MHP leader Bahçeli visits notorious mafia leader Çakıcı in hospital

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli paid a brief visit to Alaattin Çakıcı, a notorious convicted mafia leader, in a hospital in the Central Anatolian province of Kırıkkale on May 23.

Muharrem İnce donates 500 liras each to rival presidential candidates

Muharrem İnce, the presidential candidate of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has donated 500 Turkish Liras to the campaigns of all five rival presidential candidates.

63 percent of Syrian children in Turkey attend school: Education minister

Some 63 percent Syrian children in Turkey attend school, the education minister said on May 23.

Turkey’s Halkbank working closely with US Treasury: CEO

Turkey’s Halkbank is working closely with the United States Treasury, its chief executive Osman Arslan said on May 23, after one of the bank’s executives was sentenced in the U.S. last week for aiding a scheme to violate U.S. sanctions on Iran.

Borsa Istanbul converts all cash assets into lira

Hotel occupancy rates across Turkey hit two-year high in April: Association

Turkey’s consumer confidence slips in May

Palestinians join world chemical arms watchdog

Iran slams US sanctions push, Syria rejects idea of Iranian withdrawal

Berlin agrees to compensate power firms for nuclear exit

LeBron scores 44 to shoulder Cavs

‘Fearless’ Pakistan ready to put England under pressure

Serena’s French Open seed denial stirs fresh debate

UK annual inflation dips to lowest in 13 months

Britain’s annual inflation rate eased in April to 2.4 percent, the lowest level since March 2017, official data showed on May 23, weighing on the pound.

China to cut auto tariffs on July 1 as trade tensions ease

China announced on May 22 that it would cut tariffs on auto imports from July 1, the latest sign of a thaw in trade frictions with the United States.

Uber taps into Japan with first taxi-hailing pilot      

Uber announced on May 22 it would start its first taxi-hailing pilot program in Japan this summer, as it bids to break into a tough market in the world’s third largest economy.

German firms can’t be totally shielded from US Iran move: Minister

Germany’s government will help German firms with business in Iran where it can, but cannot entirely shield them from the U.S. decision to quit the Iran nuclear deal and re-impose sanctions against Tehran, the economy minister told a newspaper.

Rare brain-damaging virus kills 10 in India

A rare virus spread by fruit bats, which can cause flu-like symptoms and brain damage, has killed 10 people in southern India, health officials said yesterday, with at least two more cases being monitored.

Najib quizzed in graft probe

Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak was questioned by anti-corruption authorities yesterday after his shock election loss, as the top graft fighter revealed he faced threats and a bullet in the post when the old regime suppressed a probe into a massive financial scandal.

Arab Israelis in Haifa protest over Gaza killings

Hundreds of Arab Israelis demonstrated on May 19 evening in Haifa in solidarity with Gaza, where more than 60 Palestinians have died from Israeli fire in recent days.  

Hawaii faces new threat of fumes from volcano’s lava

Hawaii faced a new hazard on May 20 as lava flows from Kilauea’s volcanic eruption could produce clouds of acid fumes, steam and glass-like particles as they reach the Pacific, authorities said.