Jan 26, 2012 | Patch.com
Owner Shoots Dog in Self-Defense
A dog owner was forced to shoot her pet when it attacked her boyfriend after he moved one of the dog's toys with his foot.
Hard times for media in Erdogan's Turkey
He has been feted in Arab states as the midwife of Islamic democracy. At home in Turkey, he strides the political stage unchallenged, a powerful army tamed, a hostile judiciary subdued, citizens savoring the taste of economic success.
Gunmen attack Turkish buses in Syria, 2 wounded: media
Gunmen opened fire on a convoy of Turkish buses inside Syria carrying pilgrims returning from the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia early on Monday, wounding two Turks, Turkish media reported.
Death toll in second Turkish quake rises to 40
Last week's earthquake in southeast Turkey killed 40 people, bringing the death toll in two tremors over the last three weeks to 644, the state Disaster and Emergency Administration said on Sunday.