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Iraq combat troops on way home

2010-08-19 19:37:36

The last brigade of American combat troops has left Iraq, nearly two weeks before the deadline set by President Obama.

China to build ginormous buses that cars can drive under

2010-08-03 19:51:43

Seriously, this is the future that China's envisioning: huge friggin' buses engulfing smaller cars on the road. Despite the silly picture and the eccentric "3D Express Coach" branding, this cunning project by Shenzhen Huashi Future Car-Parking Equipment actually makes sense.

Obama Tells The View: 'I Wasn't Invited' to Chelsea's Wedding

2010-07-29 20:34:44

Listing some of the lows he has experienced in the past month – prosecuting two wars, cleaning up a massive oil slick, a misstep over a race flap – President Obama mentioned one more indignity he suffered in July: He wasn't invited to Chelsea Clinton's wedding.

Lindsay Lohan begins probation violation jail term

2010-07-21 20:30:04

Actress Lindsay Lohan showed little emotion as a deputy put her in handcuffs in a Beverly Hills, California, courtroom Tuesday morning to take her to jail to begin what it expected to be a two-week stay.

Parts of Florida beach close as oil washes ashore

2010-06-25 17:57:35

PARTS OF PENSACOLA BEACH IN FLORIDA HAVE BEEN CLOSED AS MORE OIL POLLUTION WASHES ASHORE. THE B-P OIL COMPANY SAYS ITS DEVICE TO COLLECT OIL FROM THE BLOWN-OUT WELL HEAD IS BACK IN SERVICE TONIGHT. BUT GULF STATES ARE LEFT STRUGGLING AGAINST TWIN TIDES OF OIL -- AND UNEMPLOYMENT. ABC'S LINSEY DAVIS HAS THIS REPORT.

IRISH DERMOT WELD WINS ROYAL ASCOT HORSE RACE

2010-06-18 17:15:02

Globe-trotting Irish trainer Dermot Weld landed his first Ascot Gold Cup on Thursday when Rite of Passage won a thrilling battle with Age of Aquarius by a neck to capture the coveted centrepiece of the Royal Ascot meeting.

Horse Training in the 21st Century...

2010-06-17 11:54:51

A horse is a horse... or so the song goes. But what happens when the horse is a racehorse in the 21st century?

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH TURKISH FM DAVUTOGLU

2010-06-02 17:51:03

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu engineered the U-N Security Council statement that condemned the deadly acts at sea off Gaza. While in New York, Davutoglu sat down for an exclusive interview with 6News representative Sehnaz Oner.Here is that interview.

ISRAELI ARMY AIRS VIDEO OF GAZA SHIP RAID

2010-05-31 17:06:47

Aerial footage taken from an Israeli military helicopter during the raid on the Gaza flotilla gives some details over the breaking incident that left at least 10 dead.

Israel boards Gaza-bound ships, at least 10 dead

2010-05-31 14:50:37

Israeli commandos storm a convoy of Gaza-bound aid ships, reporting that more than 10 of the activists aboard were killed in a confrontation which Israel says began when the commandos were assaulted with guns and knives.

Erdogan meets artists

2010-03-20 15:28:47

Turkey’s prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted a second round of musicians, actors, writers and artists as part of a campaign to promote “peace and brotherhood,” but debate over the guest list - and the agenda - is obscuring the effort.

Tourists enjoy steam train ride

2010-03-06 17:57:58

A locomotive museum in India do not just display old trains, but visitors can actually ride on them.

Iceland votes over foreign debts

2010-03-06 17:51:01

Icelanders voted in a referendum on a 5 billion USD deal to repay Anglo-Dutch loans, with an expected resounding "No" set to further delay foreign aid and hopes for economic recovery.

Chileans organize food aid

2010-03-06 17:48:38

Concerned Chileans organized food aid for hard-hit Concepcion, where supermarkets opened under the watchful eyes of armed soldiers.

Car bomb kills 4 Iranian pilgrims

2010-03-06 17:43:02

A car bomb exploded in Iraq's holy city of Najaf, killing four Iranian pilgrims a day before a parliamentary election that Islamist insurgents have vowed to wreck with violence.

Counts ballots of special voting

2010-03-06 17:42:28

Iraq begins counting ballots of special voting a day before a parliamentary election.

Tan back in Turkey

2010-03-06 17:42:06

Turkey's Ambassador to Washington D.C. Namık Tan arrived in Istanbul after being recalled to Turkey for negotiations following the decision of a U.S. congressional panel approving a resolution on Armenian allegations regarding the incidents of 1915.

Gül slams Armenian bill approval

2010-03-06 17:41:04

The Turkish President said that approval of the symbolic resolution at a US congress panel is a blow to regional peace.

Erdogan criticizes resolution

2010-03-06 17:40:09

In a statement before a conference of Turkish businessmen, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the resolution passed by the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US Congress will not harm Turkey, but it may damage bilateral relations.

Gunman shoots two at Pentagon

2010-03-05 17:35:20

Pentagon police said two security officers were wounded on Thursday evening, when a gunman shot at them in the giant office building's main entrance to the Metro commuter rail system. The gunman was also shot and all three were taken to hospital.

Foreign ministers head to Cordoba

2010-03-05 17:30:52

E-U foreign ministers are due to arrive in the Spanish city of Cordoba for a weekend meeting which will shape the group's foreign policy machinery.

Father of the boy is devastated

2010-03-05 17:27:24

Relatives gathered at the Pakistan house of a family whose little boy was abducted by a gang during a robbery.

Iraqis in Lebanon cast early vote

2010-03-05 17:20:43

Thousands of Iraqis living in Lebanon cast an early vote today in general elections set to take place in Iraq on March 7th.

Syria and Jordan cast an early vote

2010-03-05 17:18:00

Thousands of Iraqis living in Syria and Jordan are casting early votes in Iraq's parliamentary elections.

Iraqi troops deploy before election

2010-03-05 17:13:44

Iraqi troops deployed near the border in Basra. The move comes three days ahead of a parliamentary election, which is seen as pivotal for a divided country.

''US vote not victory for Armenia''

2010-03-05 17:08:47

The Turkish ambassador to the United States, NAMIK TAN says he will return to Turkey.

Turkish FM focuses on protocols

2010-03-05 17:07:04

Turkey's foreign minister AHMET DAVUTOGLU demanded a clear stance from the United States on the Turkish-Armenian normalization process after a congressional panel approved an Armenian SO-CALLED "genocide" resolution.

Turkey condemns resolution

2010-03-05 17:06:30

Turkey is reacting strongly to House panel's approval of the Armenian bill. Ankara warned approval of the resolution would crack Turkish - American relations and sidetrack the normalization process between Turkey and Armenia.

Special voting starts

2010-03-04 18:22:20

Early voting started where in-patients, prisoners and Iraqi security forces cast their ballots in Iraq's parliamentary elections that will elect government to lead the country for the coming four years.

"Operation to flush out Taliban"

2010-03-04 18:19:46

A NATO spokesman in Afghanistan says Operation Mushtarak is still going on in the Nad Ali area. But the spokesman says all markets are open and more and people are going about their normal lives.

Earthquake injures 11

2010-03-04 18:18:51

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook Taiwan, injuring 11, stopping transport and causing minor damages and fires in the southern half of the island.

U.S. House panel to vote

2010-03-04 18:18:16

The Committee on Foreign Affairs in the The U-S House of Representatives is scheduled to vote TODAY a draft resolution on Armenian allegations of genocide, carried out by Turks during the rule of the Ottoman empire in 19-15.

Inflation drop in late 2010

2010-03-04 17:55:33

Governor Durmus Yilmaz says Turkey’s Central Bank is “sensitive” to the acceleration in inflation in the country last month. He says the bank expects the inflation rate to remain high until the fourth quarter of this year.

Ex-Turkish MP detained

2010-03-04 17:52:35

Some 300 Belgian police raided 25 addresses across the country in an operation against terrrosit organization PKK.

'' Mideast holds special place ''

2010-03-04 17:52:08

Turkey's foreign minister AHMET DAVUTOGLU says the Middle East holds a special place in remodeling the world.

Nuclear disarmament talks at issue

2010-03-03 18:05:41

South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan says North Korea's top nuclear envoy plans to visit the United States in early March.

Role of women

2010-03-03 18:03:22

Iraq's voters will head to the poll March 7th to select all 325 members of the national parliament.

U.S. to encourage countries

2010-03-03 17:59:20

U-S. officials said Obama administration would "continue to encourage Turkey and Armenia to move forward, not look backward."

Turkey's visa-free Europe bid

2010-03-03 17:57:50

Making spectacular leaps in foreign policy in recent times, Turkey's new target is to have visa-free travel to EU countries.

Caglayan upbeat about target

2010-03-03 17:52:25

Turkey's foreign trade minister sounded upbeat about the prospects for an increase in country's exports this year, saying that the country targeted to exceed 110 billion USD in 2010.

Istanbul tops unemployment list

2010-03-03 17:45:30

Istanbul ranked highest in unemployment in 2009 among Turkish cities with an unemployment rate of 16.8%.

Two more Turkish officers charged

2010-03-03 17:42:49

An Istanbul court charged two more active duty army officers over an alleged 2003 plot to overthrow the AK PARTY, government, bringing the number of suspects held to 37.

'Holy Koran in different languages'

2010-03-03 17:40:23

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said efforts were under way to preach and write a Holy Koran in different languages and dialects.

Iran detains director Panahi

2010-03-02 17:59:54

Iranian security forces have detained film director Jafar Panahi, winner of many international awards.

Basra bomb kills one, wounds 6

2010-03-02 17:56:33

One person was killed and seven others were wounded when the bomb exploded in Iraq's southern oil hub of Basra. The deadly blast comes only days ahead of Iraq's March 7th parliamentary elections.

Police submit terror charges

2010-03-02 17:54:45

Pakistani police have submitted terrorism charges against five young Americans. The five students are in their 20's and from the U-S state of Virginia.

Floods continue to cause chaos

2010-03-02 17:49:05

Heavy rains continued to cause problems in Peru. A third mudslide hit a town in the Cusco region and river flooded in Peru's Huanco region.

Parts of Queensland under water

2010-03-02 17:47:18

In Australia, parts of Southern Queensland were under flood waters after heavy rainfall overnight. More than 160 millimetres of rain was recorded over a 24-hour period.

Kavaf: It is Turkey's project

2010-03-02 17:33:49

Turkish State Minister for women and family, Selma Aliye Kavaf is prasing what's being called Project Snowdrops. It is a plan to help educate Turkish girls.

Erdogan to visit London

2010-03-02 17:32:53

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be visiting London later this month. That word today from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.