Rescue teams turn focus to humanitarian disaster, as international pariah Assad allows more aid to rebel-held areas and estimated 5 million Syrians left homeless
7-year-old boy, 62-year-old woman saved from collapsed buildings, as more than 32,000 Turks, over 8,000 international workers participate in search and rescue efforts
10 civilians and a Syrian soldier are killed as gunmen attack group collecting truffles, says UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights; state news puts toll lower
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on 2 teams now on the ground and heading to quake epicenter; news editor Amy Spiro on what aid could be sent to Syria, plus Israeli women's soccer
Teams continue to search through unstable structures, with temperatures below freezing; survivors seek shelter wherever they can; health facilities in northern Syria overwhelmed
Smaller tremors continue as blizzard hampers rescue efforts and fearful survivors huddle for warmth; World Health Organization says casualties could reach 20,000
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