Turkey Opens Ground Assault Into Syria At Jarablus
Turkey launches its first major ground offensive into Syria since the civil war began. Tanks and special forces backed by U S airstrikes aim to retake Jarablus from IS and deter Kurdish expansion near the Turkish border. Vice President Biden visits Ankara to urge Kurds east of the Euphrates.
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Ankara
Turkey
Syria
U.S
Jarablus
United States
Joe Biden
Euphrates River
Quake toll climbs in central Italy towns Amatrice and Accumoli
Rescue teams in Amatrice Accumoli and Pescara del Tronto work through rubble after a magnitude 6.2 earthquake. The death toll nears 200 with hundreds injured as authorities set up tent cities and vow aid for thousands displaced.
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Amatrice
Italy
Sergio Pirozzi
Rome
Lazio
Umbria
le Marche
Adriatic
Pescara del Tronto
Christian Bianchetti
Rieti
Matteo Renzi
Civil Protection Agency
Accumoli
Beatrice Lorenzin
World Deadliest Earthquakes Since 2000 Listed
AP recounts major quakes from 2000 to 2016 with death tolls and locations including Nepal 2015 8000 plus, Japan 2011 20000, Indonesia 2004 230000, Haiti 2010 up to 316000, and Kashmir 2005 over 80000. Contains Italy 2009 L Adua area and aid struggles in Italy.
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Italy
Myanmar
Ecuador
Muisne
Nepal
Wenping
China
Pakistan
Japan
Chile
Haiti
Sumatra
Indonesia
L’adauila
Sichuan
Peru
Java
Kashmir
Indian Ocean
Iran
Afghanistan
Gujarat
India
Attack on American University in Afghanistan Leaves Seven Dead
Seven people were killed and over 30 wounded in an assault on the American University of Afghanistan on the edge of Kabul. About 700 students were rescued. one guard was among the dead, and a foreign teacher was wounded. Police cited unclear attacker count and no immediate claim of responsibility.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
American University of Afghanistan
Abdul Rahman Rahimi
Rahimi
Edge of
U.S
Sediq Sediggi
Hedayatullah Stanikzai
Ministry of Public Health
Dejan Panic
Massoud Hossaini
Hossaini
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Juan Manuel Santos
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Paolo Santalucia
Frances D’emilio and
Nicole Winfield
Associated Press
Yangon
Bagan
U.S. Geological Survey
Chauk
Maria Gianni
Ancona
RietiS@ Amatrice
Croatia
Bosnia
TNS
The
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Andrea Gentili
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National Blood Drive Association
Army
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Red Cross
Illica
American Univ
Pentagon
Adam Stump
RAAF
U.S. State Department
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