Monday, 17 June 2013


Germany demonstration supports Turkey protests

'Reports said that around two thousand demonstrators rallied in the capital Berlin on Sunday and chanted slogans in support of the anti-government protesters in Taqsim Square. 

Berlin is home to the largest number of Turkish expatriates. 

On Saturday night, police stormed the protest camp in Istanbul's Gezi Park, firing tear gas and using water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters defying Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s order to leave.'
 

Russia slams US talks of imposing no-fly zone on Syria

'You don’t have to be a great expert to understand that this will still violate international law, and we really hope that our American colleagues will align their actions in accordance with the approach of the Russian-American initiative in preparation for the conference (on Syria),” Lavrov said on Saturday. 

The Russian foreign minister was referring to Western media reports that US F-16 warplanes and Patriot anti-aircraft missiles in Jordan might be used in creating a no-fly zone over Syria.'