Dec 14 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: Early voting begins in Georgia’s Senate runoffs In our news wrap Monday, early voting began in Georgia's two U.S. Senate run-offs to determine which party controls the chamber, the U.S. formally blamed Iran for the abduction and presumed death of a former FBI agent, Major League Baseball's… Continue watching
Nov 06 U.S. sanctions Hezbollah-allied Lebanese Christian leader By Associated Press Gebran Bassil is a current lawmaker who leads the biggest bloc in parliament and a son-in-law of President Michel Aoun. Continue reading
Nov 04 Death toll from Turkey earthquake rises to 116 as rescuers finish searches By Andrew Wilks, Associated Press According to Turkish rescuers, operations had been completed at all 17 buildings that fell in the Turkish city of Izmir. Of the 1,035 people injured in last week's earthquake, 137 remained hospitalized. Continue reading
Nov 01 70-year-old pulled out alive in Turkey as quake toll hits 71 By Mehmet Guzel, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press But on the third day since the disaster, search-and-rescue teams appeared to be finding more bodies than survivors in Izmir, Turkey's third-largest city. They continued searching in eight toppled buildings, but work was paused at one when authorities determined the… Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: Deadly earthquake rattles Turkey, Greece In our news wrap Friday, an earthquake rattled parts of Turkey and Greece, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than 700. The tremor knocked down buildings and triggered a small tsunami. Also, an investigation into Australia’s devastating wildfire… Continue watching
Oct 30 Quake kills 6 in western Turkey, rattles Greek island By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press A strong earthquake struck Friday in the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos, collapsing buildings in the city of Izmir in western Turkey, and officials said at least six people were killed and scores… Continue reading
Oct 23 Trump administration slams NATO ally Turkey for weapon test By Robert Burns, Associated Press In unusually strong language, the Pentagon is condemning Turkey's decision to test a Russian-made air defense system that has created a rift between Washington and one of its oldest NATO allies. Continue reading
Oct 23 Erdogan confirms Russian S-400 missile defense system tests despite U.S. objections By Associated Press Washington has strongly objected to NATO member Turkey’s acquisition of the Russian anti-aircraft system and suspended Turkey from its F-35 fighter jet program. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 7:04 Why fighting between Armenia, Azerbaijan has regional implications By Simon Ostrovsky Fighting has broken out between two former Soviet republics, Azerbaijan and Armenia, over Nagorno Karabakh, an enclave of ethnic Armenians. Hundreds of lives have been lost since the violence started on September 27th, but with most of the world distracted… Continue watching
Oct 08 Armenia says cathedral shelled in clashes with Azerbaijan By Avet Demourian, Associated Press Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of shelling a historic cathedral in the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, where nearly two weeks of heavy fighting has killed hundreds of people. Continue reading