Former Newcastle winger Atsu pulled alive from Turkey earthquake rubble

Former Newcastle winger Atsu pulled alive from Turkey earthquake rubble

Former Newcastle United winger Christian Atsu had been reported missing hours after scoring a late winner for his club in the Turkish league.

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‘Absolute disbelief’:Melbourne Turkish community reeling as quake toll grows

‘Absolute disbelief’:Melbourne Turkish community reeling as quake toll grows

Melbourne’s Turkish community is rallying around those affected by the earthquake in their homeland.

  • byAshleigh McMillan,Nell Geraets andCarla Jaeger
How to donate to charities helping victims of the Turkey Syria earthquakes

How to donate to charities helping victims of the Turkey Syria earthquakes

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake and its aftershocks have unleashed a humanitarian disaster of unfathomable proportions. Before you give,however,do your research.

  • byBen Shpigel
‘Everyone’s panicking’:Australia’s Turkish community fears for loved ones

‘Everyone’s panicking’:Australia’s Turkish community fears for loved ones

Sydney’s Resul Bozoglu feels there isn’t much he can do for his extended family as they worry about aftershocks from the earthquake that hit southern Turkey.

  • byOlivia Ireland andRebecca Peppiatt
‘An emergency within an emergency’:A deadly quake amid a civil war

‘An emergency within an emergency’:A deadly quake amid a civil war

Syrians once again heard the roar and thud of buildings coming down,in scenes all too familiar to a region devastated by more than a decade of civil war.

  • byVivian Yee,Raja Abdulrahim andHwaida Saad
The world’s deadliest earthquakes - two decades of devastation

The world’s deadliest earthquakes - two decades of devastation

The earthquake that struck parts of Turkey and Syria on Monday is the latest in a string of destructive tremors around the world. Here’s a look at some of the most deadly.

  • byKatharine Lackey
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Family distraught with one dead,more missing in Turkey earthquake

Family distraught with one dead,more missing in Turkey earthquake

Nihal Iscel received news today that a cousin living in Gaziantep,the centre of a 7.8-magnitude earthquake,has died,while rescue crews are desperately searching for his wife.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
The deadly Turkey earthquakes explained in four maps

The deadly Turkey earthquakes explained in four maps

Two strong quakes have devastated wide swaths of Turkey and Syria,killing thousands of people. Here’s the science behind the catastrophe.

These Syrians had already endured years of suffering. Then a massive earthquake hit

These Syrians had already endured years of suffering. Then a massive earthquake hit

The powerful 7.8 magnitude quake wreaked new damage and suffering in Syria’s last rebel-held enclave,already destroyed by years of fighting and bombardment.

  • byGhaith al-Sayed andAbby Sewell
Thousands dead after 7.8 earthquake strikes Turkey,Syria

Thousands dead after 7.8 earthquake strikes Turkey,Syria

The quake has triggered a frantic search for survivors in cities and towns with more than 2000 killed and thousands more missing or injured.

  • bySuzan Fraser
US Congress says F-16 sale to Turkey depends on NATO approval

US Congress says F-16 sale to Turkey depends on NATO approval

Turkey is desperate to buy more fighter jets. Sweden and Finland are desperate to join the trans-Atlantic pact. US Congress members want to put the two together.

  • byHumeyra Pamuk