Holders Greece go out, Spain in last eight
VIENNA (Reuters) - Greece's Euro 2008 title defense petered out tamely on Saturday when they lost 1-0 to Russia but Spain became the fourth team to qualify for the quarter-finals with a last-gasp 2-1 victory over Sweden.
Nations:Greece Netherlands Russia Sweden Spain Switzerland Activities:Euro 2008 Source:(Reuters)
2008-06-15
NATO nixes Georgia, Ukraine membership
NATO decided Thursday not to put Georgia and Ukraine on track to join the alliance after vehement Russian opposition, but the alliance pledged that the strategically important Black Sea nations will become members one day.
Nations:Georgia Macedonia Russia Croatia Greece Ukraine People:Nicolas Sarkozy Angela Merkel
2008-04-03
Turkish troops pull out of Iraq
Turkey's military said Friday it has ended a ground offensive against Kurdish rebels in Iraq, but said that foreign influence did not play a role in its decision.
Nations:Turkey People:Robert Gates Activities:Turkey Kurdish Conflict
2008-02-29
Iraq demands Turkish withdrawal
The Iraqi government demanded for the first time that Turkey immediately withdraw from northern Iraq, warning Tuesday it feared an ongoing incursion could lead to clashes with the official forces of the semiautonomous Kurdish region.
Nations:Turkey Iraq People:Jalal Talabani Activities:Turkey Kurdish Conflict
2008-02-26
Turkey launches ground operation in Iraq
Turkish troops launched a ground incursion across the border into Iraq in pursuit of separatist Kurdish rebels, the military said Friday -- a move that dramatically escalates Turkey's conflict with the militants.
Nations:Iraq Turkey People:Jalal Talabani Activities:Turkey Kurdish Conflict
2008-02-22
4 detained after Turkey bombing
Police have detained four people after a bomb attack targeting Turkish soldiers killed five civilians and wounded 68, a prosecutor said Friday.
Nations:Turkey
2008-01-04
Jet with 56 aboard crashes in Turkey
An Atlasjet plane crashed on a rocky mountain shortly before it was due to land in southwest Turkey early Friday, killing all 56 people on board. The cause was not immediately known.
Nations:Turkey
2007-11-30
Plane crashes in Turkey
An Atlasjet plane crashed just before landing in central Turkey early Friday with 56 people aboard and a police helicopter detected the wreckage, state-run television reported.
Nations:Turkey
2007-11-29
Kurdish rebels free Turkish soldiers
The rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Sunday freed eight Turkish soldiers it had taken hostage as Ankara's premier left for Washington to seek concrete steps to crack down on the guerrillas.
Nations:Turkey Iraq People:Jalal Talabani Condoleezza Rice George W. Bush Activities:Turkey Kurdish Conflict
2007-11-04
Turkey pounds rebels, warns US over ties
The Turkish army pounded Kurdish rebels near the Iraqi border Tuesday as Ankara warned that ties with Washington would suffer as long as the separatists enjoyed sanctuary in northern Iraq.
Nations:Turkey People:Condoleezza Rice George W. Bush Activities:Turkey Kurdish Conflict
2007-10-30
Report: 15 Kurds dead in Turkey clashes
Turkish troops killed 15 Kurdish guerrillas in fighting Sunday far from the increasingly tense Iraq border region where some of the separatists have sought refuge, a news report said. Turkey's prime minister called for unity between Turks and Kurds against the rebels.
Nations:Turkey Iraq Activities:Turkey Kurdish Conflict
2007-10-28
Turkey sends more troops to Iraqi border
Turkish helicopters ferried more troops to the border with Iraq on Friday as diplomatic efforts got under way in Ankara to avert a major offensive against Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq.
Nations:Turkey Iraq Italy People:Ban Ki-moon Condoleezza Rice George W. Bush Activities:Turkey Kurdish Conflict
2007-10-26
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