U.S. F-16 fighter jet shoots down an armed Turkish drone over Syria
U.S. officials confirm an F-16 fighter jet shot down an armed Turkish drone operating near American troops in northeastern Syria Thursday.
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U.S. officials confirm an F-16 fighter jet shot down an armed Turkish drone operating near American troops in northeastern Syria Thursday.
Cave expert Mark Dickey was hit with internal bleeding as he helped chart the Morca cave system, leaving him stuck more than 3,200 feet underground.
Turkish officials say an American researcher who was pulled out of a deep Turkish cave after becoming too sick to climb out on his own is doing well in a Turkish hospital.
Turkish and international cave rescue experts were working Thursday to save an American speleologist trapped at a depth of more than 3,280 feet in a cave in southern Turkey after he became ill. Mark Dickey, 40, became sick during an international expedition in Morca cave in southern Turkey's Taurus Mountains, in the Mersin province, according to the European Cave Rescue Association. He has gastrointestinal bleeding and has been unable to leave the cave on his own, the association said on its website.
U.S. speleologist Mark Dickey, described as "a highly trained caver and a cave rescuer himself," suffered gastrointestinal bleeding deep underground.
The announcement came hours after Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a surprise move, said that European Union should first consider his country's admission to the EU.
The tiny girl was rescued from rubble in southern Turkey 128 hours after the quake struck, and it was initially believed that both her parents died in the disaster.
Several organizations used music to raise money for those in the earthquake zone in Turkey and Syria.
Several "compounding factors" mean it's unlikely that a crisis like the one that has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions could occur on the West Coast.
Could California see similar damage to Turkey if a magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit?
The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey on Monday, near its shared border with northern Syria.
Christian Atsu, the Ghana international forward who played for Premier League clubs Chelsea and Newcastle, has died in the earthquake in Turkey.
The earthquakes in Syria and Turkey have killed more than 41,000 people. Here is how they compare to other deadly quakes of the 21st century.
Dr. Lucy Jones, who's been dubbed the "Earthquake Lady," says building codes in the state leave lots to be desired.
The death toll has reached 24,000 people, with many more injured and millions displaced.
Satellite images from the NASA Earth Observatory show the scale of destruction in Turkey and Syria.
When she was rescued, baby Aya was still connected to her mother by her umbilical cord, and none of her immediate family survived.
The devastation in Turkey and Syria is hitting hard for people here in Northern California. Irem Aydemir couldn't find the words as she watches not just her home country, but the very city in Turkey where she was born, crumble after an earthquake.
More than three days after the devastating quakes hit Turkey and Syria, experts say a "critical" survival window is closing fast amid harsh winter conditions.
Members of the Turkish community in Sacramento are preparing their local relief efforts while organizations across California prepare to make the trip to earthquake-stricken Turkey.
Syria, which has endured 12 years of brutal civil war, is facing particular difficulty after Monday's devastating earthquake.
There is a race to rescue the hundreds still believed to be trapped in the rubble from the devastating earthquake in Turkey.
Frantic search efforts were still underway in both countries, with an untold number of people still trapped in rubble.
Television reporter Yuksel Akalan was reporting on the devastating earthquake when the ground started shaking beneath his feet.
The death toll was rising steadily in both countries. A frantic search for survivors is underway. The U.S. and Ukraine are among the many nations offering assistance.
