Quake kills nearly 1,800 in Turkey, Syria

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey -- The most powerful earthquake in nearly a century struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing nearly 1,800 people in their sleep, levelling buildings and causing tremors felt as far away as Greenland.The 7.8-magnitude early morning quake, followed hours later by a slightly smaller one, wiped out entire sections of major Turkish cities in a region filled

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