International Business News - TUR http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Dirndl-clad waitresses deliver frothy beers, the brass band has the oom-pah music in full drive and there are sausages on the grill. Welcome to Iraq? http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/dirndls-oom-pah-sausages-oktoberfest-in-iraq.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:09:00 EDT Joerg Haider, who catapulted his rightist anti-immigration party into a powerful force with sharp attacks on rivals and provocative praise of the Nazi era, died Saturday in a car accident. He was 58. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/150381-austria-haider-killed.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/austrian-rightist-leader-joerg-haider-dead-at-58.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/austrian-rightist-leader-joerg-haider-dead-at-58.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:24:35 EDT Turkish warplanes and artillery bombed dozens of Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq following an escalation in rebel attacks, the military said Saturday http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/149832-aptopix-turkey-kurds.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/turkeys-military-attacks-rebels-in-northern-iraq.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/turkeys-military-attacks-rebels-in-northern-iraq.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:52:52 EDT As of Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, at least 540 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-at-540.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:37:25 EDT The head of an Israeli hospital where an Iranian boy is being treated for a brain tumor said Friday he hoped the gesture will help improve understanding between the bitterly divided countries. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/israeli-hospital-hosts-cancer-stricken-iranian-boy.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:19:19 EDT A U.S. official said Friday that a deal may be reached soon allowing natural gas from ex-Soviet nations to reach western Europe without crossing Russian territory. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/us-official-central-asia-gas-deal-is-close.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:42:53 EDT The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians is calling for greater unity between the Orthodox Churches. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I says the Orthodox Church often appears as a "federation of Churches" instead of "one unified Church." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/patriarch-wants-unity-between-orthodox-churches.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:16:46 EDT Turkey's deputy prime minister tried to ease fears about the impact of the global economic crisis as the country's stock market dropped sharply Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/turkish-stock-market-drops-sharply.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:27:02 EDT Going to a baseball game in Detroit used to mean heading to Michigan and Trumbull, the intersection that became shorthand for Tiger Stadium. Go there today, and all that remains is a small slice of the arena that once drew throngs of fans to see legends like Ty Cobb and Hank Greenberg play. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/149001-tiger-stadium-recycled.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/tiger-stadiums-2nd-life-may-be-in-new-cars-roads.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/tiger-stadiums-2nd-life-may-be-in-new-cars-roads.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:15:50 EDT War-divided Cyprus is close to reaching a peace settlement, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and other members of an international peace initiative said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/148177-cyprus-un-peace-talks.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/carter-peacemakers-see-cyprus-peace-deal-near.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/carter-peacemakers-see-cyprus-peace-deal-near.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:16:05 EDT Tourism is returning to Grand Turk as the island recovers from Hurricane Ike. The cruise ship Carnival Destiny made a port call Wednesday and brought some 2,800 passengers to the capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/grand-turk-cruise-ship-terminal-back-in-business.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:01:42 EDT Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu and other international leaders voiced their support Wednesday for peace talks to reunify war-divided Cyprus. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/147587-cyprus-un-peace-talks.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/world-peacemakers-offer-support-for-cyprus-talks.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/world-peacemakers-offer-support-for-cyprus-talks.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:44:25 EDT Lawmakers have voted in favor of extending the Turkish military's mandate to carry out operations against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq. Lawmakers voted Wednesday 529 to 18 for a one-year extension. The current mandate expires Oct. 17. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/turkish-parliament-reauthorizes-iraq-incursions.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:29:56 EDT Iran forced an aircraft carrying Hungarian military officials to land after it entered its airspace, Hungary's Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The plane was allowed to continue to Afghanistan after it was determined the entry was accidental. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/iran-forces-western-aircraft-to-land.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:14:22 EDT Turkish warplanes bombed suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq and southeast Turkey early Tuesday in retaliation for an attack that killed 17 soldiers, the Turkish military said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/turkish-jets-bomb-kurdish-targets-in-iraq-turkey.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:46:04 EDT As of Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, at least 539 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Monday at 10 a.m. EDT. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-at-539.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:11:03 EDT Russia and Georgia could be suspended from Europe's top human rights body unless the two countries uphold their obligations to prevent abuses in the aftermath of their short but fierce war, the group's head said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/european-rights-group-weighs-russia-georgia-crisis.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:17:24 EDT Turkish warplanes bombed a Kurdish rebel hideout in northern Iraq on Monday--the third air strike in retaliation for an attack that killed 15 soldiers three days ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/turkish-planes-bomb-kurdish-hideout-in-north-iraq.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:00:25 EDT The Turkish stock market dropped 8.6 percent Monday following a slide in Asian markets and the failure of the U.S. bailout plan to ease fears over the global economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/turkish-stocks-fall-8-6-percent.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:53:26 EDT Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey on Monday in retaliation for the killing of 17 soldiers three days ago, the military said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/turkish-warplanes-again-bomb-northern-iraq.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:33:45 EDT