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Turkish Vote Declared Invalid

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2007 Last Friday's presidential vote by the Turkish parliament has been scrapped by the nation's constitutional court, which decided that not enough lawmakers had voted to make a quorum. This means that candidate Abdullah Gul, whose party's Islamist ties have raised widespread concern, won't advance to the next level -- not yet, at least. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Turks Rally for Secularism in Government

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2007 Crowds numbering in the hundreds of thousands gathered Sunday for a pro-secularism rally in Istanbul, calling for a secularist democracy in Turkey amid concerns that presidential candidate Abdullah Gul, whose Justice and Development Party has Islamist ties, will let his beliefs influence his actions if he wins the election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Turning the Corner in Somalia

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2007 The Islamists have fled, the transitional government and its Ethiopian allies have reclaimed Mogadishu as Somalia's capital and the prime minister has banned guns and called for peacekeepers. Will the stability last, or will guerrilla warfare and clan violence tear the country apart for another 15 years? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Political Pressure Ratcheting Up on U.S. Over Mosque Killings

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2006 Shiite officials say that American-led forces killed many civilians in a raid on a mosque complex on Sunday. The U.S. has promised a full investigation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )