How India is upgrading its ‘first responder’ status with ‘Operation Brahma’ after Myanmar quake
India rushed to provide aid in the form of ‘Operation Brahma’. This isn’t the first time that India is a first responder. It ...
In Turkey's Kurdish Heartland, Distrust Erodes Peace Process Hopes
Turkey banned Newroz gatherings in the 1990s, resulting in Kurds clashing with security forces. Clashes peaked during the ...
Deaths from devastating earthquake in Myanmar climb past 1,700
The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar has risen to more than 1,700 as more bodies have been pulled from the rubble, the country’s military-led government ...
Myanmar’s earthquake piles misery on civil war
Myanmar declared a state of emergency. Buildings in Mandalay have toppled; fires have reportedly broken out; hospitals are overwhelmed.
As Myanmar Death Toll Crosses 1,600, A Look At The Worst Earthquakes In Recent Times
With rescue operations and global aid efforts underway in Myanmar and Thailand, here's a look back at some of the worst ...
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Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 1,700; Netanyahu vows to increase pressure on Hamas
The toll from Myanmar’s earthquake rose to 1,700 on Sunday, as foreign rescue teams and aid rushed into the impoverished country, where hospitals were overwhelmed and some communities scrambled to ...
Why the Myanmar earthquake was so destructive
Some estimates predict more than 10,000 people died in the quake and that economic losses could exceed the gross domestic ...
Huge earthquake causes death and destruction in Myanmar and Thailand
More than 700 people have been killed and at least 1,670 injured, but the death toll could rise into the thousands as rescue ...
Syria is at a crossroads: It can return to violence or transition to peace, says UN envoy
Three months after the overthrow of President Bashar Assad, Syria is at a crossroads, the top U.N. envoy for the country says ...
Israeli strikes in southwestern Syria kill 6 people as troops clash with residents
Syria's Foreign Ministry says an Israeli strike in a southwestern village has killed at least six people as Israeli troops ...
US gave Syria list of conditions for partial sanctions relief, sources say
The United States has handed Syria a list of conditions that it wants Damascus to fulfill in exchange for partial sanctions ...
Turkish cenbank net FX position dropped $12.5 bln on March 21, bankers say
Turkish central bank's net FX position dropped by $12.5 billion due to FX sales on March 21, after the detention of ...