<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>TurkishWeekly.net World News (20) </title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net</link><description>News, Comments and Articles from Turkey and the Region</description><language>en</language><copyright>© 2006 USAK.org.tr / ISRO.org.uk</copyright><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 09:36:09 +0200</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 09:36:09 +0200</lastBuildDate><category>Newspapers</category><item><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 09:36:09 +0200</pubDate><title>Aussies Heading Home</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55359</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Aussies Heading Home</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Friday , 16 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Australians working in London's financial district are returning home in droves, attracted by job opportunities presented by their native country's strong economy, a UK study has found.Research by fin ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55359 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 09:26:25 +0200</pubDate><title>New storm deepens misery in cyclone-hit Myanmar</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55351</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">New storm deepens misery in cyclone-hit Myanmar</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Friday , 16 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> By Aung Hla Tun

YANGON (Reuters) - Torrential tropical downpours lashed Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta on Friday, deepening the misery of an estimated 2.5 million destitute survivors of Cyclone Nargis  ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55351 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 09:25:35 +0200</pubDate><title>Indian village proud after double "honour killing"</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55350</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Indian village proud after double "honour killing"</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Friday , 16 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By Simon Denyer

BALLA, India (Reuters) - Five armed men burst into the small room and courtyard at dawn, just as 21-year-old, 22-week pregnant, Sunita was drying her face on a towel.

They punche ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55350 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 08:37:28 +0200</pubDate><title>Global Warming Found to Cause Permanent Changes </title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55341</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Global Warming Found to Cause Permanent Changes </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Friday , 16 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to a sweeping analysis of physical and biological systems around the world, human activity has led to warming temperatures that have caused permanent changes to both plants and animals on a  ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55341 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 15:29:12 +0200</pubDate><title>Worsening Relations of Sudan and Chad after the Weekend Raid</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55314</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Worsening Relations of Sudan and Chad after the Weekend Raid</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Tuesday , 13 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Saturday, the rebels, which have for decades complained about the neglect of the central government, launched an attack to Khartoum's Western Omburdan suburb. For many experts, this was the most se ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55314 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 11:54:53 +0200</pubDate><title>President of Uzbekistan receives Prime Minister of South Korea</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55310</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">President of Uzbekistan receives Prime Minister of South Korea</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Tuesday , 13 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov received the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Han Seung-Soo on 12 May at the Oqsaroy residence, UzA reported. 

"The fact that the new Prime Minister of  ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55310 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 11:52:36 +0200</pubDate><title>Chad Closes Border with Sudan</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55308</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Chad Closes Border with Sudan</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Tuesday , 13 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
For the first time in the five-year conflict in Darfur, JEM rebels have reached the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. Photo by BBC 
Chad closed its border with Sudan and suspended economic ties a day a ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55308 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 09:16:30 +0200</pubDate><title>More U.S. aid flights set to fly to Myanmar</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55292</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">More U.S. aid flights set to fly to Myanmar</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Tuesday , 13 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 By Aung Hla Tun

YANGON (Reuters) - Two more American aid flights were due to leave for cyclone-hit Myanmar on Tuesday where the reclusive military government is keeping most foreign aid workers  ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55292 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 09:15:25 +0200</pubDate><title>U.N. frustration grows at Myanmar's junta over aid</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55291</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">U.N. frustration grows at Myanmar's junta over aid</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Tuesday , 13 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ratcheted up the pressure on Myanmar on Monday, saying he was extremely frustrated by the junta's slow delivery of aid to more than 1 ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55291 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 09:29:18 +0200</pubDate><title>Unity Within South Africa's Ruling Party Questioned </title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55263</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Unity Within South Africa's Ruling Party Questioned </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Monday , 12 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
Some Supporters of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) party are urging more dialogue to heal the party from divisions that they say could potentially hurt the party in the future. ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55263 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 09:28:39 +0200</pubDate><title>Former Zimbabwe Finance Minister Discusses Possible Role in Run-off Vote </title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55262</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Former Zimbabwe Finance Minister Discusses Possible Role in Run-off Vote </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Monday , 12 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
Zimbabwe's electoral commission says the run-off between President Robert Mugabe and challenger Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change will not be held within two weeks as required  ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55262 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 15:37:58 +0200</pubDate><title>Somali Peace Talks to Open in Djibouti </title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55235</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Somali Peace Talks to Open in Djibouti </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Saturday , 10 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
Somali government officials are set to hold peace talks in Djibouti Saturday with opposition leaders, including exiled Islamist figures. 

U.N. envoy to Somalia Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah says the face ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55235 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 15:37:11 +0200</pubDate><title>Millions in Recovered Assets to Fund Zambian Hospitals </title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55234</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Millions in Recovered Assets to Fund Zambian Hospitals </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Saturday , 10 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
The Zambian government says assets recovered by a special anti-corruption task force will be used to improve hospitals across the country.

Zambian Information Minister Mike Mulongoti says the ass ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55234 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 15:36:33 +0200</pubDate><title>Zimbabwe Opposition Leader to Take Part in Runoff Against Mugabe </title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55233</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Zimbabwe Opposition Leader to Take Part in Runoff Against Mugabe </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Saturday , 10 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he will take part in a presidential runoff against the incumbent, Robert Mugabe.

Tsvangirai made the announcement in Pretoria, South Africa Sat ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55233 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 15:33:27 +0200</pubDate><title>The Elusive Legacy of 1968 (by Daniel Cohn-Bendit)</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55232</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">The Elusive Legacy of 1968 (by Daniel Cohn-Bendit)</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Saturday , 10 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">

 
Daniel Cohn-Bendit'Dany, you have been so successful. But don't let yourself be manipulated by those far-left forces that would lead you to destroy everything that could arise from what you are ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55232 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 09:03:49 +0200</pubDate><title>Burma Stalls International Aid Efforts Creating More Confusion</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55225</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Burma Stalls International Aid Efforts Creating More Confusion</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Saturday , 10 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The United States has announced today that they are yet to receive permission to send a military aircraft to Myanmar also known as Burma. The flight was supposed to bring humanitarian relief to the ar ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55225 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><title>Oil price hits another record near 125 dollars </title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55219</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Oil price hits another record near 125 dollars </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Saturday , 10 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">World oil prices hit a fresh record high point close to 125 dollars per barrel on Friday, extending this week's record run after OPEC insisted the market was well-supplied and driven by speculators.
 ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55219 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 18:13:41 +0200</pubDate><title>Food Crisis as a Challenge of Political Legitimacy: Africa and Elsewhere!</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55214</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Food Crisis as a Challenge of Political Legitimacy: Africa and Elsewhere!</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Friday , 09 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the contemporary world, according to the statistics of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, about 2.6 billion people worldwide rely on a daily-income that is below $2. about fourth fifth of th ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55214 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 13:35:41 +0200</pubDate><title>NGO'S Begin Violence Report Compilation on Rural Zimbabwe </title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55202</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">NGO'S Begin Violence Report Compilation on Rural Zimbabwe </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Friday , 09 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
Non-governmental organizations in Zimbabwe are reportedly compiling a report in rural areas where partisans of the ruling ZANU-PF are allegedly using violence to ensure victory ahead of a possible e ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55202 </guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 13:35:03 +0200</pubDate><title>Uganda's LRA Rebels Given One More Chance for Peace</title><link>http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55201</link><description>           <![CDATA[  <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tr><td style="font-size: 16 pt;">Uganda's LRA Rebels Given One More Chance for Peace</td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-size:9px;color:#777777;">Friday , 09 May 2008</div><div align="left" style="font-size:12px; color:#111111; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader Joseph Kony is expected to meet this Saturday with chief peace mediator and South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar. Talks to end the LRA's 22-year  ..... </div></td></tr></table>        ]]> </description><guid> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55201 </guid></item></channel></rss>