Turkish birdlovers fear for delta
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A globally important Turkish wetland for thousands of birds is threatened by development, conservationists say.
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WHITTIER, Iowa - Commuters say a wild turkey nicknamed Jake is causing a daily traffic hold up in this eastern Iowa city.  Jake stations himself next to the road, ready to run off any vehicle that slows down for a better look, said Melissa Davidson, who lives nearby.
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When Attia Abdel-Hamid  Hassan notices the chickens or ducks that he keeps at home in  Egypt&#39;s Nile Delta starting to wobble on their feet, he puts  them in a sack and drowns them in an irrigation canal.
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Turkey's leader, a devout Muslim, talks a lot about morality these days. It's language that alarms secular Turks, who fear the government plans to make religion a part of their lives.
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The feathered creatures winging across North America have an obvious gift that land-bound humans lack, but their survival is threatened by earthly concerns.
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Wildlife researchers leading a flock of young whooping cranes south for the winter are warning people to stay out of their way after an apparently curious ultralight pilot disturbed the endangered birds.
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One of the rarest birds on Earth came closer to being wiped out - if not already extinct - with the death of one of the last three believed to exist, officials said.
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More than 200 European bird species, including 70 in the UK, are under threat, a study warns.
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Rift Valley plan threatens to wipe out flamingos.
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Sivasspor supporters are starting to dream that the club from Turkey's freezing Anatolian heartland could break Istanbul's 24-year stranglehold on the league title.
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ANKARA, Turkey - A group of Turkish aviation technicians were so happy to be rid of the last of a batch of troublesome planes that they sacrificed a camel on the tarmac of Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport.
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Hitting Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq carries political risks for Turkey.
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Pelican nesting grounds will be off-limits to the public this year at a refuge in central North Dakota while biologists plan their most extensive study ever of the big birds.
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Washington, Oct. 24 (PTI): Delta Airlines, Americaâs third largest airline, could file for bankruptcy protection as soon as next week.
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Delta Air Lines DAL.N said on  Wednesday its auditors had expressed concern about the  airline's financial viability.
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Turkey is engaged in an international battle to restrict the use of  the Bosphorus Straits - one of  the world's busiest waterways .
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BAGHDAD, Oct. 24 -- Turkey has ramped up military operations along its southern border with Iraq, with aircraft reportedly bombarding the mountainous terrain on Wednesday, part of a growing confrontation that threatens to open a new northern front in the Iraq war.