  Turkish villages along Syrian border evacuated November 14, 2012 - 15:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Three villages along Turkey’s border with Syria have been reportedly evacuated to protect villagers from any spillover of fighting between Syrian government forces and rebels. The Associated Press says its video journalist in the Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar witnessed a Syrian air strike Wednesday, Nov 14, in the adjacent Syrian town of Ras al-Ayn, where rebels say they have ousted troops loyal to President Bashar Assad. Deadly air strikes began several days ago. Turkey’s defense minister, Ismet Yilmaz, said Turkey will deliver the "necessary response" if Syrian planes or helicopters cross into Turkish airspace, an indication that Turkey’s military would retaliate. Partner news  Top stories Hamid Karzai accused Washington of mixed messages regarding peace talks with the Taliban, his spokesman said. The deal is estimated at $700mln-$1bln, Vedomosti newspaper reported citing sources in the Russian defense industry. Ahmadinejad will be replaced by Hassan Rowhani as president on August 3 following presidential elections last week. Petr Necas' decision will end his three-party coalition government, which was created after the 2010 parliamentary election.   Partner news |  Latest news “Hysteria” star Felicity Jones may join “The Amazing Spider-Man 2”  As of now, only Paul Giamatti and Jamie Foxx are confirmed to villainize the Marvel film as Rhino and Electro respectively.Rihanna beats Justin Bieber as most-viewed artist on YouTube The 77 videos on Rihanna's official VEVO channel now have a combined 3.784 billion views in total.Foreign Minister to attend BSEC council meeting in Ukraine During the event, Ukraine will hand over the presidency in the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation to Armenia.Armenian NSC Secretary meets with CSTO delegation The delegation members met with representatives of the Armenian law enforcement agencies to discuss issues of mutual interest. |
