Hope Fading as Deaths in Turkey, Syria Quake Pass 11,000 February 9, 2023 By Mehmet Guzel, Ghaith Alsayed and Suzan Fraser GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) — With hope of finding survivors fading, stretched rescue teams in Turkey and Syria searched Wednesday for...
Turkey-Syria Earthquake Search Intensifies February 8, 2023 ADANA, Turkey (AP) — A frantic race was underway Tuesday to find more survivors and help the injured as the...
Quake Latest: Turkey Declares Three-Month State of Emergency February 7, 2023 Turkey declared a three-month state of emergency in areas struck by two massive earthquakes earlier this week, allowing the government...
S. Korea in Shock, Grief As 151 Die in Halloween Crowd Surge October 31, 2022 By Kim Tong-Hyung and Hyung-Jin Kim SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Concerned relatives raced to hospitals in search of their loved ones Sunday as South Korea...
Typhoon Batters S. Korea, Preparations Minimize Casualties September 7, 2022 By Kim Tong-Hyung SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in years killed at least three people,...
Official: Upgrades Urged at Amtrak Crash Site, but No Action June 30, 2022 By Charlie Riedel and Summer Ballentine MENDON, Mo. (AP) — The chief elected official in the Missouri county where an Amtrak train slammed into a dump...
Death Toll of Children in Afghanistan Quake Rises to 155 June 28, 2022 By Siddiqullah Alizai GAYAN, Afghanistan (AP) — The death toll of children in last week’s devastating earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan has risen to...
Afghanistan Earthquake Kills at Least 1,000, More Trapped in Rubble June 22, 2022 By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Jibran Ahmad KABUL —The death toll from an earthquake in Afghanistan on Wednesday hit 1,000, disaster management officials said, with more than...
Ida Deaths Rise by 11 in New Orleans; Louisiana Toll Now 26 September 10, 2021 By Kevin McGill and Melinda DeSlatte HOUMA, La. (AP) — The death toll in Louisiana from Hurricane Ida rose to 26 Wednesday, after health officials reported...
Taliban Say Flooding Kills 150 in Northeastern Afghanistan July 30, 2021 By Rahim Faiez KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Flash flooding killed 150 people in a remote area in Afghanistan’s mountainous northeastern Nuristan province controlled...