Russian FM, Sudan's military leaders kindle ties in Khartoum

Russia's foreign minister has met with Sudan’s military rulers as the nations seek to deepen economic and political ties

Indian government asks people to hug cows on Valentine's Day

India’s government-run animal welfare department has appealed to citizens to mark Valentine’s Day this year not as a celebration of romance but as “Cow Hug Day” to better promote Hindu values

Death toll in Turkey, Syria earthquake rises, hope fades

Rescuers are pulling more survivors from beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings, but hopes were starting to fade of finding many more people alive more than three days after a catastrophic earthquake and series of aftershocks hit Turkey and Syria, killing more than 16,000

Rescuers push to find survivors of 'disaster of the century'

Rescue workers are making a final push to find any remaining survivors of this week’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria that killed nearly 21,000 people

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In quake-hit Turkey, Syria, many victims, too little time

Thinly-stretched rescue teams worked through the night, pulling more bodies from the rubble of thousands of buildings downed in Turkey and Syria by a catastrophic earthquake that killed more than 8,000, their grim task occasionally punctuated by the joy of finding someone still alive

Turkey, Syria quake deaths pass 9,500; deadliest in decade

Thinly stretched rescue teams worked through the night in Turkey and Syria, pulling more bodies from the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake, whose death toll rose to more than 9,500, making it the deadliest temblor in more than a decade

Hope fading as deaths in Turkey, Syria quake pass 11,000

Stretched rescue teams in Turkey and Syria are searching for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake

Turkish leader acknowledges 'shortcomings' in quake response

The president of Turkey acknowledged “shortcomings” in his country’s response to the world’s deadliest earthquake in more than a decade

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