Turkish Warships Will Escort Gaza Aid Vessels, Pledges Turkish PM -- The Guardian
Erdogan makes pledge as Israeli-Turkish relations plummet following UN report into last year's Gaza flotilla raid
Turkish warships will escort any Turkish aid vessels to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister, has announced.
He also said Turkey had taken steps to stop Israel unilaterally exploiting natural resources from the eastern Mediterranean, according to al-Jazeera's Arabic translation of excerpts of an interview conducted in Turkish.
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MIDDLE EAST
Iran and Russia increase pressure on Assad as violence grows. Syria unrest: Crackdown intensifies on city of Homs.
Iran's biggest refinery catches fire: report.
Turkey 'to escort Gaza aid ships' amid row with Israel.
Latest developments in Arab world's unrest.
Palestinians officially begin UN state bid plans. Obama urged to wield U.N. veto against Palestinians.
The Saudi king’s Viagra habits.
ASIA
Pakistan's military pays high price in war on terrorism.
New terror group likely behind Delhi blast.
Pakistan Taliban demand prisoner swap deal.
Muslim militant group claims western China attacks.
Six months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami, how the Japanese disaster zone has been cleared up.
AFRICA
Fighters are closing in on Gadhafi, military official says. Battle rages as Gaddafi hits out. In new audio, Gadhafi denies rumor he fled Libya.
Murder, robberies down in South Africa.
U.S. urges end to Sudan fighting, new clashes break out.
Somalia’s biggest famine in decades claiming the smallest of victims first.
Somali pirates release Danish hostages.
Mubarak trial resumes in Cairo.
EUROPE
Deadly plane crash may persuade hockey players to avoid Russia, agents say.
Friedrich: 1,000 potential terrorists in Germany.
Medvedev demands aviation overhaul as hockey team crash kills 43.
Italy and Spain agree tighter budgets.
Two terror suspects arrested in Berlin.
Romania denies hosting secret CIA prisons.
Dozens dead in Russian hockey team plane crash.
AMERICAS
Poll: 66 percent think American power has declined since 9/11.
New York police chief warns of 9/11 threat.
Obama to lay out new jobs plan in Thursday address to Congress.
Fidel Castro breaks long silence with interview.
Nearly 100K told to flee new U.S. Northeast flooding.
Brazilians rally against corruption.
Monterrey casino attack: More suspects sought over fire. Mexico expanding investigation of deadly Monterrey casino fire.
Worst fires on record ravage Texas.
More troops flood into police-controlled Rio slum.
Venezuela poll: Chavez's popularity unchanged.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Brennan: Al-Qaeda offshoot in Yemen gaining strength as a powerful domestic insurgency.
US Defense Secretary Panetta: Bin Laden expected warning.
Anti-terrorism chief: Noletup in war on al Qaeda.
Post-9/11 U.S. intelligence reforms take root, problems remain.
The 'lone wolf' — The unknowable terror.
Pakistan points to help from U.S. in Qaeda arrests.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Does Google want to own or organize information?
OECD warns that global economy is slowing.
Yahoo fires chief and puts itself up for sale in search for success.
Fitch warns of downgrades for China, Japan.
U.S. and Europe to fight pirates who steal fish on the high seas.
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