The gunman shot his way into Istanbul’s upscale Reina nightclub at around 1:15 am local time (22:15 GMT), just over an hour into the new year, killing a police officer and a civilian as he entered before opening fire at random inside. Some witnesses said the gunman was dressed in a Santa Claus costume. Others Full Article…
Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday, saying the jet had violated its air space, in one of the most serious publicly acknowledged clashes between a NATO member country and Russia for half a century. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the plane had been attacked when it was 1 km Full Article…
Russian planes in Syria “violated Turkish air space” the news agency currently tell us. But an earlier report shows that this claim may well be wrong and that the U.S. pushes Turkey to release such propaganda. Reuters (Mon Oct 5, 2015 7:54am BST): Turkey says Russian warplane violated its airspace A Russian warplane violated Turkish Full Article…