Turkey

The death of an 18-year-old Nigerian-Italian volleyball player who fell from the 6th floor window of a hotel in Istanbul is being investigated, Turkish police said in a statement. Julia Ituma's body was found in front of the…

A new-born baby and his mother have been rescued from rubble in Turkey, around 90 hours after the first of Monday's deadly earthquakes. The 10-day-old boy, named Yagiz, was retrieved from a ruined structure in the southern Hatay…

International football player Christian Atsu has been found alive following Monday’s earthquake in southern Turkey, Ghana Football Association said on Tuesday. “We’ve received some positive news that Christian Atsu has been…

A Turkish man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of throwing his pregnant wife off a cliff to collect her life insurance policy. Hakan Aysal, 41, was sentenced to life behind bars after being convicted of…

Turkish pop star Gulsen Colakoglu has been jailed pending trial on charges of "inciting or insulting the public to hatred and enmity" after she made a joke about religious schools in Turkey, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency.…

A jealous boyfriend has jumped off a cliff and also dragged his girlfriend along with him while they were celebrating with friends at a birthday party. Selcuk Cetinar, 41, and Mehlika Derici, 35, were out drinking at their friend’s…

A two-year-old girl has killed a snake in revenge for biting her lip by sinking her teeth into it. The toddler, identified only by her initials S.E., was playing in the back garden of her family home in the village of Kantar, in Bingol,…

Many Nigerian foods are loaded with carbohydrates and sugar and are not healthy for dinner. You can’t be swallowing Eba, pounded yam, semovita and fufu at night and expect to lose weight. Losing weight starts from the kitchen and your…