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Bodies of Cyprus students killed in Turkey quake flown home 10 Feb 2023 - 11:40 am
Rescuers carry out search operations among the rubble of a collapsed building in Adiyaman, Turkey on February 9, 2023, three days after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey. Photo by Ilyas AKENGIN / AFP
Man dies after being shot near New York's Times Square 10 Feb 2023 - 10:18 am
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Russia escalates attacks in Ukraine, striking south and east 10 Feb 2023 - 09:15 am
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Death toll rises, rescues dwindle in earthquake aftermath 10 Feb 2023 - 09:03 am
People watch as rescuers and civilians look for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Nurdagi, in the countryside of Gaziantep, on February 9, 2023, three days after a deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. Photo by Zein Al RIFAI / AFP
US House votes to condemn China over balloon surveillance 09 Feb 2023 - 11:53 pm
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl departs the Senate SCIF on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 9, 2023, after US senators received a classified briefing on the Chinese balloon incident. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
Group asks how African American course violates Florida law 09 Feb 2023 - 11:41 pm
Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis.
Students walk out after told to limit Black History program 09 Feb 2023 - 11:25 pm
Peninsula
World Bank to provide Turkey $1.78 bn for recovery after quake 09 Feb 2023 - 11:20 pm
Two women sit next to a tent in Nurdagi, in the countryside of Gaziantep, on February 9, 2023, three days after a deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. (Photo by Zein Al Rifai / AFP)
Syria orphans from quake taken in by overwhelmed relatives 09 Feb 2023 - 11:09 pm
A child's toy lies amidst the rubble of a home destroyed in a deadly earthquake in the town of Jandaris, in Syria's rebel-held part of Aleppo province on February 9, 2023. (Photo by Bakr Alkasem / AFP)
Stone Age discovery fuels mystery of who made early tools 09 Feb 2023 - 10:20 pm
Peninsula
In a first, Swiss rescuers save quake victims abroad 09 Feb 2023 - 09:53 pm
Rescue workers search collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Ozan Kose/AFP
GOP asks for records from Biden's family on business deals 09 Feb 2023 - 09:28 pm
With a poster of a New York Post front page story about Hunter Biden's emails on display, Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, Rep. Jim Jordon and Rep. Lauren Boebert listen during a hearing before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 8, 2023 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP
Ex-security chief stole $745 million from contracts - Mexico 09 Feb 2023 - 08:54 pm
Mexico's Genaro Garcia Luna speaks during a ceremony to designate June 2 as Federal Police Day in Mexico City, June 2, 2011.  (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini, File)
Ex-chief of Iraqi public lender held in UAE: anti-graft agency 09 Feb 2023 - 08:47 pm
A handout picture released by the United Arab Emirates' presidential court shows Emirati President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan welcoming Iraq's Premier Mohamed Shia al-Sudani in Abu Dhabi on February 9, 2023. (Photo by UAE PRESIDENTIAL COURT / AFP)
US, UK impose cybersecurity sanctions on Russian group 09 Feb 2023 - 08:16 pm
The US Treasury Department in Washington, DC, US. Photo: US Department of Treasury
Turkey-Syria quake toll nears 20,000 as hopes dim 09 Feb 2023 - 07:11 pm
This aerial view shows a collapsed building during ongoing rescue searches in Hatay, southeastern Turkey, on February 9, 2023, two days after a strong earthquake struck the region. (Photo by DHA (Demiroren News Agency) / AFP)
Tourism collapses in Russia following Western sanctions 09 Feb 2023 - 06:57 pm
Crowds are thinner at Moscow's top sights. Alexander NEMENOV / AFP/File
Sen. John Fetterman hospitalized after feeling lightheaded 09 Feb 2023 - 06:44 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 07: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) arrives to the House Chambers for U.S. President Joe Biden's State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on February 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. The speech marks Biden's first address to the new Republican-controlled House. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)