UN food agency chief tells of ‘apocalyptic’ scenes in quake-hit Turkey
ROME – The head of the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) mentioned on Saturday he was confronted with “apocalyptic”…
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Death toll rises after fresh earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border
ANTAKYA, Turkey – Six folks had been killed in an earthquake which struck the border area of Turkey and Syria,…
Palace: Memo ordering gov’t salary deduction for quake relief fund untrue
Presidential Communications Office Secretary Cheloy Garafil stated on Sunday that an alleged Office of the President memorandum that ordered a…
Doctors Without Borders issues urgent appeal for quake-hit Syria
AL-HAMMAM CROSSING, Syria — The group Doctors Without Borders referred to as Sunday for the “urgent scaling up” of earthquake support…
Blinken to Turkey: ‘The United States is here’ with aid
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday introduced additional help to Turkey and stated…
Turkey ends quake rescue efforts except in two provinces —official
ISTANBUL — Turkey has ended rescue efforts in all provinces besides the 2 hardest hit by final week’s large quake…
Syria quake survivors battle cold in tents and vehicles
JINDAYRIS, Syria – Since the earthquake destroyed her house, Syrian instructor Suzanne Abdallah has lived in a small truck crammed…
New aid route to rebel-held Syria opens as quake toll nears 40,000
ANTAKYA, Turkey – An assist convoy on Tuesday handed by way of a newly re-opened border crossing into rebel-held north…
Mexico hails ‘heroic’ rescue dog that died in Turkey
A handout picture launched by the Mexican Foreign Ministry exhibits rescue canine Proteo of the National Defense Ministry (SEDENA), upon…
Teenage Boy Rescued After 198 Hours Trapped Under Rubble in Turkey
A 17-year-old boy was discovered alive beneath the rubble in Kahramanmaras, southeast Turkey, on Tuesday. The rescue occurred every week…