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Officials in Turkey say 113 arrest warrants have been issued in connection with the construction of buildings that collapsed in Monday's earthquake.Turkish police have already taken at least 12 people into custody, including building contractors.Meanwhile, unrest in southern Turkey has disrupted...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tours the site of destroyed buildings during his visit to the city of Kahramanmaras in southeast Turkey, two days after the severe earthquake that hit the region on February 8, 2023Turkey's most devastating earthquake since 1939 has raised big questions abo...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and daughter Kim Ju Ae attend a military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of North Korea's army, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea February 8, 2023, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).North Korea...
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India's Adani Group has seen its market value plunge after a US investment firm made fraud allegations against it. Can its ambitious growth plans survive?Until two weeks ago, the ports-to-energy conglomerate which operates seven publicly traded companies had a combined valuation of $220bn.B...
A baby girl has been rescued by authorities after she fell down a deep well in northern Thailand.The 19-month-old child fell down the 13m (42ft) deep shaft while playing on Monday afternoon in Tak province, near the Myanmar border.Authorities launched an overnight rescue operation after the girl'...
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It was 04:17 local time when Erdem, asleep at his home in Gaziantep, southern Turkey, was shaken from his sleep by one of Turkey's biggest-ever earthquakes."I have never felt anything like it in the 40 years I've lived," he said. "We were shaken at least three times very stron...
Hundreds of women are protesting in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam after their male relatives were arrested as part of a crackdown on child marriage.State police have arrested more than 2,400 people since Friday.This includes husbands and relatives of alleged child brides, as well as priest...
The Chinese government has admitted a balloon spotted over Latin America on Friday is from China - but claimed it is intended for civilian use.Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the aircraft had deviated from its route, having been blown off course.A similar balloon was shot down in US airs...
World food prices fell in January for a 10th consecutive month, and are now down some 18% from a record high hit last March following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations food agency said on Friday.The Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) price index, which tracks the most g...
Business & Commerce
Apple warned of delayed shipments of its new iPhone 14 as Covid restrictions hit its manufacturerApple sales dropped at the end of 2022 as shoppers squeezed by the rising cost of living cut back their purchases.Sales at the iPhone giant fell 5% in the three months to December compared with the same ...
The UK economy will shrink and perform worse than other advanced economies, including Russia, as the cost of living continues to hit households, the International Monetary Fund has said.The IMF said the economy will contract by 0.6% in 2023, rather than grow slightly as previously predicted.How...
The death toll has risen to 100 people after a mosque suicide bombing which targeted policemen in the city of Peshawar in Pakistan.The mosque is within a high-security zone and an investigation is under way into how the bomber got in.The attack, one of Pakistan's bloodiest in years, has left sco...
An Indian court has sentenced a self-styled spiritual guru to life imprisonment for raping one of his devotees.Asaram was found guilty of assaulting the woman several times between 2001 and 2006 at his ashram in the western state of Gujarat.The 81-year-old is currently serving a life sentence after ...
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At least 47 people have been killed by a bomb that apparently targeted policeman praying in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan.Officials say people are still buried under the rubble.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said "terrorists want to create fear by targeting those who perform the duty of defendi...
The US state of California is reeling from its third mass shooting in eight days after a man shot dead seven former co-workers south of San Francisco.The attacks took place in the coastal city of Half Moon Bay. The victims were all Chinese-American farm workers.Suspect Zhao Chunli, 67, was arre...
At least 124 people died in freezing temperatures in Afghanistan in the past fortnight, Taliban officials say.About 70,000 livestock had also perished in what is the coldest winter in a decade, a State Ministry for Disaster Management spokesman said. Many aid agencies suspended operations in recent ...
North Korean authorities have warned of extreme weather conditions in the country as a cold wave sweeps the Korean peninsula.Temperatures are likely to dip below -30C in the northern regions, which are also the poorest part of the country, the state radio broadcaster said.Coastal areas are also expe...
Poland has officially asked Germany for permission to export a host of Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine in a move which raises pressure on Berlin to make a decision on the thorny issue.The German government told the BBC it had received the request to export 14 German-made tanks on Tuesday.But it ha...
Ten people have died following a shooting at a ballroom dance studio in the Californian city of Monterey Park, police said.Police say another 10 people are injured and the suspect remains at large.The shooting happened at about 22:20 local time on Saturday (06:20 GMT on Sunday).Thousands of peo...
Canada said it would take back 23 of its citizens who were held in Islamic State camps in north-east Syria.The group includes six women, 13 infants, and four men.British-Canadian dual national, Jack Letts, whose British citizenship was revoked, is among the men who will be brought back.Lawyer Barbar...
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