The latest on the deadly Turkey-Syria earthquake
More than 15,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, according to officials. At least three US … Read More
Hundreds of bodies delivered across Turkey-Syrian border, but still no aid
For three days since Monday’s quake, no aid has arrived at the Bab al-Hawa border crossing from Turkey to rebel-held areas of northern Syria — just 300 bodies, according to … Read More
More than 21,000 dead from quake in Turkey and Syria
More than 21,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, officials said. Follow live updates here.
Erdogan’s political fate may rest on his response to the earthquake
A devastating earthquake in southern Turkey could change the electoral equation for Turkish strongman President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who hopes an upcoming election will extend his rule well into a … Read More
Two dead including child as car rams people at Jerusalem bus stop
A car drove into people at a bus stop in Jerusalem Friday, killing at least two including a child in what Israeli police are initially describing as a “ramming terror … Read More
A handful of ‘miracle’ rescues, but hopes dim more than four days after quake
In the days since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Syria and Turkey, the death toll, now at more than 22,000, is climbing, and stories of survival are becoming few and … Read More
Iran frees dissident whose emaciated condition sparked outrage
An Iranian doctor and rights activist has been released from Tehran’s infamous Evin prison one week after photographs of his severely emaciated condition emerged on social media.
Quake-hit Turkey and Syria face years of rebuilding. Experts say it didn’t have to be this way
Five days after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria the number of dead is staggering.
Over 23,000 dead from quake in Turkey and Syria
More than 23,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, officials said.
Several rescue operations suspended in Syria and Turkey as chances of survival diminish
Security risks put a handful of search and rescue operations on hold on Saturday, as the death toll of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey surpassed 25,000.