Turkey president vetoes poll plan
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The Turkish president overrules a referendum plan on whether the people should directly elect his successor.
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New York - The United States on Tuesday vetoed an Arab- backed resolution that would have demanded Israel immediately halt its week-old military operations in the northern Gaza Strip.
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey  - Turkish forces said they repelled a Kurdish rebel attack near the Iraqi border and President Abdullah Gul warned the PKK on Thursday that Turkey's patience was running out.
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Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed in an interview broadcast on Thursday that Turkey's parliamentary election would take place on schedule "in October or November" and dismissed pressure to bring the date forward.
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Iran's conservative-dominated parliament votes to give itself a veto over foreign deals struck by reformist President Mohammad Khatami.
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The United States yesterday vetoed an Arab-backed United Nations resolution demanding an end to military operations in the northern Gaza Strip and the withdrawal of Israeli forces.
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan rebuffed a European Commission plea on Friday to make a gesture toward recognition of Cyprus before EU leaders decide next week on opening membership talks with Ankara.
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The opposition in Turkey says the government has reversed plans to criminalise adultery.
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Turkey on Monday called on Iraq to clamp down on armed Turkish Kurd rebels who have sought refuge across the border, as visiting Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar warned Ankara against interfering in its internal affairs.
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Turkey's parliament voted in a first round on Thursday to change the constitution to lift a ban on women students wearing the Muslim headscarf at university, a measure opposed by the secular elite.
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ANKARA, Turkey -- The government backed off its plan to outlaw adultery after criticism within the European Union, strident protests from opposition politicians, and a march on parliament yesterday by hundreds of outraged Turkish women.
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President Toomas Hendrik Ilves vetoed legislation Thursday calling for the removal of a Soviet war memorial from the capital, saying the measure violated the constitution.
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ISTANBUL, Turkey  - Turkey's governing party has shelved a proposal to make adultery a crime after protests from women's groups and warnings from the European Union that such a law could jeopardize the country's chances of joining the European Union, lawmakers said Wednesday.
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Gov. George Pataki yesterday vetoed a bill that would have taxed cigarettes and gasoline sold to non-Indians from reservations around the state, saying the measure went against his policy of negotiating voluntary solutions with tribes.
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Turkey's parliament resoundingly approved on Saturday controversial constitutional changes aimed at lifting a ban on female students wearing the Muslim headscarf in universities, the assembly's speaker said.
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Turkey&#39;s government backed off its plan to outlaw adultery after criticism within the European Union, strident protests from opposition politicians and a march on parliament Tuesday by hundreds of outraged Turkish women.
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President Bush on Wednesday opposed Turkey's possible military offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq