World Feb 23 Nine dead in Turkey as 5.7 earthquake strikes western Iran Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu told a news conference that three children and four adults were killed in Turkey's Baskule district. Koca later updated the number of fatalities to nine and wrote on Twitter that 37 people were injured.
World Feb 12 Clash between U.S. troops and Syrian government supporters kills 1 A state news agency said the Syrian man was killed after Syrian troops stopped a U.S. convoy and hundreds of people gathered at the checkpoint to prevent it from continuing on its way.
World Jan 26 Turkish teams hunt for quake survivors as death toll hits 38 Working against the clock in freezing temperatures, Turkish rescue teams pulled more survivors from collapsed buildings Sunday, days after a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the country's east. Rescued survivors wept with gratitude for their efforts.
World Jan 25 Death toll stands at 22 from Turkey earthquake; 1,100 hurt The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey climbed to 22 on Saturday as rescue crews searched for people who remained trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings, officials said.