Ercis: Rescue workers pulled a man from the rubble alive on Thursday, more than four days after a huge quake killed at least 534 in Turkey, while homeless survivors fearing death from cold begged for aid and some accused the government of a slow response. "Praise be to Allah!" cried the uncle of 18-year-old Imdat, whose name means "help" in Turkish, as hundreds of onlookers gave shouts of joy in...
12:40 AM, Oct 28, 2011
Ercis: Rain and snow on Thursday compounded difficulties for thousands rendered homeless in the powerful earthquake that hit eastern Turkey, and the government said the death toll has gone up to 534. The prime minister's center for crisis and emergency management said 2,300 people were injured and 185 were rescued from the rubble. Meanwhile, a moderate earthquake, measuring 5.4 according to Turkey's Kandilli seismology center, hit the neighboring province of...
05:31 PM, Oct 27, 2011
Ercis: Rain and snow on Thursday compounded difficulties for thousands rendered homeless in the powerful earthquake that hit eastern Turkey, and the government said the death toll has gone up to 523. The prime minister's center for crisis and emergency management said 1,650 people were injured and 185 were rescued from the rubble. Turkish authorities delivered more tents after acknowledging initial problems in the distribution of aid for survivors of...
02:08 PM, Oct 27, 2011
Ercis: Turkey clung to hopes on Wednesday of finding survivors under rubble three days after a powerful earthquake killed at least 459 people, and the government finally requested foreign help to shelter thousands of homeless families. The survival of a 14-day-old prematurely born baby girl called Azra had lifted hearts on Tuesday. She was flown to the capital Ankara with her injured mother. At a demolished building in central Ercis,...
08:32 AM, Oct 26, 2011
Turkey: After 48 hours, a miracle emerged from the rubble, a 2-week-old baby girl brought out half-naked but alive from the wreckage of an apartment building toppled by Turkey's devastating earthquake. Rescue workers erupted in cheers and applause on Tuesday at sight of the infant - and again hours later when her mother and grandmother were pulled out, their survival a ray of joy on an otherwise grim day. The...
03:01 AM, Oct 26, 2011
Two days after a powerful earthquake jolted Turkey, almost 1,300 people have been injured and rescue operations are still on. ...
10:42 AM, Oct 25, 2011
Turkey: Distraught Turkish families mourned outside a mosque or sought to identify loved ones among rows of bodies on Monday as rescue workers scoured debris for survivors after a 7.2 magnitude quake that killed at least 279 people. Rescue teams with generator-powered floodlights worked into the night in the worst-hit city of Ercis, where running water and electricity were cut by the quake that rocked eastern Turkey on Sunday. Unnerved...
05:59 AM, Oct 25, 2011
Ercis: More than 200 people were confirmed killed and hundreds more feared dead on Monday after an earthquake hit parts of southeast Turkey, with rescue teams working until morning to free survivors crying out for help from under rubble. Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin said the 7.2 magnitude quake on Sunday killed 100 in the city of Van and 117 in the badly hit town of Ercis, 100 km further...
10:49 AM, Oct 24, 2011
Authorities fear the toll could touch 1000 as many more remained trapped under debris in Turkey. ...
08:37 AM, Oct 24, 2011
Jerusalem: Turkey declined an offer of aid from its former strategic ally Israel on Sunday after a powerful earthquake struck southeast Turkey, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said. "I am under the impression the Turks do not want our help," Barak told Channel 2 News. "Right now (their answer) is negative but if they see they need more aid and don't have it, or if they rethink it, we have...
07:57 AM, Oct 24, 2011
Ankara: Cries of panic and horror filled the air as a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, killing at least 138 people as buildings pancaked and crumpled into rubble. The death toll was expected to rise as rescuers sifted through the rubble and reached outlying villages. Tens of thousands fled into the streets running, screaming or trying to reach relatives on cell phones as apartment and office buildings cracked or collapsed....
07:11 AM, Oct 24, 2011
The worst damage was caused to the town of Ercis, in the mountainous eastern province of Van, close to the Iranian border. ...
11:14 PM, Oct 23, 2011
Ankara: A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Sunday, collapsing about 45 buildings according to the deputy prime minister. Only one death was immediately confirmed, but scientists estimated that up to 1,000 people could have been killed. The worst damage was caused to the town of Ercis, in the mountainous eastern province of Van, close to the Iranian border. The city of Van also suffered substantial damage. "Around 10...
07:32 PM, Oct 23, 2011
Ankara: A powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Sunday, collapsing at least two buildings in the center of eastern city of Van, the mayor said. "Two buildings collapsed in Van, but the telephone system is jammed due to panic and we can't assess the entire damage immediately," Bekir Kaya, the mayor of Van, told NTV television. "There are so many dead. Several buildings have collapsed, there is too much destruction,"...
04:37 PM, Oct 23, 2011
Ankara: Turkey have come up with a radical solution for tackling crowd violence at football matches - ban the men and let only women and children in. Under new rules approved by Turkey's football association, only women and children under the age of 12 will be admitted to watch games - for free - involving teams which have been sanctioned for unruly behavior by their fans. On Tuesday, women formed...
02:25 PM, Sep 21, 2011
Karachi: Two flights operated by Pakistan's state-owned airline received bombs threats on Wednesday, and both landed safely, one in Turkey, the other in Malaysia. The first flight was headed for Manchester, England, when it was notified of the threat near the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, and contacted the control tower in Istanbul to seek permission for the landing, state-run state-run Anatolia news agency reported. PIA spokesman Mashood Tajwar confirmed the...
09:52 PM, Sep 07, 2011
Beirut: Turkey's prime minister compared Syria's president to Libya's Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday, as Damascus defied international calls to end the crackdown on a 5-month-old uprising. President Bashar Assad has unleashed tanks, ground troops and snipers in an attempt to retake control in rebellious areas. The military assault has escalated dramatically since the start of the holy month of Ramadan in August, killing hundreds and detaining thousands. "We made our...
12:47 AM, Aug 18, 2011
Ankara: A court has charged 14 suspected al Qaeda militants for allegedly planning to attack the US Embassy in the Turkish capital. The charges - which were filed by an Ankara court late on Friday, come as US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visits Turkey's cultural capital of Istanbul for a meeting on religious tolerance. The 14 suspects were captured just before Clinton's arrival. A 15th suspect was released,...
09:21 PM, Jul 16, 2011
Beirut: Turkey's Foreign Ministry says more than 1,500 Syrian refugees have crossed the border to safe havens in Turkey in one day. The refugees crossed over on Thursday as Syrian troops pushed to the border in their sweep against a 3-month-old pro-democracy movement. The Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Friday that more than 11,700 Syrians are housed or seeking shelter in Turkish refugee camps. The Syrian opposition says 1,400 people...
01:37 PM, Jun 24, 2011
