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                    [ArticleID] => 963429
                    [Title] => Turkey again closes Istanbul park
                    [Summary] => 

An Istanbul park that was at the center of weeks of anti-government demonstrations opened for a few hours yesterday, but Turkish authorities quickly closed it and fired a water cannon at protesters heading to the area for a planned rally.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-09 06:03:38 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1336389 [AuthorName] => Gero Breloer and Suzan Fraser [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 953132 [Title] => Clashes in Istanbul extend into night in Taksim [Summary] =>

Protesters and Turkey's prime minister both refused to back down yesterday in what could become the final battle for Istanbul's Taksim Square, the symbol of nationwide grievances against his government.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-12 04:30:25 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302465 [AuthorName] => Elena Becatoros and Suzan Fraser [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/2900/25071221.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 952011 [Title] => Turkey PM's party rules out early elections [Summary] =>

Police in Ankara fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse thousands of people protesting near government buildings on yesterday, as Turkey's biggest wave of anti-government protests in decades entered its second week with no signs of waning.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-09 07:20:58 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302465 [AuthorName] => Elena Becatoros and Suzan Fraser [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/8470/93946409.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 951311 [Title] => These Istanbul kids are all right [Summary] =>

My invitation on Facebook says, “Join the Gaz Festival” again today.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1498302 [AuthorName] => Marie Hartlieb [SectionName] => Supreme [SectionUrl] => supreme [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 950826 [Title] => Activists present list of demands in Turkey [Summary] =>

Activists on yesterday presented a list of demands they said could end days of anti-government demonstrations that have engulfed Turkey, as trade unions joined in the outpouring of anger, shouting slogans and wielding banners calling on the prime minister to resign.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-06 05:23:34 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1759652 [AuthorName] => Suzan Fraser [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 949651 [Title] => Erdogan rejects 'dictator' claims [Summary] =>

Turkey's prime minister on yesterday rejected claims that he is a "dictator," dismissing protesters as an extremist fringe, even as thousands returned to the landmark Istanbul square that has become the site of the fiercest anti-government outburst in years.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-03 03:40:47 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1759659 [AuthorName] => Suzan Fraser and Nebi Qena [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3695/58439430.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 949297 [Title] => Protesters swarm Istanbul square after clashes [Summary] =>

In a scene reminiscent of the Arab Spring, thousands of people on yesterday flooded Istanbul's main square after a crackdown on an anti-government protest turned city streets into a battlefield clouded by tear gas.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-02 06:05:44 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1759654 [AuthorName] => Suzan Fraser and Bulut Emiroglu [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4310/77723462.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 937444 [Title] => Around the world, angry workers unite on May Day [Summary] =>

Workers around the world united in anger during May Day rallies Wednesday — from fury in Europe over austerity measures that have cut wages, reduced benefits and eliminated many jobs altogether, to rage in Asia over relentlessly low pay, the rising cost of living and hideous working conditions that have left hundreds dead in recent months.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-02 09:54:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1514155 [AuthorName] => Mehmet Guzel and Susan Fraser [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/9558/marxthumb.jpg ) ) )
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