Paris authorities said Monday that one of the Islamic State extremists involved in a video showing a beheaded U.S. aid worker and slaughtered Syrian soldiers is an Islamic convert Frenchman.
Having lost two of their first three qualifier matches, the Netherlands finally came through with a huge 6-0 win over Latvia but ended up losing Daley Blind to a knee injury. Meanwhile, Italy and Croatia ended up unbeaten after playing to 1-1 tie while Israel stays undefeated at the top of Group B with a win over Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Turkish nationalists yelling "Yankee go home!" on Wednesday attacked three American sailors in Istanbul. A group of about 10 men pushed the servicemen, who were not in uniform, and threw objects at them.
U.S.-led coalition airstrikes continue as Islamic State militants seize the Tel Shair hill overlooking the northern Syrian border town of Kobani on Thursday.
Turkish government previously refused to help Syrian Kurds The Turkish foreign minister said his government is helping Iraqi Kurdish forces reach the Syrian border town of Kobani to join Syrian Kurds who have been fighting Islamic State militants for more than a month.
Air strikes hit IS-controlled makeshift refineries in Syria Makeshift oil refineries in Syria, set up by the Islamic State, were hit during U. S. -led airstrikes Sunday, Reuters reported.
Tayyip Erdogan won the Turkish presidential election by a wide electoral margin Sunday. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan won Turkey's first direct presidential election with a landslide victory Sunday, solidifying his already strong control over the Turkish political system.
Team USA defeat Turkey 2-1 in a Friendly Exhibition match in New Jersey. The United States men's team defeated the Turkish team Sunday by a score of 2-1 in Harrison, New Jersey.
This week in social media, Facebook added a Shazam-like feature that can automatically tag music, TV or movies in status updates, just by listening in to your life. Speaking of listening in, Facebook also changed some of its privacy settings for the better with a reminder for users what privacy level their status updates are set to. Also, Twitter's having a bad week on Wall Street (again) while both it and rival Instagram are meeting resistance abroad.
Home sweet "Homeland?" Home sweet Homeland. Last December saw the conclusion of the epic third season of the international spy saga. The finale, titled "The Star" was the culmination of three years worth of intrigue, drama and overwrought tension.
Turkey has reported shooting down a Syrian plane. For three years rebels have fought against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and, as the number of casualties continue to rise, the fighting continues to spill over into neighboring countries.
The Turkish government continues attempts to block access to social media. Following in the footsteps of Egypt, Syria and Venezuela, to name a few, Turkey attempted to block social media access within its borders.
