Saturday, November 16, 2024

Wildfire reaches Turkey power plant, prompts evacuations

MUGLA, Turkey (AP) — A coal-fueled power plant in southwest Turkey and nearby residential areas were being evacuated Wednesday evening as flames from a wildfire reached the plant, a mayor and local reporters said as sirens from the plant could be heard blaring.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Wildfire reaches Turkey power plant, prompts evacuations

MUGLA, Turkey (AP) — A coal-fueled power plant in southwest Turkey and nearby residential areas were being evacuated Wednesday evening as flames from a wildfire reached the plant, a mayor and local reporters said as sirens from the plant could be heard blaring.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Wildfire reaches Turkey power plant, prompts evacuations

MUGLA, Turkey (AP) — A coal-fueled power plant in southwest Turkey and nearby residential areas were being evacuated Wednesday evening as flames from a wildfire reached the plant, a mayor and local reporters said as sirens from the plant could be heard blaring.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Wildfire reaches Turkey power plant, prompts evacuations

MUGLA, Turkey (AP) — A coal-fueled power plant in southwest Turkey and nearby residential areas were being evacuated Wednesday evening as flames from a wildfire reached the plant, a mayor and local reporters said as sirens from the plant could be heard blaring.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Turkey eases COVID-19 restrictions but keeps many curfews

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s interior ministry on Sunday lifted a full lockdown that had ordered people to stay home to fight COVID-19 infections, shifting to a less-restrictive program that still involved curfews on weeknights and weekends.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Turkey eases COVID-19 restrictions but keeps many curfews

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s interior ministry on Sunday lifted a full lockdown that had ordered people to stay home to fight COVID-19 infections, shifting to a less-restrictive program that still involved curfews on weeknights and weekends.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Turkey eases COVID-19 restrictions but keeps many curfews

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s interior ministry on Sunday lifted a full lockdown that had ordered people to stay home to fight COVID-19 infections, shifting to a less-restrictive program that still involved curfews on weeknights and weekends.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Biden recognizes atrocities against Armenians as genocide

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The systematic
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Biden speaks to Erdogan as Armenian genocide question looms

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday as Biden prepared to move forward with a campaign pledge to formally recognize that atrocities committed against the Armenian people by the Ottoman Empire more than a century ago were genocide.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Biden recognizes atrocities against Armenians as genocide

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The systematic
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Biden speaks to Erdogan as Armenian genocide question looms

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday as Biden prepared to move forward with a campaign pledge to formally recognize that atrocities committed against the Armenian people by the Ottoman Empire more than a century ago were genocide.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Biden recognizes atrocities against Armenians as genocide

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The systematic
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Biden recognizes atrocities against Armenians as genocide

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The systematic
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Biden speaks to Erdogan as Armenian genocide question looms

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday as Biden prepared to move forward with a campaign pledge to formally recognize that atrocities committed against the Armenian people by the Ottoman Empire more than a century ago were genocide.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Biden to recognize atrocities against Armenians as genocide

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Biden to recognize atrocities against Armenians as genocide

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday plans to follow through on a campaign pledge to formally recognize that atrocities committed against the Armenian people by the Ottoman Empire more than a century ago in modern-day Turkey were genocide, according to U.S. officials familiar with the president’s deliberations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Biden speaks to Erdogan as Armenian genocide question looms

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday as Biden prepared to move forward with a campaign pledge to formally recognize that atrocities committed against the Armenian people by the Ottoman Empire more than a century ago were genocide.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Turkish court convicts former editor on terror charges

ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court on Wednesday convicted the former editor-in-chief of opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet on espionage and terror-related charges over a 2015 news story, a verdict the exiled journalist said exemplified the pressures on Turkish media.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Turkish court convicts former editor on terror charges

ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court on Wednesday convicted the former editor-in-chief of opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet on espionage and terror-related charges over a 2015 news story, a verdict the exiled journalist said exemplified the pressures on Turkish media.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Turkey's president slams European court for Demirtas ruling

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president on Wednesday accused the European Court of Human Rights of “defending a terrorist” after it ruled that Turkey must immediately release from prison a prominent Kurdish politician.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Turkish court convicts journalist Dundar on terror charges

ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court has convicted journalist Can Dundar on espionage and terror-related charges for a news report.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Sanctioned Turkish official thinks US relations won't change

ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish defense official sanctioned by the United States said Tuesday that bilateral relations will not be affected despite the Trump administration’s decision to finally punish Turkey for its purchase of a Russian air defense system, as senior officials continued to condemn the move.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Turkey announces vaccination plan for Chinese CoronaVac

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s health minister has announced a plan to start using an experimental Chinese COVID-19 vaccine later this month amid a surge in infections and deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Turkey announces vaccination plan for Chinese CoronaVac

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s health minister has announced a plan to start using an experimental Chinese COVID-19 vaccine later this month amid a surge in infections and deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Turkish research ship in port after Mediterranean survey

ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish research vessel at the heart of a Mediterranean Sea energy dispute between Turkey and Greece is back in port in an apparent bid to ease tensions ahead of a European Union summit where potential sanctions against Ankara will be discussed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Turkey toughens curfew measures amid coronavirus surge

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president on Monday announced the country's most widespread lockdown so far amid a surge in COVID-19 infections, extending curfews to weeknights and putting a full lockdown in place over the weekends.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Turkey toughens curfew measures amid coronavirus surge

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president on Monday announced the country's most widespread lockdown so far amid a surge in COVID-19 infections, extending curfews to weeknights and putting a full lockdown in place over the weekends.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Turkey announces weeknight and weekend curfews to curb virus

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president on Monday announced the country's most widespread lockdown so far amid a surge in COVID-19 infections, extending curfews to weeknights and putting a full lockdown in place over the weekends.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Turkish research ship in port after Mediterranean survey

ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish research vessel at the heart of a Mediterranean Sea energy dispute between Turkey and Greece is back in port in an apparent bid to ease tensions ahead of a European Union summit where potential sanctions against Ankara will be discussed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

70-year-old pulled out alive in Turkey as quake toll hits 75

IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — Rescue workers in western Turkey extricated a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building Sunday, some 34 hours after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea struck Turkey and Greece, killing at least 75 people and injuring close to 1,000.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

70-year-old pulled alive as Turkey quake death toll hits 53

IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — Rescue workers extricated a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building in western Turkey on Sunday, some 34 hours after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea struck Turkey and Greece, killing at least 53 people and injuring more than 900.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

70-year-old pulled alive as Turkey quake death toll hits 46

IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — Rescue workers extricated a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building in western Turkey on Sunday, some 34 hours after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea struck Turkey and Greece, killing at least 46 and injuring more than 900 people.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Death toll reaches 39 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island

IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — Three young children and their mother were rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in western Turkey on Saturday, some 23 hours after a powerful earthquake in the Aegean Sea killed at least 39 people and injured more than 800 others. One of the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Death toll reaches 38 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island

IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — Three young children and their mother were rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in western Turkey on Saturday, some 23 hours after a powerful earthquake in the Aegean Sea killed at least 38 people and injured more than 800 others. One of the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Death toll reaches 37 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island

IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — Three young children and their mother were rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in western Turkey on Saturday, some 23 hours after a powerful earthquake in the Aegean Sea killed at least 37 people and injured more than 800 others.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Death toll reaches 30 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island

IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — Three young children and their mother were rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in western Turkey on Saturday, some 23 hours after a powerful earthquake in the Aegean Sea killed at least 30 people and injured more than 800 others.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Death toll reaches 28 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island

IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — Rescue teams on Saturday plowed through concrete blocks and the debris of eight collapsed buildings in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck Turkey’s Aegean coast and north of the Greek island of Samos, killing at least 28 people. More than 800 others were …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Quake strikes Turkish coast and Greek island, killing 19

ISTANBUL (AP) — A strong earthquake struck Friday in the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos, killing at least 19 people and injuring over 700 amid collapsed buildings and flooding, officials said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Quake strikes Turkish coast and Greek island, killing 19

ISTANBUL (AP) — A strong earthquake struck Friday in the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos, killing at least 19 people and injuring over 700 amid collapsed buildings and flooding, officials said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Quake kills 6 in western Turkey, rattles Greek island

ISTANBUL (AP) — A strong earthquake struck Friday in the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos, collapsing buildings in the city of Izmir in western Turkey, and officials said at least six people were killed and scores were injured.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Turkish health minister: 4 dead, 120 injured in earthquake

ISTANBUL (AP) — A strong earthquake struck Friday between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos, collapsing several buildings in Turkey’s western Izmir province and leaving at least four people dead.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Quake between Turkey, Greece topples buildings in Turkey

ISTANBUL (AP) — A strong earthquake struck Friday between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos, collapsing several buildings in Turkey's western Izmir province and causing some damage in Samos. There were reports of people trapped beneath rubble in Izmir.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Turkey: Police on trial for killing of prominent lawyer

ISTANBUL (AP) — Three police officers went on trial Wednesday in southeastern Turkey over the killing of a prominent lawyer and human rights defender nearly five years ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Turkey: Police officers on trial for 2015 killing of lawyer

ISTANBUL (AP) — Three police officers went on trial Wednesday in southeastern Turkey for the killing of a prominent lawyer and human rights defender nearly five years ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Police officers on trial for 2015 killing of Turkish lawyer

ISTANBUL (AP) — Three police officers went on trial Wednesday in southeastern Turkey for the killing of a prominent lawyer and human rights defender nearly five years ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO