Syria earthquake: First UN team crosses into opposition-held Syrian areas
The first UN delegation to visit opposition-held northwestern Syria since last week’s earthquake crossed over from Turkey Tuesday, an AFP correspondent reported, as anger simmers at the world body’s slow response. “A multi-agency mission has gone this morning from the Turkey side across the border crossing… It’s largely an assessment mission,” the World Food Program’s Syria director, Kenn Crossley, told AFP in Geneva. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app. Read more: