Prisoners riot in Turkish quake city's jail

2011-10-26 08:51:41

Prisoners set fire to a jail in Turkey's earthquake-hit city of Van on Tuesday and gunshots were heard as inmates fought their guards following a big aftershock.

Search for quake survivors continues

2011-10-26 07:40:55

Rescuers pulled a 2-week-old baby girl alive from the arms of her mother buried under a collapsed building on Tuesday as a search continued for survivors from a quake in eastern Turkey.

China urges Syria to fulfill reform promises

2011-10-26 07:40:55

China on Tuesday called on the Syrian government to fulfill its reform promises and respond to its people's reasonable expectations and appeals, ahead of a visit to Damascus by Beijing's special envoy to the Middle East.

Death toll in Turkey quake hits 459

2011-10-26 07:27:26

The death toll from Sunday's powerful earthquake in southeast Turkey has risen to 459 and the number of the injured to 1,352.

Yemeni govt troops clash with protesters

2011-10-25 21:55:16

Yemeni government forces and thousands of anti-government protesters clashed Tuesday in the capital Sanaa and southern Taiz city, leaving at least 10 people dead, according to medics and witnesses.

Death toll in Turkish quake rises to 366

2011-10-25 16:53:12

The death toll in an earthquake which shook southeast Turkey on Sunday has risen to 366, with 1,301 people injured, the Disaster and Emergency Administration said in a statement on Tuesday.

Syria recalls ambassador to US: TV

2011-10-25 13:07:22

Syrian Ambassador to the United States Imad Moustapha will return to Syria for consultation, the private al-Ekhbaria TV reported Monday.

US discusses new Iran sanctions with EU

2011-10-25 09:34:09

The United States is seeking European support for tougher sanctions on Iran in response to an alleged plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to Washington.

Turkey quake kills at least 279, hundreds missing

2011-10-25 07:13:15

Rescuers searched the rubble of collapsed buildings on Monday for survivors and victims of a major earthquake that killed at least 279 people and injured more than 1,300 in southeast Turkey.

Turkey quake death toll exceeds 260

2011-10-24 20:30:18

Rescuers clawed through rubble to free people trapped by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 264 people and wounded more than 1,000 in Turkey.

US ambassador leaves Syria

2011-10-24 18:25:09

US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford has left the unrest-hit country for security reasons, a secretary at the US embassy in Damascus told Xinhua Monday.

213 aftershocks reported in Turkey

2011-10-24 17:41:50

A total of 213 aftershocks were recorded into the early hours of Monday, in the wake of a 7.2- magnitude earthquake that hit southeastern Turkey's Van province Sunday.