Mongolia

Bulgaria and the Republic of Korea will sign a memorandum on cooperation in the sphere of defense during a visit of Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev and President Rosen Plevneliev to the country.

The Bulgarian delegation headed by Plevneliev which will visit Mongolia and the Republic of Korea in the period May 10 - 15, 2015, according to a media statement of the Defense Ministry.

The U.S. ambassador in Ankara, John Bass, will represent his country in the commemoration ceremonies for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli, U.S. Embassy spokesperson Joe Wierichs told Hürriyet Daily News. 

Turkey will host leaders from all corners of the world when it holds commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli April 24-25.

The heads of state for 20 nations will be in attendance, while two parliament speakers, three vice presidents, five prime ministers and around 20 ministers will also attend the ceremonies.

Montenegro on Monday is taking the chair the Forum for Security Cooperation, the main independent body of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), which works to increase military security and stability in Europe.

It will chair the Forum, which deals with some of the most fundamental political and military agreements between OSCE states, until the end of July.

The National Geographic Society this week announced its “Unique Lodges of the World” list, which includes one resort in Greece, the Kapari Natural Resort on the iconic volcano island of Santorini.

The list includes three sites in South Africa out of a total of 24 properties around the world.

Turkey's ambassador to the Vatican, Mehmet Paçac? returned to Ankara late April 12, after Ankara's strong reaction against Pope Francis' description of the mass killings of Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire as genocide.

The 18th Eurasian Economic Summit, organized by the Marmara Group Foundation, is once again ready to host statesmen and opinion leaders from 40 different countries until April 9, offering a unique platform to discuss the most heated issues of today's world and the future.

The Lancet and Lancet Global Health on obesity detailed the worsening food-consumption habits in 187 countries around the world. Strangely enough, it was found that people in some poor and middle-income countries have better diets than those in rich countries where major Western snack and soft drink makers are targeting children.

Officials have confirmed Sereter Bat-Erdene was the son of former wrestler and Mongolian deputy Badmaanyambuugiin Bat-Erdene, while Sarengerel Dorilgjav was the daughter of Mongolian Justice Minister Cambii Dorilgjav. A young couple from Mongolia who were in Istanbul to spend Valentine's Day has drowned in the Bosphorus.

A young couple from Mongolia who were in Istanbul to spend Valentine's Day has drowned in the Bosphorus.

According to eyewitnesses, the young man fell into the Bosphorus and his girlfriend then jumped into the water to save him. The couple's bodies were later found by officials on Feb. 11