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After quake, war-hit Syrians struggle to get aid, rebuild

ATAREB, Syria (AP) — After years of war, residents of areas in northwest Syria struck by a massive earthquake are grappling with their new and worsening reality. Almost one week after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck northern Syria and neighboring Turkey, the U.N. has...

UN aid convoy enters into northwestern Syria

A UN aid convoy entered into northwestern Syria on Friday, coincided with the entry of several aid convoys in belonging to charitable associations from the Bab Al-Hawa border crossing in Idlib region. Mazen Alloush, media director at Bab al-Hawa crossing, told Zaman al-Wasl that "the UN...

Rescuers rejoice as more quake survivors emerge from rubble

Six relatives huddled in a small air pocket, day after day. A desperate teenager grew so thirsty that he drank his own urine. Two frightened sisters were comforted by a pop song as they waited for rescuers to free them. These earthquake survivors were among more than a dozen people pulled...

Death toll rises, rescues dwindle in earthquake aftermath

Emergency crews made a series of dramatic rescues in Turkey on Friday, pulling several people, some almost unscathed, from the rubble, four days after a catastrophic earthquake killed more than 20,000. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the border region between Turkey and Syria, an area home...