Amid frigid temperatures, rescue efforts continue in the search for victims in Turkey and Syria following Monday's catastrophic earthquakes. Thousands of survivors of Monday’s deadly earthquakes in Turkey and Syria have spent a forth night in temporary shelters in freezing tem
A huge rescue effort is continuing in Turkey and Syria to find survivors from Monday’s earthquakes which killed over 19,000 people, and in which the death toll is expected to continue to rise. The World Health Organisation has warned of a secondary disaster as hundreds of thousand
Turkish goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan has died following Monday's earthquake in his home country, his club Yeni Malatyaspor has confirmed. More than 5,000 people have lost their lives in Turkey and Syria following the earthquake. "Our goalkeeper, Ahmet Eyup Turkasla
Christian Atsu's agent says the footballer's whereabouts are unknown, a day after it was reported he was pulled from the rubble of a building "with injuries" after the Turkey earthquakes. More than 11,000 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria are now known to ha
Bishop Paolo Bizzetti, Vicar Apostolic of Anatolia, describes the reality on the ground following the two devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria, saying people have united in faith amid the tragedy. The situation in Turkey and Syria following Monday's two devastating e
Wildfires devastate the Latin American country, and neighbours attempt to come to its aid. Wildfires in Chile have killed twenty four people, injured more than a thousand, and left hundreds homeless. Chile's President Gabriel Boric has declared a State of Emergency in the
Rescuers rush to save those trapped under the rubble as the death toll continues to rise. The Turkish President has declared the 10 provinces stricken by the devastating earthquakes as a disaster zone after they killed more than 5,000 people and destroyed thousands of buildings.
Sudan’s President Salva Kiir pardons 71 inmates who were serving different sentences. The act of clemency comes during Pope Francis’ pilgrimage of peace to the east African nation. In a decree read on the state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation, the nation’s P
Fighting has killed 27 people ahead of Pope Francis' arrival in South Sudan for an ecumenical pilgrimage with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. According to the agencies, 27 civilians were killed and several others inju
Salva Kiir, the President of South Sudan, welcomes Pope Francis and his call for peace and reconciliation announcing the country has lifted the Suspension on the Rome Peace Talks. During the Pope’s first official event in Juba, his meeting with Authorities, Civil Society and the D