ISTANBUL, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - For nearly two centuries, the white ferries gliding over the Bosphorus Strait have provided an iconic link for countless passengers travelling between Istanbul's European shores and its Asian side. Despite the increasingly congested waters and competition from the Turkish megacity's bridges and undersea metro line, the ferries remain very popular. The main operator Sehir Hatlari carries at least 40 million passengers a year. "Any view of Istanbul must include Maiden's Tower, a ferry and a seagull," smiled Adil Bali, a specialist on the history of Istanbul's ferries, referring to a tiny rocky outcrop at the southern entrance to the Bosphorus. "It is one of the few cities in the world that can be crossed...
TIANJIN, China, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched down in the Chinese city of Tianjin on Saturday evening, Indian TV...
KYIV, Ukraine, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A Ukrainian lawmaker who formerly served as speaker of parliament was shot dead on Saturday in the western...
KYIV, Ukraine, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Russia launched "massive" strikes across Ukraine overnight, rescue services said on Saturday, a new blow to peace efforts...
GENEVA, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The head of the international Red Cross on Saturday denounced Israel's plans for a mass evacuation of Gaza City...
DHAKA, August 30, 2025 (BSS) - The International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances was observed across the country today, drawing attention to the...
LONDON, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Three men were arrested after two police officers suffered minor injuries during a protest outside a UK hotel used...
LAHORE, Pakistan, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Nearly half a million people have been displaced by flooding in eastern Pakistan after days of heavy rain...
ROUEN, France, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A man intentionally ploughed his car into a crowd outside a wine bar in northern France after an...
GOPALGANJ, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS) - Two brothers were killed when a passenger bus hit their motorbike in the Dumdia area of Sadar upazla here...
TIANJIN, China, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping began welcoming dignitaries including United Nations chief Antonio Guterres and Egyptian Premier Moustafa Madbouly...
SYDNEY, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Australia has announced an agreement with the tiny Pacific nation Nauru enabling it to send hundreds of immigrants to...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Guyana, a small South American nation with the world's largest oil reserves per capita, heads to presidential elections...