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Russian destroyer wards off Turkish fishing ship in Aegean
World | December 14, 2015 9:16 ISTMoscow: A Russian destroyer used small arms fire on Sunday to ward off a Turkish fishing ship and prevent a collision in the Aegean Sea, the Defense Ministry said, calling the actions of Turkey's vessel
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Turkey fines Twitter for content allegedly 'praising terror'
December 11, 2015 22:46 ISTAnkara, Turkey : Turkey's state-run news agency says the country's communications authority has imposed a 150,000 Turkish Lira (US$51,000) fine on Twitter for failing to remove content it said praised terror and incited violence.Anadolu Agency
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US covering up Islamic State's oil trade with Turkey: Russia
World | December 06, 2015 17:23 ISTMoscow: Russia has accused the United States of overlooking the oil trafficking to Turkey from the Syrian areas under Isis control,"When US officials say they don't see how the terrorists' oil is smuggled to Turkey...
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Turkey's downing of a Russian jet 'treacherous war crime': Vladimir Putin
World | December 03, 2015 16:02 ISTMoscow: Russia's President Vladimir Putin called Thursday for a broad international front against terrorism and accused Turkey of trading oil with the Islamic State group.Speaking in his state-of-the-nation address televised live, Putin called for an
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Rajya Sabha condemns recent terror attacks in France and other places
National | December 02, 2015 18:46 ISTNew Delhi: Rajya Sabha today strongly condemned the recent terror attacks in France, Turkey and other countries and said people of India stand in solidarity with their counterparts in these nations.The members observed silence as
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Barack Obama urges Turkey, Russia to set tension aside, focus on Islamic State
World | December 01, 2015 17:55 ISTParis: Aiming to head off a rift between major Mideast players, President Barack Obama today urged Turkey and Russia to set aside tensions over the downing of a Russian warplane and focus on the common
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Turkey wont apologize to Russia over warplane downing
World | December 01, 2015 8:41 ISTAnkara: Turkey won't apologize to Russia for shooting down a warplane operating over Syria, the Turkish prime minister said Monday, stressing that the military was doing its job defending the country's airspace.Ahmet Davutoglu also said
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Turkey shot down Russian jet to protect Islamic State oil: Putin
World | December 01, 2015 19:11 ISTParis: Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Turkey of downing the Russian warplane last week because it wanted to protect supplies of oil from the Islamic State group.Speaking at the global climate conference in Paris
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Vladimir Putin snubs meeting with Turkish President at Paris climate conference
World | December 01, 2015 7:48 ISTParis: Vladimir Putin has rejected a meeting with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the climate conference in Paris on Monday, the Kremlin said, as a dispute rages over Ankara's downing of a Russian warplane."No
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EU, Turkey sign deal to stem migrant flows
World | November 30, 2015 9:01 ISTBrussels: The European Union (EU) late on Sunday clinched an agreement with Turkey, offering $3.18 billion in aid and more promising access for Ankara's membership to the bloc to trade for massive reduction of illegal
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Turkey to hand over pilot's body to Moscow
World | November 29, 2015 18:06 ISTAnkara: The body of the pilot of the downed Russian plane will be handed over to Moscow, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sunday.The body of the Russian will be prepared in accordance with
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Syria accuses Turkey of taking oil, artefacts from rebels
World | November 29, 2015 9:52 ISTDamascus: Turkey increased its support to the militant groups in Syria in exchange for stolen Syrian and Iraqi oil and artefacts, Syrian army has said.Rebel convoys move freely through the Turkish borders, a statement of
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Russia removes India from list of safe travel destinations
India | November 29, 2015 18:46 ISTNew Delhi: India has been removed from the list of safe travel destinations recommended for Russian tourists, Times of India reported citing Russian news agency INTERFAX.According to the Russian information centre in Goa, Russia has
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Vladmir Putin orders economic sanctions against Turkey
World | November 29, 2015 7:19 ISTMoscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a series of economic sanctions against Turkey,following the downing of its fighter jet by Turkish forces earlier this week.Russia's move comes hours after Turkey's president voiced "sadness" over
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Wish Russian plane downing had not happened, says Turkish president Erdogan
World | November 28, 2015 23:18 ISTAnkara (Turkey): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday voiced regret over Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane, saying his country was "truly saddened" by the incident and wished it hadn't occurred.It was the first
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Russia strikes back at Turkey by cutting business ties
World | November 27, 2015 7:11 ISTMoscow: Russia plans to retaliate against Turkey for the downing of a warplane by imposing sanctions, cutting economic ties and scrapping major investment projects.Since the plane was shot down Tuesday in disputed circumstances on the
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Audio to shoot down Russian fighter jet released
India | November 26, 2015 11:46 ISTAnkara: The Turkish military has released an audio recording of what it said were warnings to the Russian fighter before it was shot down near the Syrian border after it violated Turkish airspace, a media
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Turkey didn't give any warning before downing plane, says surviving Russian pilot
World | November 25, 2015 23:50 ISTAnkara: Surviving crew of downed Russian plane, Capt. Konstantin Murakhtin on Wednesday denied that their jet had veered into Turkey's airspace “even for a single second.” He also rejected the Turkey's claim that it had
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Vladimir Putin sends air defense missiles to Syria to deter Turkey
World | November 25, 2015 20:46 ISTMoscow: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered state-of-the art air defense missile systems to be deployed at a Russian air base in Syria following the downing of one of its warplanes by Turkey, a move
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Oil prices jump amid geopolitical worries
World | November 25, 2015 7:53 ISTNew York: Oil prices soared on Tuesday after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane in Syria for alleged airspace violation.Turkey on Tuesday shot down a fighter jet claimed by Russia, signifying the tension in the
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