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Death toll in Türkiye earthquakes passes 45,960

The death toll from devastating earthquakes that struck Türkiye last month has risen to 45,968, the country’s interior minister said on Saturday. Suleyman Soylu said the death toll includes 4,267 Syrians as well. On Feb. 6, magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 quakes struck 11 Turkish provinces –...

Indonesia fuel depot fire kills 18, over dozen missing

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers and firefighters on Saturday searched for more than a dozen missing under the rubble of charred houses and buildings, after a large fire spread from a fuel storage depot in the capital and killed at least 18 people. The Plumpang fuel storage...

Olympic ticket sales for Paris Games gets off to rocky start

PARIS (AP) — Organizers of next year's Paris Olympics promised relatively modest prices and “egalitarian” access to events, thanks to an online system meant to revolutionize ticket sales and bring the masses to stadiums and arenas for as little as $26. As the month-long opening round...

Ukraine plant builds 6-person bunkers for war's front lines

KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine (AP) — The pops of welding torches and the piecing whine of angle grinders fill the spacious production floor at a steel plant in Kryvyi Rih, the city in central Ukraine that is President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ’s hometown. Instead of doing their usual jobs producing and...