Fighting rages as Libya force pushes toward key western city

CAIRO (AP) — Officials from Libya's two rival governments said fighting erupted Sunday as the country's east-based forces advanced toward the strategic western city of Misrata, further eroding a crumbling cease-fire agreement brokered earlier this month. The clashes came just hours after the United Nations...

Turkish teams hunt for quake survivors as death toll hits 38

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Working against the clock in freezing temperatures, Turkish rescue teams pulled more survivors from collapsed buildings Sunday, days after a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the country's east. Rescued survivors wept with gratitude for their efforts. Turkish authorities said the...

Visiting Turkey leader: Algeria key in region's stability

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, greeted to a fanfare arrival Sunday in Algiers, said the North African nation is “important for the stability of the region,” an apparent bow to Algerian efforts to play a key role in unwinding chaos in neighboring Libya. Erdogan...

Syrian troops reach outskirts of key rebel-held town

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces reached the outskirts of a key rebel-held town on Sunday, part of a weekslong offensive into the country's last rebel stronghold, state media and opposition activists said. Further north, a car bomb exploded in a town held by Turkey-backed opposition fighters...

Turkish leader slams 'propaganda' as quake deaths rise to 29

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey climbed to 29 on Saturday night as rescue crews searched for people who remained trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings, officials said. Speaking at a televised news conference, Interior Minister Suleyman...

Libya says oil shutdown caused over $255 million in losses

CAIRO (AP) — The closure of Libya’s major oil fields and production facilities has resulted in losses of more than $255 million in the six-day period ending Jan. 23, the country’s national oil company said Saturday. The closures came when powerful tribal groups loyal to military commander...

Death toll from eastern Turkey earthquake climbs to 20

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish emergency officials said the death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked the country's east climbed to 20 people Saturday, with more than 1,000 people injured. Rescue workers were continuing to search for some 30 people buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings in...

At least 18 dead, hundreds hurt as quake hits eastern Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked a sparsely-populated part of eastern Turkey on Friday, killing at least 18 people, injuring more than 500 and leaving some 30 trapped in the wreckage of toppled buildings, Turkish officials said. Rescue teams from neighboring provinces were dispatched...

Turkish authorities say death toll reaches 14 from earthquake in country's east

Turkey's interior minister says 4 people have died in earthquake in the country's east