BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's prime minister said al-Qaeda fighters are continuing to plan and launch attacks in the area south of Baghdad once known as the "triangle of death.
A pro-Kurdish party has reiterated its annual call for more equality in the public use of the native language of Turkey's largest ethnic minority. The Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) released a statement on Tuesday to mark UNESCO's International Mother Language Day, demanding authorities make more room for the use of Kurdish in public.
A pro-Kurdish party has reiterated its annual call for more equality in the public use of the native language of Turkey's largest ethnic minority. The Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) released a statement on Tuesday to mark UNESCO's International Mother Language Day, demanding authorities make more room for the use of Kurdish in public.
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's prime minister said al-Qaeda fighters are continuing to plan and launch attacks in the area south of Baghdad once known as the "triangle of death.
(Reuters) -- Nearly a month after the establishment of the independent Syrian Writers Union, over 100 Syrian journalists announced on Monday the founding of the Syrian Journalists Union.
Damascus -- Catholic leaders have called for negotiations to prevent a civil war in Syria, where the conflict between government supporters and opponents is being compared to last year's fight for control of Libya.
The iron fist against "terrorist gangs" as promised by Bashar Assad got off to a fairly impressive start two weeks ago. Homs -- the Benghazi of the Syrian rebels -- has been subjected to massive and sustained shelling for days, causing hundreds of fatalities among the defenders.
Bianet marked this year's International Mother Language Day on 21 February with a unique project. Today's Turkish bianet homepage comprises articles in 20 different languages still spoken in different regions of Turkey.
BAGHDAD -- The departure of al-Qaida-affiliated fighters from Iraq to join the rebellion against Syrian President Bashar Assad in Syria has had one benefit, Iraqi officials say: Violence has dropped in this country, in some areas by as much as 50 percent in just a few months.
Washington -- In Iran's 1979 revolution, many Iranians believed that an Islamic-based government would offer the reforms and freedoms they had long sought under the Shah.