our Turkish journalists who had earlier been taken into custody in Egypt, where days ago the military toppled the nation’s first democratically elected president, Mohammed Morsi, in a coup d’état, were released on Tuesday.
Star TV News Coordinator Nazlı Öztarhan said on her Twitter feed earlier on Tuesday that Star TV reporter Murat Uslu and cameraman Zafer Karakaş had been taken into custody by the army in Egypt. Read Article
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According to pravda.ru, a Russian tourist from Barnaul, Leonid Gerasimov, faces up to 12 years in prison for attempting to transport a precious stone across the border of Turkey, his wife Alyona Gerasimov said. Leonid Gerasimov, his wife and their daughter were living near the historic town of Side. One day, during an excursion, the […]
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According to thelocal.fr, Briton David White was charged on Thursday with the murder of his wife Susan, also a British national. Susan White was found dead on a roadside in rural Brittany on Monday, having suffered a fractured skull. Earlier her family had made a public appeal for information. David White was charged with murder […]
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Canada.com reports that prosecutors in Poland have charged a Norwegian owner of a luxury sports car with causing a traffic accident in which 15 persons were injured, including two children. During a car show in the western city of Poznan last Sunday, the man’s rare Koenigsegg car skidded into the crowd. Prosecutor Jacek Derda said […]
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According to hurriyetdailynews.com, a Swedish tourist was released by an Istanbul court today after being held under arrest for two days on charges of “insulting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan” and other state officials in Turkish during protests in Istanbul’s Taksim Square on June 29. Sarah Olsson was detained June 29 during a protest in […]
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According to nola.com, a New York couple was arrested Tuesday after the boyfriend shot another man multiple times in a Central Business District hotel room, police said. Kevin Cahill also accidentally shot his girlfriend in the foot, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Police said Cahill, 29, tried to kill a 49-year-old Florida man […]
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According to gulfnews.com, an attempt to smuggle a European woman into Saudi Arabia has been foiled by local customs officers. The woman whose nationality was not revealed did not have a passport and was hiding under a large carpet and a small wooden table on the Pajero floor mats, Dhaifallah Bin Bader Al Otaibi, the […]
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As reported by Ynetnews.com, The Egyptian authorities have released Saliman Abu Raluim, an Israeli tourist, who was arrested together with his family mid-May after he was caught with 138 bags of a heroin like substance. Read Article
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According to asiaone.com, two foreigners have been robbing tourists in the Dang Wangi area by pretending to be police personnel. The Pakistani nationals, who were detained last Saturday, would confuse their victims by showing them green-coloured identification cards and claiming that they were policemen. They would then accuse the tourists of being in possession of […]
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Thenational.ae reports that an errant tourist who was kidnapped by an angry travel agent after overstaying his visa tried to break out of the company’s office but tripped and fell three stories to a balcony below, a court heard today. He was found by the office cleaner, bleeding, and police were notified. Prosecutors told the […]
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