Turkey halts most rescue efforts for earthquake survivors | CNN
Istanbul, Turkey CNN — Turkey has ended most search and rescue operations, nearly two weeks after a huge earthquake killed...
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US announces $100 million in earthquake relief funding for Turkey and Syria | CNN Politics
Washington CNN — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday announced $100 million in disaster relief aid for Turkey...
US conducts helicopter raid in Syria capturing ISIS official | CNN Politics
CNN — The US military and Syrian Democratic Forces conducted a helicopter raid in eastern Syria early Saturday, capturing an...
Ghanaian soccer player Christian Atsu found dead under earthquake rubble in Turkey | CNN
CNN — The body of Ghana soccer star Christian Atsu was found under rubble on Saturday, according to his agent,...
At least two killed as militants storm Karachi police headquarters | CNN
Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — At least two people were killed and 11 were injured after militants stormed the police headquarters...
Isolated Iran finds ally China reluctant to extend it a lifeline | CNN
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Turkish channels call Aleyna ‘miracle girl’ who was rescued alive 248 hours after earthquake | CNN
CNN — A 17-year-old was dubbed the “miracle girl” when she was pulled alive from the rubble 248 hours after...
Turkey rescuers say voices are still being heard under the rubble | CNN
CNN — Rescue teams in southern Turkey say they are still hearing voices from under the rubble more than a...
Palestinian man killed and 13 injured in Israeli raid in West Bank, say Palestinian officials | CNN
CNN — A Palestinian man was killed and 13 were injured in an Israeli raid in Nablus early Monday, Palestinian...
US citizen detained in Jordan launches hunger strike | CNN Politics
CNN — A US citizen detained in Jordan is calling on the US government to demand his return to the...
Israeli forces raid Jenin, killing 14-year-old boy, Palestinian officials say | CNN
Jerusalem CNN — Israeli forces raided the West Bank city of Jenin on Sunday, killing a 14-year-old boy, the Palestinian...
Palestinian man, 27, shot and killed by Israeli settler in the West Bank, Palestinian officials say | CNN
Jerusalem CNN — A Palestinian man was shot and killed by an Israeli settler in the West Bank on Saturday,...
Hackers interrupt Iran president’s TV speech on anniversary of revolution | CNN
The Islamic Republic marked the 44th anniversary of the Iranian revolution on Saturday with state-organized rallies, as anti-government hackers briefly...
‘Don’t let another sister suffer’: Alleged gang rape in Pakistan’s ‘Central Park’ sparks protests | CNN
Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — The alleged gang rape of a woman in a park in Pakistan has enraged women’s rights...
Several rescue operations suspended in Syria and Turkey as chances of survival diminish | CNN
CNN — Security risks put a handful of search and rescue operations on hold on Saturday, as the death toll...
A 10-year effort to officially end the Iraq War | CNN Politics
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Iran frees dissident Farhad Meysami after photos of his emaciated condition cause outrage online | CNN
CNN — An Iranian doctor and rights activist has been released from Tehran’s infamous Evin prison one week after photographs...
Two dead including child as car rams people at Jerusalem bus stop | CNN
Jerusalem CNN — A car drove into people at a bus stop in Jerusalem Friday, killing a man and a...
Iran pardons or commutes sentence of ‘large’ number of prisoners, state media reports | CNN
CNN — Iran will pardon or commute the sentences of a large number of prisoners as part of an annual...
Traumatized and afraid, Jenin residents are still reeling from Israeli raid | CNN
Jenin, West Bank CNN — Mohammed Abu al-Hayja was sleeping alongside his wife and two young daughters last month when...
