  Turkey says has spent $220 mln to accommodate Syrian refugees October 16, 2012 - 17:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey has spent 400 million lira ($220 million) from government finances on accommodating refugees from the crisis in neighboring Syria, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Tuesday, October 16, according to Reuters. The number of Syrian refugees housed in camps in southern Turkey has exceeded 100,000, the Turkish disaster management agency (AFAD) said on Monday, a level beyond which Ankara had previously said it would struggle to accommodate more. Partner news  Top stories Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes. Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed. Reports suggest the rebel fighters may have tried to blow up the walls of the prison, which holds some 4,000 inmates.   Partner news |  Latest news North Korea launches another short-range missile - report  The South Korean Defense Ministry said it had increased its monitoring of North Korea and was on standby to deal with any further developments.Lithuanian media expose Azeri fraud to buy Eurovision votes (video) Beside Lithuania, Austria, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Ireland, Malta, Montenegro and Russia gave Azerbaijan the highest points.Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest, Dorians finish 18th (video) Emmelie de Forest, 20, had been the overwhelming favorite among the 26 entries, with her song Only Teardrops.Artsakh President attends Berdzor town 21st anniv. liberation events Bako Sahakyan noted the liberation of Berdzor town as an important military, political and psychological victory. |
