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Earthquake China - Victim numbers mount
Central Asia News.Net
The death toll resulting from the powerful earthquake that hit China on Monday afternoon today is continuing to rise.
UN fears shocking outbreak of disease in Myanmar
Central Asia News.Net
Myanmar's military rulers have been castigated by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
McCain to be challenged by fellow Republican
Central Asia News.Net
A former Republican Representative has said he will run for US president as a Libertarian.
Civil strife in Lebanon - Bush offers help
Central Asia News.Net
Deadly sectarian violence has plunged Lebanon further into crisis.
Afghan villagers flee NATO strikes
Central Asia News.Net
People have been fleeing their homes in a southern Afghanistan district for fear that NATO strikes will affect them.
Opposition politician arrested in Zimbabwe
Central Asia News.Net
Heya Shoko, a newly-elected legislator for Zimbabwe's opposition MDC party has been arrested.
Nepal monarchy will go in May
Central Asia News.Net
The Nepal monarchy will be formally abolished on the 28th of May when the country will be declared a republic.
Israel police seize Olmert papers
BBC
Israeli police have raided Jerusalem's city hall to seize documents from Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's time as mayor. Mr Olmert is accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes...
Pakistan parliament starts to crumble
Central Asia News.Net
Pakistan's coalition government is on the verge of collapsing after only seven weeks of debate.
Fuel supplies restored to Gaza
Central Asia News.Net
The Gaza Strip's sole power plant is once again being supplied with fuel by Israel.
US allowed into Myanmar to distribute aid
Central Asia News.Net
A US plane has delivered aid goods to Myanmar.
Quake engulfs 900 children
New Zealand Herald
Residents search among the debris of a collapsed house in Dujiangyan City. Picture / Reuters Nearly 900 students were buried in China's Sichuan province last night by a huge earthquake.The official...
Hamas activist says US is losing to militant groups
Central Asia News.Net
A Hamas official has claimed that Hezbollah's gains in Lebanon are part of a regional process that began last year in the Gaza Strip and will continue in Jordan and Egypt.
China Eastern Airlines cancels flights due to earthquake
Central Asia News.Net
Beijing, (Xinhua) China Eastern Airlines Monday cancelled all flights to southwestern Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu after a major earthquake hit the region and, according to an estimate, killed at least 5,000 people.
Earthquake death toll in China may be 5,000
New York Post
A powerful earthquake struck central China on Monday, trapping nearly 900 students after their school collapsed and leaving at least 107 people dead across several provinces, state...
Powerful earthquake hits Sichuan
Central Asia News.Net
New Delhi, : A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter Scale jolted Wenchuan County of southwest China's Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. Monday, the State Seismological Bureau said, revising a previous figure of 7.6.
Massive earthquake in China sends people rushing out
Central Asia News.Net
Beijing, (Xinhua) A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Wenchuan County in China's southwestern Sichuan Province Monday afternoon, the State Seismological Bureau said. A smaller quake jolted Beijing within minutes.
Washington Rallies Behind Embattled Lebanese Gov
IPS
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pledged her administration's support for the Lebanese government Friday in the aftermath of Hezbollah's takeover of West Beirut...
Campaign highlights growth of green jobs
The Herald
Young people are being encouraged to consider green jobs as part of a major new campaign. The Path is Green (tp:g) initiative aims to highlight how the expected growth of the renewables sector in...
The Mutual Investigation Society
IPS
In one of the more ironic episodes of the George W. Bush administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation last week raided the office and home of the senior official in...
Scottish exhibition planned of ‘most important artist alive’
The Herald
... advertisement Richter, 76, originally from Dresden, is not as well known as Warhol, but the galleries hope that the retrospective show will draw a sizeable audience. Gerhard Richter: Paintings from...
Russians name main suspect in murder of famed journalist
The Herald
DAVID NOWAK MOSCOW Russian investigators yesterday named the man they suspect of killing journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who was gunned down in Moscow in 2006. The Investigative Committee, which...
Major earthquake in China, 5 killed
Times of India
A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted central China on Monday, killing five people when two primary schools and a water tower collapsed, state media reported. ...

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