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Aftershocks normally follow a large earthquake, but they are rarely as powerful as the 7.5 magnitude tremor that came after the 7.8 shock in Turkey on Monday.

The vice president said private companies had pledged almost $1 billion to support communities in Central America.

Parts of stone walls and iron railings collapsed around the castle, parts of which date to the second and third centuries, according to a Turkish state-run news agency.

A magnitude 7.8 quake was followed hours later by a powerful aftershock. The death toll appeared likely to rise.

A sentencing hearing for David Carrick, who pleaded guilty to 49 counts of sexual assault and rape involving at least a dozen women over 17 years, revealed new details of his shocking abuse.

Mali said it and Russia will seek to strengthen security and defense ties, in a country where Russia already provides helicopters and mercenaries.

European Union countries dispatched search and rescue teams, and the United States said it was “ready to provide any and all needed assistance” to Turkey.

The deadly earthquake was felt in at least four countries, with most of the casualties and the heaviest damage reported in Turkey and Syria.

People in the city in southern Turkey fled from their homes into the cold after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake.

The former Pakistani general and ruler, a central player in post-9/11 global tensions, ultimately lost his hold on the Pakistani public, and even on his own military establishment.