Disasters

Dushanbe: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Tajikistan on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck around 5:37 am local time (0037 GMT) at a depth of about 20.5 km (12.7 miles). USGS estimated that "little…

Demirkopru: The small, gray house in southern Turkey that once looked out onto the road might appear untouched by last week's huge earthquake but it is now one floor lower. Surrounding the building in Demirkopru village, home to 1,000…

<!-- --> Turkey: As his bulldozer claws at the rubble of buildings destroyed by this month's earthquake, operator Akin Bozkurt consoles himself that by finding bodies he gives family members the chance to have a…

<!-- --> Turkey:Turkish children left homeless by the massive tremor that struck Turkey and Syria last week have been learning to cope with what happened and their ongoing anxiety over aftershocks by playing…