On page 334 of Inferno, Dan Brown's tweedy Harvard iconographer Robert Langdon reveals to Sienna Brooks - a British-born misfit genius who gallops around three favourite tourist destinations with him in this latest adventure - that "We're in the wrong country". Cue a flight out of Venice, where a plot rammed to bursting-point with guide-book factoids and the vintage formulae of apocalyptic science-fiction has shifted from its opening location in Florence.
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Iran says nuclear talks will resume at unknown date
Saturday 22 January 2011
Talks between six world powers and Iran, aimed at persuading Tehran to rein in its nuclear programme, will resume but no date or venue has been set, a senior Iranian official said today.
Something To Declare: Istanbul and beyond; Brussels; code-share city breaks; BA-Iberia
Saturday 22 January 2011
Video: Plane hijack suspect in court
Friday 07 January 2011
A man accused of attempting to hijack a Turkish Airlines flight between Oslo and Istanbul has appeared in court.
Turkish Airlines passengers foil hijack attempt
Friday 07 January 2011
Passengers aboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Oslo overpowered a would-be hijacker as it landed at Istanbul airport on Wednesday.
Israeli raid ship returns to port
Monday 27 December 2010
Thousands of pro-Palestinian activists gathered in Istanbul yesterday to welcome back a ship that was the scene of bloodshed during an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May.
24-Hour Room Service: Pera Palace Hotel, Istanbul
Saturday 04 December 2010
History revisited in the heart of Istanbul
Massive blaze hits Istanbul landmark
Monday 29 November 2010
Istanbul's Haydarpasa train station had its roof destroyed in a spectacular fire.
PKK denies suicide bombing
Tuesday 02 November 2010
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) yesterday denied responsibility for a suicide bomb attack in Istanbul that wounded 32 people. The group said it was extending a ceasefire until Turkey's general elections in 2011.
PKK suspected over Istanbul suicide bomb as ceasefire runs out
Monday 01 November 2010
A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up next to a police vehicle in Istanbul's busy Taksim Square yesterday, injuring at least 32 people, 15 of them police officers.
Several injured in Istanbul suicide blast
Sunday 31 October 2010
A suicide bomber blew himself up near police watching over Istanbul's main square today, wounding 22 people, including 10 policemen, officials said.
Stay the night: At last, glamour has returned to the Orient
Sunday 12 September 2010
The Pera Palace, Istanbul's top address, has been restored to its former glory, says Adrian Mourby
My Life In Travel: Lulu, singer and actress
Saturday 11 September 2010
'I'm now completely enthralled by Turkey'
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'Something passed underneath us, quite close': Airbus A320 has close encounter with UFO
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Rocky Horror star Tim Curry 'suffers major stroke'
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Exclusive: How MI5 blackmails British Muslims
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Lord of the Sings: Sir Christopher Lee, 91, to release heavy metal album
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