The magnitude 6.1 quake left one person dead and caused 16 buildings to collapse in the north-west Balikesir province.

One global trade expert told the BBC that the agreement is "unprecedented".

It follows similar moves by the UK, France and Canada.

The nightclub was in Guayas, one of four Ecuadorian provinces currently in a state of emergency.

The crash in the disputed Scarborough Shoal rendered a Chinese warship "unseaworthy", Manila said.

Activists say it will be difficult to move over a million stray dogs to shelters within eight weeks.

In the shadow of the Gaza war, violence is rising in the occupied territories as radical settlers seize land with the backing of the government.

Al Jazeera had condemned a "campaign of incitement" by the IDF against its reporters, but the military claims one of the journalists was part of Hamas.