The two countries have, until recently, had close political and military ties and Turkey was widely seen as Israel's only friend in the region.

VOA: standard.2010.06.03

The estate is irrigated, on the highway, close to the region's biggest city, Cagayan de Oro.

CNN: INSIDE STORY: PHILIPPINES

The snow also forced hundreds of schools to close across the region, with many bus services suspended.

BBC: Wales snow: Roads closed as weather moves to north Wales

The researchers saw the loop when looking at the Arches Cluster, a star-forming region close to the Milky Way's centre.

BBC: Arches Cluster, Leicester