Rescuers work through night after Turkey quake kills thousands

Feb 7: A rescue operation is under way across much of southern Turkey and northern Syria following a huge earthquake that has killed more than 4,300 people. The 7.8 magnitude quake struck near Gaziantep in the early hours of Monday while people were asleep. A 7.5-magnitude tremor then hit at around 13:30 local time (10:30 GMT), which officials said was "not an aftershock". The country's disaster agency says more than 2,900 people were killed in Turkey alone after the first quake, and more than 15,000 were injured. More than 1,400 people are reported to have died in Syria. Rescuers are...

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Frantic searching in Turkey, Syria after quake kills 4,600

Rescuers raced Tuesday to rescue survivors from the rubble of thousands of buildings brought down by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and multiple aftershocks that struck eastern Turkey and neighboring Syria, with the discovery of more bodies raising the death toll to 4,600.

Rescuers scramble in Turkey, Syria after quake kills 4,000

Rescuers in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria searched through the frigid night into Tuesday, hoping to pull more survivors from the rubble after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed more than 4,000 people and toppled thousands of buildings across a wide region.

Rescuers scramble in Turkey, Syria after quake kills 4,000

Rescuers in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria searched through the frigid night into Tuesday, hoping to pull more survivors from the rubble after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed more than 4,000 people and toppled thousands of buildings across a wide region.

Update: Powerful quake kills at least 560 people in Turkey, Syria

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and killing at least 568 people. With hundreds injured, the toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched the rubble in cities and towns across the area.

Powerful quake kills at least 360 people in Turkey, Syria

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and killing at least 360 people.

Huge earthquake hits Turkey and Syria, kills about 1,700, many trapped

The magnitude 7.8 quake was the worst to strike Turkey this century and it heaped more destruction on Syrian cities already devastated by war.

Powerful quake kills at least 560 people in Turkey, Syria

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and killing at least 568 people.

Powerful quake kills at least 195 people in Turkey

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday.