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The United Nations rights chief called Friday for an immediate ceasefire in Syria to help facilitate bringing aid to all victims of the region's devastating earthquakes. The death toll from Monday's catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey and Syria surpassed 23,000 on Friday. Follow FRANCE 24's blog to see how the day's…

One man missing in Turkey has been found safe while two remain unaccounted for after Sydney man Can Pahali was confirmed to have died

Washington (AFP) - The United States on Thursday announced an initial $85 million aid package to help Turkey and Syria recover from the devastating earthquake, while also granting a temporary relief of some Damascus-related sanctions.

Ali Topaloglu has told of his heartbreak after losing six close relatives in the catastrophic earthquake

Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing (Syria) (AFP) - Rescuers were scouring debris on Friday nearly 100 hours after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing at least 21,000 people in one of the region's worst disasters for a century.

Leaders of various faiths led those gathered in prayer and song, moving many in the crowd to tears. The death toll from Monday’s temblor is estimated at 21,000.

KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey — There is an almost assembly-line quality to the burials in this southern Turkish city near the epicenter of one of the world's deadliest natural disasters in years. The exigencies of mass death have left little other choice since Monday's magnitude 7.8 earthquake transformed the area into a…

During an "agonising" 10-minute wait, the jackhammers and excavators fell silent, traffic on a four-lane highway next to the pile of rubble came to a standstill with car engines switched off.

Adıyaman (Turkey) (AFP) - Hakan Tanriverdi has a simple message for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan days after Turkey suffered its worst disaster in generations: "Don't come here asking for votes."