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Rescue teams are on a race against time in Turkey, as efforts to find people trapped under rubble continued throughout the night, after the earthquake that hit Turkey's eastern Van region on Sunday killed more than 200 people.

It took the earthquake in Turkey to last 29 seconds. But, it was the aftermath which has paralyzed the nation. For some, their prayers were answered when the rescue efforts turned out to be successful. But, not everyone has had that luck.

More than 200 have been killed and 1.000 injured in eastern Turkey as a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the area on Sunday.

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The 29-second earthquake which struck Turkey has killed at least 138 people. The country continues to reel in hundreds of aftershocks, received in less than ten hours, one of which was at 6.0 magnitude strong enough to create more damages.

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Libya's acting prime minister, Mahmoud Jibril, believes former dictator Muammar Gaddafi should not have been killed and instead should have been put on trial for his crimes, Jibril said in a BBC interview.

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Wang Yue, a two-year-old Chinese girl, succumbed to her injuries on Friday, after she was run over by two vehicles and left dying by ignorant 18 passing bystanders in Southern China last week, said state-run-media.

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Libya's National Transitional Council might have successfully ousted Gaddafi following months of a conflict which culminated with the former leader's death, but in Syria, activists were still in the streets protesting against Assad, while Egypt and Tunisia are still reeling from the fall of their former dictatorship.

California preacher Harold Camping has predicted that October 21 will be the end of the world, after his previous prediction that the rapture would take 200 million Christians to Heaven on May 21 turned out to be a dud.

Russian aviation chief held a meeting Thursday to find out ways to improve flights' security, after alcohol abuse problems among pilots were reported, Izvestia newspaper reported, citing an internal source.

The Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia is set to welcome an adaptation of the Catulli Carmina, bringing sensuality and music on stage with a plot focusing on a dramatic love story.

After being 43 years in power Former Libyan Leader was ousted during a long and bloody conflict that opposed pro and anti-regime fighters. The dictator''s once-powerful family is now scattered to various fates.

Minerals that are used in the manufacturing of mobile phones are being used to finance the civil war in Democratic Republic of the Congo, which in the last 15 years has seen five-million people killed and 300,000 women raped.

An arms dealer, who was caught buying weapons for the Real IRA during an MI5 undercover operation, has been jailed for 12 years.

Protests in Greece refused to die down and violence escalated Thursday, leading to the death of one protester, as Greek lawmakers narrowly passed a second package of austerity measures, which further weakened the country's ruling Socialist party.

France and Germany, the two countries leading the Eurozone financial crisis, have failed to reach a deal on some key parts of the Eurozone rescue plan due to be announced at a summit this weekend.

As Gaddafi's death has been announced and confirmed, the Libyan authorities now have to start planning for the former leader's burial, a topic which seems to divide the NTC, proving the 'lion of Africa' can provoke trouble even in death.

In an extraordinary act by a member of the British Parliament, Tom Watson, the Labour MP who spearheaded the investigation of tabloid phone-hacking, has flown to Los Angeles to attend the News Corp. general meeting to disclose further damaging information about the Murdochs directly to the company's shareholders.

Libyan authorities and Western leaders hailed Muammar Gaddafi's death as a victory, claiming it is now time to focus on reconstruction efforts, but despite scenes of Jubilation inside and outside Libya, the future of the country is still very uncertain.

A new video has hit YouTube depicting the bloodied corpse of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

LIbya's Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was killed in a cross fire, moments after being captured trying to flee his birthplace of Sirte, officials from the NTC have said, and latest reports suggest the authorities are now planning a secret burial within the next few hours.

Moammar Gaddafi was a thorn in Libya’s side for 41 years, he ruled with an iron fist and destroyed anyone in his way, today, Libyans are celebrating the end of his reign and his death.

After 42 years at the helm of his oil-rich nation, Muammar Gaddafi, the Arab world's longest-ruling leader, has been reported dead, with his body now moved to Misrata, Libya.

2,000 sharks have been hunted and killed in the waters off Malpelo Island, near Colombia’s Pacific coastline. The sharks were then left to die on the beach after the fisherman had sliced off their prized fins, said to be worth thousands each.