Feb 12 After earthquake, residents of war-torn Syria struggle to get aid and rebuild By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Almost one week after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck northern Syria and neighboring Turkey, the U.N. has acknowledged an international failure to help Syrian quake victims. Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch 5:04 Rescuers face increasingly long odds as death toll soars in Turkey and Syria By Jane Ferguson, Jorgen Samso, Huseyin Aldemir, Lorna Baldwin, Harry Zahn The death toll from last week's earthquakes in Turkey and Syria is now above 33,000, as rescue teams recover more and more bodies from beneath the rubble. Officials say the number of dead will very likely grow much higher. As… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 2:22 News Wrap: U.S. takes down unidentified object over Lake Huron In our news wrap Sunday, the U.S. military shot down a flying object over Lake Huron — the fourth to enter North American airspace in the past two weeks, a tropical cyclone is bearing down on New Zealand’s northern islands,… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 6:06 Earthquake deepens need for humanitarian aid in Syria and Turkey By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Sarah Clune Hartman The devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria have left more than 5 million people without homes, compounding the region's humanitarian disaster. Ayham Taha, of the international humanitarian organization CARE, joins John Yang from southeastern Turkey to discuss what survivors need… Continue watching
Feb 12 Russia continues to shell Ukrainian cities amid grinding offensive push in Donbas By Susie Blann, Associated Press Russian forces over the weekend continued to shell Ukrainian cities amid a grinding push to seize more land in the east of the country, with Ukrainian officials saying that Moscow is having trouble launching its much-anticipated large-scale offensive there. Continue reading
Feb 12 Nikos Christoulides elected president of Cyprus in runoff vote By Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was elected as the new president of Cyprus in a runoff election Sunday. His rival, veteran diplomat Andreas Mavroyiannis, conceded defeat. Continue reading
Feb 12 Turkey investigates building contractors as earthquake deaths rise past 33,000 By Justin Spike, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press Turkish authorities are targeting contractors allegedly linked with buildings that collapsed in the powerful Feb. 6 earthquakes as rescuers found more survivors in the rubble Sunday in the disaster that killed over 33,000 people. Continue reading
Feb 11 Nearly 1 million French march in 4th day of national protests against pension changes By Thomas Adamson, Jade le Deley, Associated Press Police were out in force across France on Saturday as protesters held a sometimes restive fourth round of nationwide demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to reform the country's pension system. Continue reading
Feb 11 Bolsonaro says he plans to return to Brazil in the coming weeks By Carla Bridi, Associated Press Former President Jair Bolsonaro said Saturday he intends to return to Brazil “in the following weeks.”… Continue reading
Feb 11 Trudeau ordered U.S. fighter jet to shoot down object over northern Canada By Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that on his order a U.S. fighter jet shot down an unidentified object that was flying high over the Yukon, acting a day after the U.S. took similar action over Alaska. Continue reading