The district chief, Zia-Ul Rahman said the civilians were evacuating the district as they were told by the U.S.-led troops to do so because they wanted to launch an operation against the Taliban

Turkish officials said prosecutors, carrying out the investigation, were still working on legal procedures regarding recent detentions.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ali Babacan will leave for Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on Friday.

India killed the leader of a Kashmiri independence group and his bodyguard in Kashmir, police said on Friday, while at least five Indian soldiers and another insurgents died in a separate gun battle.

The southern and northern armies both agreed to redeploy from the area by July 1 after fighting broke out between the two forces in Abyei town in May killing at least 90 people and displacing 50,000 people.

Ferid Agani, elected of chairman of Party of Kosova Justice, answered World Bulletin's questions.

Archaeologists and art historians have long complained about the poor upkeep of the Pompeii treasures, plagued by lack of investment, weeds, litter, graffiti and looting.

The initiative marks a fresh step in improving relations between the two countries which came close to conflict a decade ago over the presence in Syria of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan.

Ferid Agani, Chairman of the Party of Kosova Justice, talked to World Bulletin after being elected.

Children born "small for gestational age" - that is, significantly smaller than most babies born after the same number of weeks of pregnancy -- are prone to developing "visceral" adiposity (fatness) of the abdomen, even without being overweight, research

Talabani had received many complaints from Iraqis about the handshake and some members of parliament had called for an apology.

"Turkey mediates peace talks between Israel and Syria. Maybe, the mediator role regarding Iran's nuclear issue will soon be given to Turkey," Erdogan said.

"AK Party does not threaten democracy, instead it is virtually the only address drawing democrats of this country towards itself," AKP official Cicek said.

Renate Kunast, co-chair of the German Greens Party, and Cem Ozdemir, a member of the European Parliament will focus on Turkey's EU bid, human rights, environment, energy and agriculture, Ozdemir's office said in a statement.

PM Tusk said "We have not reached a satisfactory result on the issue of increasing the level of Polish security."

Khan was placed under house arrest in Islamabad in 2004 soon after a televised confession to selling nuclear secrets to Iran, North Korea and Libya.

The agreement will give EU exporters free and immediate access to the Egyptian market for around 90 percent of agriculture and fisheries products.

Russian news agencies quoted the head of Russia's peacekeeping troops in South Ossetia as saying more soldiers could be deployed there if the tension worsens.

The 26th international conference on combating illicit drugs, organized jointly by Turkish Police Department and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

The police source said it was unknown which of the two groups started the fight.

Local media later quoted Interior Minister Vladimir Naumov as saying a second bomb had been found in the capital and that it had failed to go off.

IRNA quoted a senior source as saying the response was submitted to European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana.

Turkey was rocked this week by reports that an ultra-nationalist illegal organisation planned to trigger a military coup against the government.

Muslims in Britain feel like aliens in their own society and say they are targeted like "the Jews of Europe", the country's first Muslim government minister said.

A third round of talks between the long-time foes started in Istanbul on Tuesday and ended on Thursday with an agreement to hold a fourth round of indirect negotiations in Turkey in late July, a Turkish government source said.

After his meeting with Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, President Fatmir Sejdiu told reporters that Kosovo decided to upgrade diplomatic relations with Turkey to ambassadorial level.

Supplements containing sodium bicarbonate -- better known as baking soda -- may help competitive swimmers cut through the water a little faster, a small study suggests.

Fatty meals may cloud the brains of people with type 2 diabetes, but antioxidant vitamins can help clear the fog, Canadian researchers demonstrated in a study they conducted.

Britain has a 1.7 million Muslims, and the role of Muslim institutions in public life is a touchy issue for a government which says it is committed to both multiculturalism and integrating minorities into its own culture.

McCain, an Arizona senator, is a staunch advocate of the current U.S. occupation in Iraq and the issue is certain to be central to their November election battle for the White House.

The 56-year-old imam, was arrested but two days later, whose body was returned to relatives with bruises, burn marks and broken ribs.

US media reported that more than 100 Israeli warplanes staged a training exercise with Greece last month to prepare for a possible long-distance strike to Tehran.

Vice Chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff Genereal attended the July 4th Independence Day reception at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara.

Georgia's breakaway republic of South Ossetia on Friday mobilised reservists and threatened to use heavy weapons against Georgian forces after two people were killed in heavy exchanges of fire overnight.

"It makes no sense for us to begin negotiating on the matter of Shalit's release when Israel is not committed to the calm," Hamas official Moussa Abu-Marzouk said.

Harry Kewell, was playing for another English club Leeds United before moving to Liverpool, came to Turkey for Galatasaray.

Luis Aragones has 25 years of club experience with teams such as Atletico Madrid, Valencia and Real Betis but this is his first venture outside of Spain.

Iran is criss-crossed by seismic faultlines and often experiences earthquakes.

The flights represent the first of a step-by-step approach to improve ties but trickier issues remain, such as a peace treaty and the hundreds of missiles Taiwan says China has aimed at the island.

Greek Cyprus joined the 27-member bloc in 2004 and introduced the European euro currency on January 1 this year.