Turkish hijacker, looking to Pope, gives up in Italy
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BRINDISI, Italy  - A Turkish hijacker seeking to communicate with Pope Benedict seized an airliner flying from Albania to Istanbul on Tuesday and diverted it to Italy before surrendering.
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Analysis: Benedict's words and gestures in Turkey, including a visit to a mosque, reveal a man who is finding his footing but still has a long way to go
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BRINDISI, Italy  - Two Turkish hijackers seeking to communicate with Pope Benedict seized a Turkish airliner flying from Albania to Istanbul on Tuesday and diverted it to Italy before surrendering.
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Turkey prepared a muted welcome for Pope  Benedict on Tuesday as the pontiff embarked on a highly  sensitive visit to a mostly Muslim country still smarting from  controversial comments he made about Islam.
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German police have detained an Islamic militant wanted by Turkey, hours after a court approved his extradition. Metin Kaplan, known as the Caliph of Cologne, is expected to be deported later on Tuesday.
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Italian police said Monday they broke up a cell with ties to Algeria's Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat.
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Turkey's top Muslim leader on Tuesday told Pope Benedict there was too much "Islamophobia" in the world, as the Pontiff appeared to do an about-face from his previous opposition to Ankara's bid to enter the European Union.
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ROME : Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini was to leave for the Middle East, as Rome pressed on with efforts to win the release of two Italian aid workers kidnapped in Iraq, his ministry said.
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Quanto a Islam, reazioni esasperate a discorso Papa
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VATICANO - Papa Benedetto XVI in Turchia - ÂI cristiani e i musulmani, seguendo le loro rispettive religioni, richiamano lÂattenzione sulla veritÃ  del carattere sacro e della dignitÃ  della persona. Ã questa la base del nostro reciproco rispetto e stima, questa Ã¨ la base per la collaborazione al servizio della pace fra nazioni e popoliÂ Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha iniziato il suo 5Â° Viaggio internazionale in Turchia martedÃ¬ 28 novembre. AllÂarrivo allÂaeroporto Esembo&#287;a di Ankara, il Santo Padre Ã¨ stato accolto dal Primo Ministro Recep Tayyip Erdo&#...
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After Pope Benedict XVI infuriated the Islamic world with his remarks on holy war, Vatican officials scrambled to save his planned trip to predominantly Muslim Turkey. Two months later, there was the German pontiff on Thursday not only visiting Istanbul but praying beside an imam in the city's famous Blue Mosque.
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A Catholic priest was hospitalized Sunday after being stabbed, the Italian Embassy in Turkey said. Police said they detained the suspected attacker.
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Pope Benedict told Turkey on Tuesday he backed its bid to join the European Union and believed Islam was a religion of peace, hoping to soothe rows overshadowing a delicate visit to the mainly Muslim country.
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All'arrivo di Benedetto XVI il premier turco lascerÃ  il Paese per partecipareal vertice della Nato a Riga, in Lettonia, e cosÃ¬ il vicepremier Abdullah Gul                                            Erdogan: "Forse un incontro con il Papa il 28 quando arriverÃ  all'aeroporto"                                                                                      In Turchia continuano le manifestazioni di protesta contro la visita del pontefice. La polizia ha lanciato un appello per la calma. Il Vaticano ha fatto sapere che Benedetto XVI visiterÃ  probabilmente la Moschea Blu di Istanbul
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A Catholic priest was hospitalized Sunday after being stabbed, the Italian Embassy in Ankara said, in the latest in a string of attacks on Christians in Turkey. Police said they had detained the suspected attacker.
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Pope Benedict on Wednesday embarked on a second mission in Turkey, to improve ties between Catholic and Orthodox Christians, after winning praise for his conciliatory views on Islam and the country's future in Europe.
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Snipers and police security teams took up positions around Ankara airport as Pope Benedict XVI arrived for his first visit to a Muslim country. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan shook hands with the pope at the foot of the plane. But dozens of Turks demonstrated against the pope, denouncing his visit to Turkey and saying he was not welcome.