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A huge earthquake killed more than 3,700 people across a swathe of Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, with freezing winter weather adding to the plight of the thousands left injured or homeless and hampering efforts to find survivors. The magnitude 7.8 quake brought down whole apartment blocks in Turkish …

Thirteen of 174 Thai tourists who arrived in South Korea in a group last week have gone missing, the Korean Justice Ministry said. The visitors landed at Muan Airport, 385 kilometers south of Seoul, on a chartered flight last Monday, but 13 did not show up to board their return …

Vietnamese authorities have over the past week seized more than 600 kilograms of ivory smuggled from Africa, the government said on Monday. Trade in ivory is illegal in Vietnam but wildlife trafficking remains widespread. Other items often found smuggled into the country include pangolin scales, rhino horns and tiger carcasses. …