Images coming in from the cities hit by Monday’s earthquake show areas of complete devastation.The epicentre of the first quake at 04:18 local time (01:18 GMT) was near Gaziantep in Turkey. Some apartment blocks in the city, which is home to more than two million people, have been totally flattened. […]
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JUST IN: State of emergency declared in Turkey
Turkey’s president has declared a three month state of emergency in the south-east of the country after the official death toll climbed again. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the number of confirmed fatalities in Turkey alone has risen to 3,549, up by 130. He said there are 10 cities within the […]
Pakistan govt to jail people ridiculing army, judiciary for five years
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, has prepared a bill proposing five-year jail term for those ridiculing its army and the judiciary. The draft bill, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP), was vetted by the Pakistan Ministry of Law and Justice. “Pakistan’s government has prepared a bill that […]