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Turkey’s top appeals court upholds Osman Kavala’s life sentence

Court of Cassation’s 3rd Criminal Chamber has upheld the aggravated life imprisonment sentence for Osman Kavala in the Gezi Park trial, along with 18-year prison sentences for Can Atalay, Tayfun Kahraman, Çigdem Mater, and Mine Özerden.The Chamber has …

Tunisia’s Ennahda Party leader Ghannouchi to stage hunger strike

Tunisia’s Ennahda Party leader Rached Ghannouchi will start a hunger strike from prison on Friday, a party member said on Thursday. Riad Chaibi, an Ennahda Party senior member, said on Facebook that Ghannouchi will stage an open-ended hunger strike as…

Two killed, four injured in explosion in a house in ?stanbul

An explosion occurred on the fifth floor of a building in the Sirinevler neighborhood of Bahçelievler district in Istanbul, resulting in at least 2 fatalities and 4 people injured, one of them severely.Police, health, and firefighting teams have been d…

‘Earth looks very fragile from space, take care of it’

Looking down at Earth from space is a wonderful experience that changes our perspective. ‘From space, it looks very fragile. We should take care of our planet because it’s our only home and it’s very fragile,’ astronauts offered their insights beyond …

Palestine urges US to allow visa-free entry as Israel

Palestine on Wednesday called for its inclusion in a US waiver program that allows citizens to travel to the United States for up to 90 days for tourism without a visa. The call came shortly after Washington announced Israel’s entry into the Visa Waiv…

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