ANKARA, February 19. /TASS/. The death toll from devastating earthquakes in Turkey rose to 40,689, Head of the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) Yunus Sezer said on ...

Turkey on Wednesday opened the first major ... winning re-election months after quake struck. He blamed the large death toll on corrupt property developers who paid off local inspectors in order ...

NURDAGI, Turkey — Near the center of this small ... Delayed and disorganized rescue efforts were widely blamed for exacerbating the death toll and raised urgent questions about the president ...

Wed 7 Jun 6.38am • Four months after Turkey was rocked by a deadly earthquake, charities and doctors say the death toll could be much higher than reported.

It has been a year since a devastating earthquake hit Turkey on February 6 ... extreme weather conditions take toll on the world “I did not feel or think anything when I was rescued, I was ...

The agency said initial reports showed at least 27 people had been killed in Bingol city centre and in villages in the area, although the toll appeared ... Officials at Turkey's earthquake ...

Turkey announced Thursday that it had suspended ... following traditional Friday prayers in Istanbul, suggesting a death toll even higher than health officials in the Hamas-run Palestinian ...

The death toll from Japan's devastating New Year's Day earthquake has risen from to more than 160, authorities say. Efforts are continuing to find more than 100 people who remain missing a week later.

TAIPEI (dpa): The death toll following a powerful earthquake in Taiwan rose to 13 ... Lin said that a rescue team from Turkey is due to arrive in Taiwan to help search the park for the missing ...

(Kyodo) HUALIEN, Taiwan (Kyodo) -- The death toll of a deadly earthquake that tilted buildings ... decided to accept a seven-member team from Turkey, making it the first foreign rescue squad ...