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6.0 earthquake hits eastern Turkey, kills 57 (AP)

March 8th, 2010

Rescue workers and people remove rubble from a destroyed house in Okcular village in the eastern province of Elazig, Turkey, Monday, March 8, 2010, hours after a strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey early Monday. The temblor struck six villages in Elazig province, toppling stone or mud-brick homes and minarets of mosques. (AP Photo/ Omer Fansa, Anatolia)AP - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 struck eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 57 people as it knocked down stone or mud-brick houses and minarets in…

Earthquake hits eastern Turkey; at least 57 dead (AP)

March 8th, 2010

Rescue workers and people remove rubble from a destroyed house in Okcular village in the eastern province of Elazig, Turkey, Monday, March 8, 2010, hours after a strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey early Monday. The temblor struck six villages in Elazig province, toppling stone or mud-brick homes and minarets of mosques. (AP Photo/ Omer Fansa, Anatolia)AP - A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 57 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages, an…

Official: 57 dead in earthquake in eastern Turkey (AP)

March 8th, 2010

A man points at a seismic chart indicating the registered tremors of a powerful earthquake. At least 39 people have been killed in an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale that struck the eastern Turkish province of Elazig, the local governor has said.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)AP - An official says the death toll in the strong earthquake that hit eastern Turkey has reached 57.


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Earthquake hits eastern Turkey; at least 41 dead (AP)

March 8th, 2010

A man points at a seismic chart indicating the registered tremors of a powerful earthquake. At least 39 people have been killed in an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale that struck the eastern Turkish province of Elazig, the local governor has said.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)AP - A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey on Monday, killing at least 41 people and knocking down houses in at least six small…

Haiti earthquake opens window on dismal prisons (AP)

March 6th, 2010

A 19-year-old boy, who spent four years in jail without being charged or face a judge, speaks with the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of his legal situation, in Port-au-Prince, Saturday, March 6, 2010. The teenager is one of the more than 5,000 prisoners who fled their cells following January's devastating earthquake and are now being slowly rounded up by Haitian police and returned to a system notorious for appalling conditions and delays. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)AP - The skinny teenager appears nervous, and with reason: He is waiting for a tap on the shoulder that could send him back to the dismal prison where he…

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