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...part of its bid to meet E.U. standards, Turkey last year approved legislation making "honor killings" - the practice of men killing their female relatives for perceived immoral behavior - punishable by life in prison. But a growing number of female suicides in southeastern Turkey, the country's poorest and most conservative region, this year has raised suspicion that women are now being forced to kill themselves to spare their male relatives a jail term. In the province of Batman (pop. 500,000) hospital records show there have been 31 attempted female suicides this year, already more than last year's total...
...Sodano - is a sign that Benedict is getting a sure handle on the running of the massive church hiearchy. Still, the Pope knows he can't simply sit behind his desk in Rome. This trip to Poland, which will be followed this year by stops in Spain, Germany and Turkey, will at once pay proper homage to John Paul and show that there is a new man very much in charge...
...them without apology, for fear of missing a call someone stood in line for five hours to make. They go to the post store to load up on toilet paper and Twinkies and other survival gear to ship over. Ten-year-olds talk about the status of negotiations with Turkey. Five-year-olds say the prayers of soldiers' families: "Dear God, please protect my dad, and don't let the bad guys kill...
...DIED. Mustafa Ozbilgin, 64, one of Turkey's most senior judges, after being shot in court by a lawyer; in Ankara. Alparslan Arslan, 29, from Istanbul, shouted Islamic slogans as he opened fire on a morning meeting at the Council of State, fatally wounding Ozbilgin and injuring four other court officials. Arslan, who was arrested immediately after the attack, told police that he was punishing the court for ruling against the promotion of a female teacher who wore an Islamic headscarf...
...First Lieut. Grier Jones splits his 30-odd-man platoon into two squads and sets them loose on the streets of Ramadi. They run block to block, covering one another as they sprint across intersections. Insurgents bob their heads out of homes to catch a glimpse of the Marines--"turkey peeking," as the troops call it--a sign that they are preparing to attack."We come out here every day, and we get shot at," Jones tells an Iraqi woman who speaks American-accented English. "Where are the bad guys?" She falls silent. Outside, a blue sedan peels away. "Watch...