ANKARA, Turkey (AP) 鈥� The Turkish Republic, founded from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire by the national independence hero Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, turns 100 on Oct. 29.Ataturk established a Western-facing secular republic modeled on the great powers of the time, ushering in radical reforms ...
AMIZMIZ, Morocco (AP) 鈥� Hundreds of protesters on Tuesday took to the streets of a city near the epicenter of a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/morocco-earthquake-marraskesh-7f4a503009dede0dec0208c08d6b100b">devastating earthquake that hit Morocco last ...
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) 鈥� A 5.2 magnitude earthquake and some aftershocks damaged nearly two dozen houses in the hilly Dhading district near Nepal's capital Sunday, an official said.The shaking also caused a landslide in the region, Hum Nath Parajuli, a district government administrator, said. ...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) 鈥� Women and girls are in a 鈥渘ot only difficult ... but deadly鈥� situation following recent earthquakes in Afghanistan because of the humanitarian and civil rights crises in the country since the Taliban seized power, a U.N. official said Sunday.An update from U.N. ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) 鈥� People ducked under desks and tables in California and other earthquake-prone areas around the world for an annual drill held Thursday to practice ways to stay safe during quakes.Up and down the U.S. West Coast, the <a ...
ISLAMABAD (AP) 鈥� The United Nations' World Food Program on Wednesday appealed for $19 million to provide emergency assistance to tens of thousands of people affected by a series of devastating earthquakes and aftershocks that has rocked western Afghanistan.Ana Maria Salhuana, deputy country ...
