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Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:46pm EDT By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has declared 2009 H1N1 swine flu a national emergency, the White House said on Saturday. The declaration will make it easier for U.S. medical facilities to handle a surge in flu patients by allowing the waiver of some requirements of Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health insurance programs as needed, the White House said in a statement. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pre

JERUSALEM, Oct 15 (Reuters) - A Turkish television drama which depicts an Israeli soldier shooting dead a Palestinian baby has strained already tense relations between Israel and Turkey, its strategic Muslim ally. Once-close ties between the Jewish state and Turkey, a secular state with a Muslim population, have deteriorated since Israel’s offensive earlier this year in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, ruled by the Islamist group Hamas. Israel on Thursday summoned a Turkish diplomat to protest at

guardian.co.uk Israeli-Turkish diplomatic crisis worsens Xinhua JERUSALEM, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Ten months after Turkey first protested Israel's military operation in and around Palestinian Gaza Strip, crisis between Ankara and the Israelis appears to be going from bad to worse. ... US puts spotlight on Quartet goals for Palestinians AFP UN to resurrect debate on Israel-Hamas war CNN Fatah accepts Egypt's Palestinian unity proposal Reuters guardian.co.uk Israeli-Turkish diplomatic crisis worsen

Daily Nation Turkey urges Armenia to withdraw from disputed region Xinhua ANKARA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Sunday urged Armenia to withdraw troops as soon as possible from Upper Karabakh region, over which Armenia and Azerbaijan have territorial disputes, as Turkey and Armenia move to ... Baku: Armenia deal "casts shadow" on Turkey ties Reuters After Accord Signing, Turkey Presses Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh Voice of America Turkey sets conditions for Armen

Daily Nation Baku: Armenia deal "casts shadow" on Turkey ties Reuters BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan said on Sunday a peace deal between Armenia and Turkey could threaten security in the region and "cast a shadow" over its relations with Ankara. Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said a peace deal should not have been signed ... Protocols with Armenia reflect Turkey's peaceful vision: FM Xinhua Azerbaijan condemns Turkish pact BBC News Turkey:Armenia must withdraw from Nagorno-Karabakh The Associated Pr