Turkey's quake toll tops 48,000 as govt races to build container cities
The combined death toll including those killed in Syria has climbed to more than 54,000.
Tue Mar 14 2023
Turkey steps up rebuilding plans as quake toll nears 50,000
Suleyman Soylu said 313,000 tents had been erected, with 100,000 container homes to be installed in the disaster zone.
Fri Feb 24 2023
Turkey investigates building contractors as quake toll rises
Suleyman Soylu said 564 suspects had been identified so far, with 160 people formally arrested and many more still under investigation.
Thu Feb 23 2023
Death toll from powerful twin earthquakes in southern Turkiye rises to 42,310
AFAD said the quakes, centred in Pazarcik and Elbistan districts of Kahramanmaras province, were followed by 7,184 aftershocks.
Wed Feb 22 2023
Fresh earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border two weeks after disaster
Three people were killed and more than 200 injured, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said.
Tue Feb 21 2023
Turkey blames deadly bomb on Kurdish militants; PKK denies involvement
The explosion killed six people in Istanbul and police detained 47 people including a Syrian woman suspected of planting the bomb.
Tue Nov 15 2022
Turkey blames Istanbul blast on Kurdish militants, arrests 22, including bomber
The person who carried out the incident, left the bomb, was detained, Turkey's Interior Minister confirms.
Mon Nov 14 2022
Wildfire in southwest Turkey enters third day
Some 274 people were evacuated as a precaution, officials have said.
Fri Jun 24 2022
Strong earthquake strikes Aegean Sea, shaking Turkey, Greece
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Twitter that six buildings had collapsed in two districts of Izmir province.
Fri Oct 30 2020
Turkey says detains 1,000 'secret imams' in police purge
The nationwide sweep was one of the largest operations in months against suspected supporters of the cleric, Fethullah Gulen, a former ally of President Tayyip Erdogan.
Wed Apr 26 2017
Gunman kills 39 in Istanbul nightclub attack, manhunt under way
A gunman opened fire on New Year revellers at a packed nightclub on the shores of Istanbul's Bosphorus waterway on Sunday killing at least 39 people, including many foreigners, then fled the scene.
Sun Jan 01 2017
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024