish War of Independence in 1922.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul, however, did not attend the military parade in the capital Ankara.

The head of state is currently recovering in hospital from an ear infection.

| |

US: Major disaster declared in Oklahoma after tornado leaves 91 dead

A powerful tornado has torn through a suburb of Oklahoma city in the US, leaving at least 91…

Egypt sent extra troops to Sinai - days after seven members of its security forces were kidnapped…

Protesters gathered as the president of Myanmar arrived at the White House. Rights groups and some…

Spring in the Pyrenees "arrives early and quickly feels like the summer", according to one tourist website. Not this year. Tourists usually come…

A genocide conviction against former Guatemalan military leader Efrain Rios Montt has been overturned by the country's highest court. The…