LAFC finishes first in Western Conference after besting Galaxy
LAFC had no margin for error heading into its regular-season finale Saturday.To finish atop the Western Conference table, it needed to beat the San José…
Iceland declares state of emergency and evacuates homes as huge volcanic eruption expected ‘in hours’ after 1,000 quakes
RESIDENTS in Iceland have been urged to abandon their homes as a volcano closes in on its fourth eruption in two years. Grindavik residents were…
Desperate people dig out dead and injured from quakes that killed over 2,000 in Afghanistan
“Most people were shocked ... some couldn’t even talk. But there were others who couldn’t stop crying and shouting,” photographer Omid Haqjoo, who visited four…
Photos: Looking for the dead and wounded as Afghanistan quakes kill 2,000 | Earthquakes News
Men are digging through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan in desperate attempts to pull victims from the wreckage left by…
100 days after the quakes, Turkey’s children are still suffering | Turkey-Syria Earthquake
The scenes I witnessed in the aftermath of the February 6 earthquakes in Turkey were nothing like anything I’ve seen before. Aside from the seemingly…
Syrians still fear building collapses three months on from quakes | Turkey-Syria Earthquake News
Idlib, Syria – “Since the earthquake, the spectre of death under the rubble still haunts us,” said Ahmed Mazloum, a 43-year-old father of five, who…
Mystery baby reunited with her mother 54 days after Turkey quakes | Turkey-Syria Earthquake News
Vetin Begdas reunites with her mother – who was assumed to have died in the quake – after a DNA test matched them. A baby…
Syrians displaced by quakes fear cholera outbreak as cases surge | Turkey-Syria Earthquake News
Idlib, Syria – Abdel Moneim Hamdo rushed his two children, one a toddler, to a hospital in the northwest Syrian city of Idlib after they complained…
Children go back to school in NW Syria after devastating quakes | Turkey-Syria Earthquake News
Harem, northwest Syria – Ward Shreit has returned to school and can barely contain his joy. Harem Boys School in rebel-held northwestern Syria reopened its…
Turkey launches probe into 612 people after quakes: Minister | News
Justice minister Bozdag says 184 of the suspects were jailed pending trial after the 7.8- and 7.6-magnitude earthquakes on February 6. Investigations have been launched…
Survivors in Turkey say ‘new normal’ is coping with more quakes | Turkey-Syria Earthquake News
Gaziantep, Turkey – The possibility of life going back to normal in southern Turkey was shattered after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake rattled the Turkey-Syria border…
Turkey-Syria border region hit by new quakes | Earthquakes News
A new magnitude 6.3 earthquake on Monday hit Turkey and Syria’s border region, killing three people, weeks after devastating quakes killed tens of thousands of…
Grassroots fundraising efforts grow for Turkey-Syria quakes | Turkey-Syria Earthquake News
International aid has poured in from governments and organisations across the world in the wake of a series of devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.…
Rescue teams treat animals saved from the rubble of Turkey quakes | Turkey-Syria Earthquake News
Antakya, Turkey – In a field hospital set up for animals in this southern city, a cat meowed in half-hearted protest as he was gently…
Northwestern Syria suffers economic stagnation after quakes | Turkey-Syria Earthquake News
Jandaris, Syria – The earthquakes that struck northwestern Syria and southern Turkey caused severe damage, not only to residential buildings but to the economic sector…
After massive Turkey quakes, Istanbul residents fear the next one | News
As Turkey reels from its deadliest earthquake in decades, some residents of Istanbul have already turned their growing anxiety elsewhere – towards the next big…
Is politics hampering the delivery of aid to Syria after quakes? | Earthquakes
From: Inside StoryDamascus says it should control aid and rescue efforts amid widespread devastation. Scenes of devastation are emerging after earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria.…
Satellite images show scale of destruction in Turkey-Syria quakes | Interactive News
Haunting satellite images are starting to come through, showing the level of destruction left behind in Turkey by the series of earthquakes that devastated the…
Thousands dead after powerful quakes devastate Turkey and Syria | Earthquakes News
The worst earthquake disaster in decades in the region struck southern Turkey and neighbouring Syria, killing thousands of people with the death toll expected to…