jor geological fault lines. Two earthquakes in 1999 with a magnitude of more than 7 killed 18,000 people in densely populated parts of the north-west of the country. The earthquake on Sunday struck at 13:41 (10:41 GMT) at a depth of 20km (12 miles), with its epicentre 16km north-east of Van in eastern Turkey. The earthquake was followed by a series of powerful aftershocks, also centered north of V…
and rattled residents. The US Geological Survey (USGS) warned of aftershocks. Earthquake epicenter was reported about 4 miles southwest of Mineral, Virginia, near Richmond, Virginia, and about 80 miles south of Washington, D.C. The earthquake in Virginia felt in Washington, New York City, North Carolina. Witnesses reported a low rumble that grew to distinct and sustained shaking, rattling…
on Monday after one of them called for help on his mobile phone, Anatolia news agency said. Another man was rescued later on Monday, some 30 hours after the earthquake struck. The earthquake struck at 13:41 (10:41 GMT) on Sunday at a depth of 20km (12 miles), with its epicenter 16km north-east of Van in eastern Turkey, according to US Geological Survey. About 200 aftershocks have hit the region, i…
to the town of Ercis, in the mountainous eastern province of Van, close to the Iranian border. The city of Van also suffered substantial damage. Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay said: “Around 10 buildings have collapsed in the city of Van and around 25 or 30 have collapsed in Ercis, including a dormitory.” Besir Atalay said authorities had no information yet on remote villages, addi…
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey, in the province of Van, on the border with Iran. The quake struck at 13:41, local time, at 17 km (10 miles) north-east Van city. Van province appeared to be particularly badly hit and officials warning of damage to buildings and infrastructure. Some of the buildings in the area of Van have collapsed and casualties are reported. According to specialis…
…d bed, and various markers with which the Yeti uses to denote his territory.” But some Russian media reports have treated the Yeti claims with considerable skepticism. Kemerovo officials said they are 95% certain of the existence of Yeti in a highland area known as Mount Shoria. In the same time, the researchers themselves were less keen than the Kemerovo officials to claim the Yeti is definitely…
was issued later Saturday and remains in effect until 7:00 p.m. Sunday. A small craft advisory is in effect until Sunday morning. The center says the first tsunami wave could hit the islands by about 10:30 p.m. local time. The USGS said the 7.7 magnitude temblor shook the waters around British Columbia and was followed by a 5.8 magnitude aftershock several minutes later. Several other aftershocks…
…ago consists of five islands and three reefs • Japan, China and Taiwan claim them; they are controlled by Japan and form part of Okinawa prefecture • The Japanese government signed a deal in September 2012 to purchase three islands from Japanese businessman Kunioki Kurihara, who used to rent them out to the Japanese state • The islands were the focus of a major diplomatic row between Japan and Chi…
Baby Azra Karaduman, a 14-day-old infant was pulled alive from the rubble of the Turkish earthquake at almost 48 hours after the disaster struck. Baby Azra Karaduman miraculously survived despite being naked in freezing conditions. The little baby mother and grandmother were later plucked alive from the same collapsed building. A rescuer cradled baby Azra, who was then wrapped in a blanket and ha…
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currently ongoing in areas where houses and buildings had collapsed due to landslides. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued a tsunami alert for the area, but had lifted it by 14.30. The late morning quake in the Negros and Cebu region had caused panic in nearby cities, with people rushing out of schools, malls and offices. Officials in some areas suspended work and cancel…
…e East China Sea. In Shenzhen, some demonstrators attacked Japanese restaurants and smashed Japanese-made cars. The islands are known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. Early on Sunday, at least 10 activists swam ashore after a flotilla carrying about 150 people reached the Japanese-controlled islands. Japan’s coast guard is questioning the activists, who had earlier been denied permis…
A new earthquake has shaken northern Italy, centred on the Emilia region, where a quake on May 20 killed seven people and damaged many buildings. Tuesday’s tremor was estimated at 5.8 and was felt in Milan and Bologna, where office workers were evacuated. The quake struck 40 km north of Bologna and 60 km east of Parma, at a depth of 9.6 km (six miles), Reuters reports. The tremor happened a…
gree more,” he said, adding that “once again Nate Silver completely nailed it”, referencing the New York Times blogger and celebrity numbers whiz who was spot-on in his election prediction on November 6. “The American people have spoken…and these birds are moving forward.” Cobbler, the winning bird, voiced his delight with several gobbles that were heard throughout President Barack Obama…
A plane of Chile Air Force, having 21 people aboard, including a popular local television host, crashed in the Juan Fernandez Islands off the country’s Pacific coast, authorities said. Leopoldo Gonzalez, Juan Fernandez’s mayor said the plane tried without success to land at the islands’ airport, which is 515 miles from Chile’s coast. A Chilean air force plane with 21 peop…
Japan has accused China of violating its airspace for the first time after a Chinese government plane flew near disputed East China Sea islands. Fighter jets were scrambled after the plane was seen around 11:00 local time near one of the islands, spokesman Osamu Fujimura said. Japan lodged an immediate protest with Beijing, he said. The islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, have…
na Fernandez de Kirchner says her letter is published on the same date – January 3 – when, 180 years ago: “Argentina was forcibly stripped of the Malvinas Islands, which are situated 14,000 km [8,700 miles] away from London.” She goes on: “The Argentines on the Islands were expelled by the Royal Navy and the United Kingdom subsequently began a population implantation…
d concrete and twisted steel. According to Disaster and Emergency Administration, 1,301 people had been injured and 2,262 buildings had collapsed. Up to now, the Turkish Red Crescent distributed up to 13,000 tents, and was preparing to provide temporary shelter for about 40,000 people, although there were no reliable estimates of the number of people left destitute. Ahmet Arikes, 60, from Amik, a…
meat. Aggressive marketing by turkey farmers by advertising and availability of parts rather than the necessity of cooking a whole bird has increased consumption to 20 pounds per person per year, with 74% of the consumption being in sliced turkey sandwiches….
The UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, has had talks in Turkey amid rising tensions between Ankara and Damascus. Lakhdar Brahimi met Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to hear Turkey’s perspective on the crisis. Several days of cross-border firing followed the killing of five Turkish civilians by Syrian shelling last week. Earlier this week, Turkey intercepted a Syria-bound plan…
Japanese politicians have set sail for a group of disputed islands, in the teeth of protests by China which claims them for its own. A flotilla of some 20 Japanese boats set out for the Senkaku (Chinese: Diaoyu) islands and is expected to anchor off them early on Sunday. The politicians plan to commemorate Japanese dead in World War II, when Japan occupied eastern China. But Japan’s governm…
…Taiwan Analysts view the latest move as another step in China’s battle to demonstrate that the potentially oil-rich area is Chinese. Xinhua quoted the Haihang Group ship company as saying that a 47,000-tonne ship, capable of accommodating nearly 2,000 passengers, was ready to sail and that another was being built. The first tours would take place ahead of the May Day holiday, said Tan Li, th…
…6, cried when Brad Pitt presented her with the ring. Brad Pitt spent a year designing the perfect engagement ring for his partner and when he gathered the rest of their family – children Maddox, 10, Pax, 8, Zahara, 7, Shiloh, 5, and three-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox – to present it, Angelina Jolie was overwhelmed by the gesture. A source told Us Weekly magazine: “Angelina cried an…
…nese press that some on both sides could be willing to risk a limited naval clash in defence of the conflicting claims. Further complicating matters, Japan’s newly appointed ambassador to China, 60-year-old Shinichi Nishimiya, died on Sunday, the foreign ministry said. The envoy – who had been due to take his post in October – collapsed several days earlier near his Tokyo home an…
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