Earthquakes
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Middle East
Amid thaw, Egypt’s FM in quake-hit Turkey to show solidarity
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Egypt’s foreign minister arrived in Turkey on Monday to show solidarity with the quake-hit country, in…
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Egypt’s top diplomat in Damascus, meets with Syria’s Assad
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Egypt’s foreign minister Monday met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus and promised to deliver…
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Red Cross chief warns of health crisis in quake-hit Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria could face dangerous outbreaks of disease in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake if hundreds…
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UN official warns of rising earthquake death toll in Syria
AMMAN (AP) — The United Nations regional humanitarian coordinator for the Syrian crisis said Thursday that the country’s death toll…
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Key developments in the aftermath of Turkey, Syria quakes
ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — The number of people killed in the Feb. 6 earthquakes that devastated parts of southern Turkey…
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UN appeals for $1 billion to help Turkey quake survivors
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations launched a $1 billion appeal Thursday to help 5.2 million survivors of the…
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Turkish quake victims sleep in trains, tents, greenhouses
SAMANDAG, Turkey (AP) — Nearly two weeks after a massive earthquake leveled tens of thousands of buildings and displaced millions…
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Death toll from Islamic State attack in Syria at least 53
BEIRUT (AP) — The death toll from an attack by the Islamic State group against an army checkpoint and people…
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Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake
ISTANBUL (AP) — Search and rescue teams amazingly found more survivors in the ruins of the Feb. 6 earthquake that…
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Turkey: Couple saved 296 hours after quake, but children die
ISTANBUL (AP) — A couple and their son were pulled alive from under a collapsed apartment building more than 12…
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