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Court refuses boxing candidate's bid to stop presidency vote

By Graham Dunbar May. 13, 2022 11:15 AM EDT
GENEVA (AP) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport refused to stop the International Boxing Association's delayed presidential election on Friday, a day after the...

FILE - General Secretary of the Russian Boxing Federation, member of the Executive Committee of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Umar Kremlev holds a news conference in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 27, 2020. The challenger to the Russian incumbent in the presidential election at the troubled International Boxing Association has been ruled ineligible a day before the vote. Umar Kremlev is standing for re-election amid sanctions on Russian sports and concern the IBA is financially dependent on Gazprom. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Vetting panel takes out candidate ahead of boxing election

By Graham Dunbar May. 12, 2022 11:02 AM EDT

A murales showing a Swiss guard kissing a colleague, by street artist Laika, is seen on the day of the annual Pride march, in Rome, Saturday, June 26, 2021. This year's march comes amid widespread concern in Europe about legislation in Hungary that will ban showing content about LGBT issues to children and a controversial Vatican communication to Italy, criticizing a law that would extend additional protections from discrimination to the LGBT community.. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Big Pride parade in Paris; Turkish police stop marchers

By Frances D'emilio And John Leicester Jun. 26, 2021 12:10 PM EDT

Polish tourist Maciej Pol Ogrodnik and his wife Izabela pose after an interview, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Saturday, June 19, 2021. Hotels in Turkey's Antalya region, a destination beloved by holidaymakers, are preparing to finally resume operations as they expect the return of international tourists after months of setbacks caused by the pandemic that halted travel. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Turkey welcomes back tourists, hopes to recoup losses

By Mehmet Guzel And Zeynep Bilginsoy Jun. 24, 2021 02:27 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2016, file photo, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, poses for photographers with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, prior to their meeting at Yildiz Mabeyn Palace in Istanbul. Biden and Turkish counterpart Erdogan have known each other for years, but their meeting Monday, June 14, 2021, will be their first as heads of state. And it comes at a particularly tense moment for relations between their two countries. (Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Press Service, Pool via AP, File)

Erdogan and Biden meet at a tense moment for Turkish-US ties

By Suzan Fraser Jun. 13, 2021 10:56 AM EDT

A tablet on the breakfast table of Alparslan Atas and his wife Gulistan at their home in Istanbul, shows the latest video of Sedat Peker, a Turkish fugitive crime boss, Sunday, June 6, 2021. Sunday is the day the 49-year-old convicted crime ringleader posts the latest installation of his hour-long tell-all videos from his stated base in Dubai that have captivated Turkey and turned the mobster into an unlikely social media phenomenon. The convicted crime ringleader has been dishing the dirt on members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party. The allegations range from drug trafficking and a murder cover-up to weapons transfers to Islamic militants. (AP Photo/Mehmet Guzel)

Turkish mafia boss dishes dirt, becomes YouTube phenomenon

By Suzan Fraser Jun. 07, 2021 02:35 AM EDT

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, right, and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu talk to the media during a press conference after their meeting in Athens, Monday, May 31, 2021. The two foreign ministers are to make statements to the press after their meeting. It will be the first time the two have spoken together in public since the two held a joint press conference Ankara in April which descending into a trading of barbs and accusations as the two listed their respective country's differences with the other. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greek, Turkish leaders to meet in June in bid to mend ties

By Elena Becatoros May. 31, 2021 07:51 AM EDT

This undated photo released by rights group Safeguard Defenders shows Wang Jingyu in an undisclosed location. Wang, a permanent resident of the United States wanted by China, was freed by Dubai on Thursday, May 27, 2021, after spending weeks in detention, and boarded a flight to Turkey. Beijing had sought Wang over his online comments about a deadly confrontation between Chinese and Indian forces last year. (Safeguard Defenders via AP)

US resident sought by China for comments freed in Dubai

By Jon Gambrell May. 27, 2021 04:19 AM EDT

Fans support their team before the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Leicester City at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. (Catherine Ivill/Pool via AP)

UEFA puts 1,700 Champions League final tickets on sale

May. 25, 2021 07:30 AM EDT

Backdropped by the historical Suleymaniye mosque youths jump from the Galata Bridge into the Golden Horn leading to the Bosphorus Strait separating Europe and Asia, in Istanbul, Friday, May 14, 2021. Turkey is in the final days of a full coronavirus lockdown and the government has ordered people to stay home and businesses to close amid a huge surge in new daily infections. But millions of workers are exempt and so are foreign tourists. Turkey is courting international tourists during an economic downturn and needs the foreign currencies that tourism brings to help the economy as the Turkish lira continues to sink. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Turkey eases COVID-19 restrictions but keeps many curfews

By Zeynep Bilginsoy May. 16, 2021 04:24 AM EDT

People walk in Eminonu market, an area usually packed with shop goers, but currently nearly deserted due to the strict lockdown to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, in Istanbul, Saturday, May 8, 2021. The "full lockdown," which began in late April and will last until May 17 came amid a huge surge in infections. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Turkish tourism video sparks outcry, unequal treatment claim

By Zeynep Bilginsoy May. 14, 2021 06:33 AM EDT

Muslim women pray during the Eid al-Fitr celebration in Bali, Indonesia on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Indonesian Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayer that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Virus, Mideast turmoil stifle Eid al-Fitr celebrations

By Niniek Karmini May. 12, 2021 09:53 PM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020 file photo, the Champions League trophy is displayed before the semifinal soccer match between RB Leipzig and Paris Saint-Germain at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Portugal. Chelsea and Manchester City are due to meet on May 29 in Istanbul and UEFA was hoping to allow around 10,000 fans into the biggest club game of the European football season. But the British government on Friday May 7, 2021 warned supporters not to travel to Turkey after imposing the new travel restrictions, and said the English Football Association was in talks with Champions League organizer UEFA about staging the game in Britain, instead. (David Ramos/Pool Photo via AP, File)

UEFA finalizing plans for Champions League final in Porto

By Rob Harris May. 11, 2021 04:24 PM EDT

UEFA has issues with CL switch to London, Portugal a backup

By Rob Harris May. 10, 2021 07:17 AM EDT

Manchester City's Aymeric Laporte, center, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the English League Cup final soccer match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley stadium in London, Sunday, April 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

British government in talks over venue switch for CL final

May. 09, 2021 12:11 PM EDT

England could host CL final due to new Turkey travel curbs

By Rob Harris May. 07, 2021 12:23 PM EDT

Protesters chant slogans as they walk towards a police barricade blocking Taksim Square in central Istanbul during May Day protests, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Police in Istanbul detained several demonstrators who tried to march toward Istanbul's symbolic Taksim Square in defiance of the protests ban and the strict lockdown imposed by the government due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

May Day protesters demand more job protections amid pandemic

By Nicholas Garriga, Niniek Karmini And John Leicester May. 01, 2021 08:44 AM EDT

Police inspect passengers in vehicles on the July 15 Martyrs' Bridge, formerly known as the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Friday, April 30, 2021, on the first day of a tight lockdown to help protect from the spread of the coronavirus. Turkish security forces on Friday patrolled main streets and set up checkpoints at entry and exits points of cities, to enforce Turkey’s strictest COVID-19 lockdown to date. Still, many people were on the move as the government, desperate not to shut down the economy completely, kept some sectors exempt from the restrictions. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Despite 3-week lockdown, many remain on the move in Turkey

By Suzan Fraser Apr. 30, 2021 06:32 AM EDT

People dance at a park in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, a day before the latest lockdown to help protect from the spread of the coronavirus. As cases and deaths soar, Turkey is going into a full lockdown Thursday and last until May 17. Residents will be required to stay home except for grocery shopping and other essential needs, while intercity travel only will be allowed with permission. Restaurants are allowed to deliver food.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkish lockdown to slow virus before Champions League final

Apr. 29, 2021 08:48 AM EDT

F1's Canadian GP replaced by Turkish GP amid pandemic

Apr. 28, 2021 12:22 PM EDT
MONTREAL (AP) — Formula One's Canadian Grand Prix has been canceled for the second year in a row amid coronavirus restrictions and will be replaced by a race...