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Indonesia
Australian gets 15 years prison for abusing girls in Bali
An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced an Australian retiree to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing girls on the tourist island of Bali.Robert Andrew Fiddes Ellis was arrested in January and accused of abusing 11 girls as young as 8. Some of the victims said Ellis gave them small ...
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Turchia
Blast in Turkish Mediterranean resort causes slight injuries
An explosion inside a car left in the parking lot of the local chamber of trade in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya on Tuesday slightly injured about a dozen people, an official said.Mayor Menderes Turel said the cause of the explosion at the Antalya Trade and Industry Chamber was not ...
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USA Malta
Paceville entrepreneurs worried as 30 businesses could be expropriated - GRTU
According to calculations, around 30 businesses in Paceville could end up being expropriated through the Paceville Master Plan for infrastructure projects and embellishment, GRTU Head of the Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure unit Philip Fenech told the Malta Independent Mr Fenech said that the GRTU is pleased with the idea of the ...
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Kenya
Mucheru says draft law on blogger video uploads to be amended
A controversial Bill that would require Kenyans posting videos online to seek clearance of the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) will be amended.
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Kenya
500-km road opens up trade in northern Kenya
Governor Yatani says although no buses used to ply the route four years ago, there were now about 40.
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Senegal
Des syndicalistes en phase avec le Code de déontologie mais rappellent les doléances à satisfaire
Dakar, 25 oct (APS) - Des organisations syndicales ont salué l'élaboration d'un Code de déontologie générale des agents publics mais invitent l'Etat à prendre d'avantage en compte les doléances des travailleurs de la Fonction publique et élargir ce code aux autres travailleurs. - Société
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Turchia
European bank offers financing for Turkish renewable energy via İş Bank
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has said it is providing $55 million in new funds to Turkish lender İş Bank to finance private companies investing in renewable energy and resource efficiency projects in Turkey, in a written statement on Oct. 25
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Turchia
Iconic restaurant in Istanbul’s Spice Bazaar set to be closed amid huge loss in tourists
An iconic restaurant founded in 1901 in the historic Spice Bazaar and popular spot among international celebrities is set to close due to a dramatic plunge in the number of foreign tourists visiting Istanbul and ongoing restoration works in the bazaar
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Turchia
Turkey will take ‘own measures’ in Iraq, Syria: Turkish FM
Turkey is ready to launch a ground operation in Iraq if it feels threatened by developments there, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Oct. 25, at a time when a U.S.-backed offensive to drive the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the city of Mosul is on the ...
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Turchia
10 injured in explosion at trade chamber parking lot in Turkey’s Antalya
Ten people were injured early on Oct. 25 in an explosion that occurred in the parking lot of the Antalya Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ATSO) in southern Turkey