World Mar 06 Humanitarian crisis persists for survivors in Turkey, Syria after devastating earthquake The Feb. 6 earthquake killed close to 47,000 people in Turkey, destroyed or damaged around 214,000 buildings and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless — becoming Turkey’s worst disaster in its modern history. By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press
World Feb 27 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: Storm system brings blizzard to California and tornadoes to Plains In our news wrap Monday, the latest in a barrage of storms forced blizzard warnings in California and piled up tornado wreckage in the Southern Plains, air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine and intense fighting raged around Bakhmut, all three…
World Feb 24 Watch 5:31 Earthquake recovery hampered by sheer scale of destruction in Turkey and Syria In the two weeks since deadly earthquakes hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, the focus has shifted from rescue to rehabilitation. The task ahead is not only to reconstruct homes, but also to rebuild lives, especially for the youngest victims. By Jane Ferguson, Zeba Warsi
World Feb 23 Watch 6:55 News Wrap: Nearly 75 million Americans under winter weather alerts In our news wrap Thursday, an unprecedented winter storm has put some 75 million Americans under winter weather alerts, the United Nations General Assembly passed a nonbinding resolution calling for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine, fresh violence erupted along the… By PBS NewsHour
Feb 20 Magnitude 6.4-earthquake hits devastated Turkey, Syria By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press A new, 6.4 magnitude earthquake has jolted Turkey's Hatay province which was devastated by a massive tremor two weeks ago. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: Blinken visits Turkey, pledges more disaster aid after quakes In our news wrap Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Turkey and pledged an additional $100 million in U.S. aid for earthquake recovery efforts in the region, Syria says Israeli airstrikes in Damascus killed at least five people in… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch 3:23 News Wrap: Jimmy Carter enters hospice care after series of hospital stays In our news wrap Saturday, former President Carter entered hospice care at home, the earthquake death toll in Turkey and Syria rose over 46,000, North Korea launched a missile into waters near Japan, more federal agencies arrived in East Palestine,… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 9:05 Politics hampers efforts to provide aid to earthquake victims in northwestern Syria By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn Turkey's interior minister said that over 80,000 buildings in his nation were either destroyed or fatally compromised by last week's earthquake. Finding shelter and aid for survivors is a prime focus there now. The situation across the border in Syria… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 8:43 Turkey’s president faces scrutiny after earthquake for construction standards By Amna Nawaz, John Irvine, Zeba Warsi The death toll from the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has crossed 41,000. The disaster has also exposed Turkey's President Erdoğan’s political fault lines. He's facing scrutiny for failing to enforce construction standards that could have saved lives. Amna… Continue watching