Thursday, 23 Jan, 2025

International

Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll tops 23,700

The death toll stands at more than 23,700 in Turkey and northwestern Syria as rescue efforts continue. The number of deaths in Turkey rose to more than 20,213 on Friday while more than 3,500 were killed in Syria. United Nations says up to 5.3 million people in Syria may be homeless

New-born and mother saved after four days in rubble

A new-born baby and his mother have been rescued from rubble in Turkey, around 90 hours after the first of Monday's deadly earthquakes. The 10-day-old boy, named Yagiz, was retrieved from a ruined structure in the southern Hatay province. Footage showed the child being carefully

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Thousands offer to adopt baby pulled from the rubble

Thousands of people have offered to adopt the baby girl who was born under the rubble of a collapsed building in north-west Syria, following Monday's earthquake. When she was rescued, baby Aya - meaning miracle in Arabic - was still connected to her mother by her umbilical cord.

US announces $85m in aid for quake-hit Turkiye, Syria

The United States on Thursday announced an initial $85 million package for emergency relief after a devastating earthquake in Turkiye and Syria. The US Agency for International Development that the funding will go to partners on the ground “to deliver urgently needed aid for

World Bank to provide $1.78bn to earthquake-hit Turkey

The World Bank has announced providing $1.78 billion in assistance to Turkey to help with relief and recovery efforts after devastating earthquakes in Turkey and neighbouring Syria. The death toll following the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday has risen to 21,051, CNN

Turkey, Syria quake: Death toll rises to nearly 21,000

Rescue workers made a final push Thursday to find survivors of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria that rendered many communities unrecognizable to their inhabitants and led the Turkish president to declare it "the disaster of the century." The death toll topped 20,000. The

Death toll rises to over 17,100 in Turkey, Syria quake

Thousands of people who lost their homes in a devastating earthquake huddled around campfires and clamoured for food and water in the bitter cold three days after the temblor and series of aftershocks struck Turkey and Syria, killing about 17162 people. According to Turkish President

Angela Merkel receives UNESCO Peace Prize in Ivory Coast

For her 'open door' refugee policy in 2015, the former German chancellor was awarded the Felix Houphouet-Boigny UNESCO Peace Prize in Ivory Coast's capital Yamoussoukro. A bright, monumental building rises 30 meters into the sky of Yamoussoukro, the strangely quiet capital

Chilean wildfires destroy hundreds of homes, endanger world’s smallest deer

Forest fires across south-central Chile that have left 24 people dead and swallowed up hundreds of houses spread into new areas on Wednesday after raging overnight, burning up the habitats of vulnerable woodland animals. “We call on everyone who can to take care of the forests

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Total death toll surpasses 15,000

Over 15,000 people have died in total following a catastrophic earthquake in the Turkish-Syria border region. Turkish state news agency Anadolu Agency, citing the country's disaster management bureau, reported early Thursday that 12,391 people have died in Turkey alone from the

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll passes 11,000

The death toll from the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday has risen to more than 11,000. At least 8,574 people have died in Turkey, the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. At least 2,530 have been killed in Syria. Erdogan has travelled

Zelensky to visit UK on Wednesday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is believed to have touched down in Britain as he makes a surprise visit to London on Wednesday, at a time when Kyiv is urging the West to send more weapons and military support to counter Russian advances. A UK Royal Air Force C-17 transport

New Zealand recovers 3 tonnes of cocaine floating in the sea

New Zealand authorities have recovered 3.2 tonnes of cocaine, worth more than $300 million, found floating in the Pacific Ocean and believed to be bound for Australia. Police said the haul of 81 bales, which was drifting hundreds of kilometres northwest of New Zealand, was recovered in

An ‘inland tsunami’: 15 million people are at risk from catastrophic glacial lake outbursts

Glaciers around the world are melting at an alarming rate, and are leaving massive pools of water in their wake. The meltwater fills the depression left behind by the glacier, forming what’s known as a glacial lake. As temperatures get warmer and more pieces of the glacier melt

21 killed, 12 injured in Pakistan bus-car collision

At least 21 people were killed on Tuesday night while 12 others were injured when a passenger bus plunged into a ditch after colliding with a car on the Karakoram Highway in Shitial area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Upper Kohistan district. Speaking to Dawn.com, the SSP of Diamer

Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll crosses 8,000

The death toll of a devastating earthquake in southern Turkey and Syria jumped to more than 8,000 people as rescuers worked against time in harsh winter conditions to dig survivors out of the rubble of collapsed buildings. As the scale of the disaster became ever more apparent, the

Turkey, Syria earthquake: Death toll reaches 5,261

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces devastated by two earthquakes that killed more than 5,261 people and left a trail of destruction across a wide area of southern Turkey and neighbouring Syria. A day after the quakes hit, rescuers

Turkey's President Erdogan declares 3-month emergency 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in 10 of the country’s provinces Tuesday. Turkey, and neighboring Syria, are reeling from two consecutive earthquakes — the region’s strongest in nearly a century — that have

Turkey, Syria earthquake: Death toll reaches 5,000

Dozens of powerful aftershocks continued to jolt southern Turkey and northern Syria on Tuesday, a day after an earthquake struck the region killing more than 5,000 people and destroying thousands of buildings, as difficult conditions, freezing temperatures and damaged roads hampered

Turkey quake: Heavy rain hampers rescue efforts

Rescuers are battling heavy rain and snow as they race against the clock to find survivors of a devastating earthquake in south-east Turkey. More than 4,300 people were killed and 15,000 injured in Turkey and over the border in Syria when the quake struck in the early hours of Monday.