With the leadership of Recep Erdogan, Turkey is once more becoming a powerful player in the Middle East.

Israel has said it will not accept a UN plan for a multinational investigation into the lethal commando raid on an aid flotilla.

Former New Zealand prime minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer has been suggested to lead an inquiry into the raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla a week ago.

Six days after Israel's bloody assault on an aid flotilla that left nine foreign protesters dead, nobody can recount precisely what happened.

Israeli forces seized a Gaza-bound aid vessel peacefully and without meeting resistance on Saturday.

Our taste for haute cuisine and fine wine is nothing new, writes The Independent's Ferdinand Mount.

Last year, 76 per cent of British adults surveyed said they thought it was appropriate to run advertisements offering help for those dealing with unplanned pregnancies.

Mr Key has joined the New Zealand contingent in Turkey, which includes 22 veterans, 23 secondary school students and Defence Force staff.

"It's a strange feeling walking along the beach and knowing Dad walked along it 95 years ago..."

Veterans on their way to Gallipoli commemorations have been delayed by seven hours after a malfunction on their Air Force plane.