News archive of April 2017

An Iranian-origin British owner of a production company and his Kuwaiti business partner were shot dead in Istanbul late on April 29 by masked individuals who opened fire on their vehicle.

The incident occurred at 20:15 p.m. in Istanbul's Maslak Square.

Turkish Airlines (THY) is set to start acquisition talks with carrier BoraJet to buy the airliner's Embraer 190 fleet and employ its flight crew following the latter's announcement on April 24 that it temporarily suspended all of its operations for a restructuring process. 

A fire broke out in a tanker carrying liquid petroleum gas (LPG) off Turkey's northwestern province of İzmit on April 29, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

The fire was brought under control through intervention from the sea and air, while firefighter crews continued cooling efforts due to the risk of explosion.

A large blaze that broke out on the Ionian island of Zakynthos on Saturday had largely abated on Sunday following an overnight operation by firefighters.

The fire, which broke out in a pine forest in the area of Maries, had razed dozens of hectares before nightfall on Saturday.

U.S.-led coalition forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), are patrolling the Turkey-Syria border in the wake of Turkey's operation in Iraq and Syria, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) told state-run Anadolu Agency on April 29.      

A police mug shot taken in Lancaster County, S.C., is drawing attention across the country for what appears to be a blond woman with black eyes.

The mug shot is of 24-year-old Morgan Joyce Varn, who faces charges of kidnapping, armed robbery and property damage in Lancaster County. She remained in the Lancaster County jail Friday without bond.

A press release issued on behalf of the tribunal by the Permanent Court of Arbitration said that the tribunal had informed Slovenia and Croatia by letter on 29 March that there was no need for any further submissions from the parties in respect of the merits of the case.

BELGRADE - The gov't sees the French court's decision to reject a Serbian extradition request for Ramus Haradinaj as disgraceful, outrageous, illegal, absolutely unjust and, above all, political, PM Aleksandar Vucic said Thursday, announcing a protest note to France.

COLMAR - The investigative chamber of the appeals court in Colmar, France, on Thursday rejected a Serbian extradition request for Ramus Haradinaj, a former commander of the "Kosovo Liberation Army", and lifted a ban on his leaving France, providing no reasoning for the decision.

NOVI SAD - Partizan Belgrade drew 0-0 with Vojvodina Novi Sad away from home in Wednesday's first leg of the Serbian football cup semi-finals after Red Star Belgrade defeated Cukaricki 4-1 earlier in the day.

In a hectic game in front of 10,000 spectators at the Karadjordje Stadium, Vojvodina missed two great chances through Nenad Trujic and Aleksandar Palocevic.