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Floods kill 14 in Turkish earthquake-battered provinces

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Floods caused by torrential rains hit two Turkish provinces that were devastated by last month’s catastrophic earthquake, killing at least 14 people and increasing the misery for thousands who were left homeless, officials said Wednesday. Interior Minister Suleyman...

Syria's children of war: 12 years of violence and suffering

Cologne/Kilis. On the day Ahmed was born, his father died in a hail of bullets. That was at the beginning of the war in Syria.TodayAhmed is twelve yearsold and has never known a life outside of war, flight, and destruction. He was born in the town of Homs, but his parents’ house was destroyed...

Key dates in Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 20-year rule of Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is seeking a third consecutive term in office in elections in May, marks 20 years in power on Tuesday. The 69-year-old, who served as prime minister from 2003-2014 and as president thereafter, started as a reformist who expanded rights and...