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But the discoveries were the exception in a region blanketed by grief, desperation and mounting frustration.

Five days after two powerful earthquakes hours apart caused thousands of buildings in Turkiye and Syria to collapse, killing more than 28,000 people and leaving millions homeless, rescuers were still pulling unlikely survivors from the ruins - one of them just 7 months old.

LATAKIA, Syria (AP) -- Ibrahim Zakaria lost track of time drifting into and out of consciousness while trapped for nearly five days in the rubble of his home following the

A list of some of the groups and organizations working to assist the victims and families of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/syria-orphans-from-quake-taken-in-by-overwhelmed-relatives/"></div>BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian baby girl whose mother gave birth to her while trapped under the rubble of their home during this week’s devastating earthquake now has a name: Aya, Arabic for “a sign from God.” With her parents and all her siblings killed, her great-uncle will take her in. Aya is one of […]<!-- AddThis A...

Rescue workers made a final push Thursday to find survivors of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria that rendered many communities unrecognizable to their inhabitants and led the Turkish president to declare it "the disaster of the century." The death toll topped 20,000.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the 7.8 magnitude quake was centered about 20 miles from Gaziantep, a major city and provincial capital in Turkey.

Rescuers in Turkey have pulled several more earthquake survivors from the shattered remnants of buildings. The survivors include people who lasted more than 100 hours trapped under crushed concrete.

GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) — The president of Turkey on Wednesday acknowledged “shortcomings” in his country's response to the world’s deadliest earthquake in more than a decade as hope dwindled that more survivors would emerge from the rubble of thousan

Monday’s powerful 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria has killed more than 11,000 people, officials say. Rescue teams from more than 20 countries continue to search for both survivors and those killed.