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Turkish entrepreneur Hamdi Ulukaya, who was dubbed the “Steve Jobs of yogurt,” by Forbes magazine and who is among the most successful 10 businesspersons in the U.S. will not be able to sell his Chobani brand yogurt in the United Kingdom.

Uganda constitutional court annuls new anti-gay law

Uganda's constitutional court on Aug. 1 overturned tough new anti-gay laws that had been branded draconian by rights groups, saying they  had been wrongly passed by parliament.

The law is "null and void," the presiding judge told the court, saying the process had contravened the constitution, as it has been passed in parliament in December without the necessary quorum of lawmakers.

Balance sheet

What happened during Bayram?

I’d like to give you a balance sheet of what happened during Bayram in Turkey.

Untimely death:In the traffic wars in Turkey; there have been 150 deaths, with nearly 1,000 wounded…
Bombs went off in Gaza. 1,200 dead…

Mircea Basescu to remain under preventive detention

Mircea Basescu will be kept under preventive detention as the Constanta Court of Appeal on Thursday defeated his request to be prosecuted under house arrest.

The court take the same decision for co-defendant Marian Capatana.

The court's decision to keep Mircea Basescu and Marian Capatana under preventive detention is final.

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