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As snowfall started to blanket Turkey, Black Sea provinces also had their share. (AA Photo)

Several cities and towns of Turkey have been covered under a blanket of snow, presenting picturesque scenes. Click through for photos from around the country.

Four self-confessed lazy Montenegrins have won the so-called World Lazy Olympics, the sixth such event, after competing to be named "laziest person" in the region and win 800 euros as prize money.

Around 30 contestants from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro competed in the "Lazy Olympics" in the mountain village of Brezna, near the border with Bosnia.

Some 75 tons of under-the-mattress gold has rejoined the Turkish financial system, a sector official has said, noting that the government had been working on new plans to give a significant boost to this amount.

The annual Nestorio River Party's winning blend of camping, swimming and live music has turned it into one of the most popular summer events in Greece.

Firemen on the island of Lesvos were battling a fire at a mattress storage area at the Morias hot spot, authorities said on Thursday. Initial reports suggested the blaze was caused by a short circuit.
  
There were no reports of injuries, authorities added.

Two non-governmental organizations appealed to the public on Wednesday to donate clothing and food to help dozens of refugees from war-torn Syria who have flooded into Thessaloniki over the past few weeks.