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Miracle rescues as Turkey-Syria quake toll passes 25,000


Saturday, 11 February, 2023 , 14:54 AFP Rescuers pulled a two-month-old baby and an elderly woman from the rubble on Saturday, five days after an earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria, leaving more than 25,000 dead.

Iran celebrates 44th anniversary of Islamic revolution


Saturday, 11 February, 2023 , 14:09 AFP Tens of thousands of Iranians rallied Saturday in Tehran and other major cities to mark the 44th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, as their president said months-long protests had been defeated.

Dramatic rescues as Turkey-Syria quake toll nears 25,000


Saturday, 11 February, 2023 , 11:33 AFP Rescuers pulled children and the elderly from the rubble Saturday as miraculous survival stories coincided with hasty mass burials five days after an earthquake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, leaving almost 25,000 dead.

French academic 'happy' after release from Iran prison: lawyer


Saturday, 11 February, 2023 , 11:33 AFP French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah is "happy" to have been released from prison in Iran but uncertainties remain about when she could return to France, her lawyer said on Saturday.

Iranians celebrate 44th anniversary of Islamic revolution


Saturday, 11 February, 2023 , 07:44 AFP Tens of thousands of Iranians hit the streets in Tehran and other cities on Saturday to mark the 44th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, after months of anti-government protests.

Aid trickles in as Turkey-Syria quake toll passes 24,000


Saturday, 11 February, 2023 , 06:02 AFP International aid was trickling into parts of Turkey and Syria on Saturday where rescuers toiled to pull children from rubble in areas devastated by a massive earthquake that has killed over 24,000 people.

Children rescued as Turkey-Syria quake toll nears 24,000


Saturday, 11 February, 2023 , 02:34 AFP Rescuers pulled children from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake on Saturday as the death toll approached 24,000 and a winter freeze compounded the suffering of millions of people, many in desperate need of aid.

Children rescued as Turkey-Syria quake toll nears 24,000


Friday, 10 February, 2023 , 21:52 AFP Rescuers pulled out children Friday from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the toll approached 24,000 and a winter freeze compounded the suffering for nearly one million people estimated to be in urgent need of food.

Exiled Iran opposition figures urge unity to 'overthrow' regime


Friday, 10 February, 2023 , 20:44 AFP A group of prominent exiled Iranian opposition figures pleaded Friday for unity and an end to infighting to help the nationwide protests of recent months to replace Iran's Islamic theocracy with a secular democracy.

Kurdish militants halt 'operations' after Turkey quake


Friday, 10 February, 2023 , 19:14 AFP Kurdish militants from the outlawed PKK group announced a temporary halt in fighting to ease recovery work in the wake of a massive earthquake that struck southeastern Turkey and parts of Syria.