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At least 296 people are dead and 153 injured after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Morocco late Friday night. The interior ministry expects the death toll to rise, as most of the deaths have been in mountain areas that are hard for rescuers to reach. The area near the historic Marrakech city was the hardest hit, but tremors were felt as far away as Portugal and Algeria. The earthquake struck at

• Morocco officials said early Saturday that at least 296 people had died and 153 more were injured. • The quake was felt as far away as Portugal and Algeria. A powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing hundreds of people and damaging buildings and historic landmarks in major cities. Morocco's Interior Ministry said early Saturday that at least 296 people had died in the

An earthquake initially reported with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7, quickly downgraded to a 5.3, struck south of Bakersfield shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday. Shaking was reported throughout a wide region, as was a series of smaller quakes in the area. The quake struck very near the intersection of the 5 Freeway and Route 223, in an area that is a major north-south route for the state. We are

Israeli emergency authorities on Sunday began a major four-day exercise simulating the receipt of tons of aid from allied nations amid a devastating earthquake, the Defense Ministry said. The drill, led by the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA), will involve 120 participants from 17 countries — Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland,