Previously presidents were appointed by parliament, but now the Turkish people have the opportunity to choose. There are three candidates including current president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu and Selahattin Demirtas, who is Kurdish.

Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen has joined Barcelona for £15million, after the North London club refused to sell him to Premier League rivals Manchester United. The Belgian defender has signed a five year deal with the Spanish giants, believed to be ...

Filipinos will see a heavenly spectacle as the annual Perseids meteor shower, one of the most prominent astronomical events of the year, reaches its peak on August 12-13. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration ...

As the Big Island empties out its boots and crews clear roads and restore power, Hurricane Julio now appears to not be a threat to the Big Island. Julio was a Category 1 hurricane packing 90 mph winds maintaining its track toward the island chain at 16 mph ...

NAY PYI TAW, Aug.9 (Xinhua) -- China supports and advocates the "dual-track" approach in resolving the South China Sea issue, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at a press conference after the ASEAN-China (10+1) Foreign Ministers' Meeting on ...