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Aftershocks Bury Vehicles In Sichuan
Last Updated: 2:39 PM 05/16/08 -
A Chinese state news agency says new aftershocks have cut off roads and telecommunications in quake-hit Sichuan province, burying a number of vehicles. (Full Story) |
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Red Cross: Clean Water Most Urgent for Myanmar
Last Updated: 9:00 AM 05/16/08 -
The International Red Cross says a lack of clean water will be the biggest killer in Myanmar in the coming days. (Full Story) |
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Local Chinese Govt Says Death Toll at 21,500
Last Updated: 8:03 AM 05/16/08 -
The Sichuan government says the official death toll from Monday's powerful earthquake in the Chinese province has risen to 21,500.
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Myanmar Says Military-Backed Constitution Approved
Last Updated: 2:32 PM 05/15/08 -
Myanmar has announced that a military-backed constitution was overwhelmingly approved by voters in last week's referendum. (Full Story) |
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Red Cross: Up To 128,000 May Have Died In Myanmar
Last Updated: 10:42 AM 05/15/08 -
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is organizing an emergency team it hopes to send to Myanmar to assess the humanitarian crisis triggered by a cyclone more than a week and a-half ago. (Full Story) |
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Rescuers at China Quake Epicenter, Digging By Hand
Last Updated: 10:21 AM 05/15/08 -
China is ordering 100 more helicopters into areas devastated by this week's earthquake.
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Bush Unwavering in Support of Israel
Last Updated: 8:15 AM 05/15/08 -
President Bush is preparing to deliver a speech of unwavering U.S. support for Israel when he stands before the Israeli parliament. (Full Story) |
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Aid Worker Enters 'Unrecognizable' Myanmar Delta
Last Updated: 12:19 PM 05/14/08 -
U.N. officials are warning of an escalating threat for two million people at risk of disease and starvation in Myanmar unless relief efforts are dramatically stepped up. (Full Story) |
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UN Says Another Cyclone Forming Near Myanmar
Last Updated: 10:34 AM 05/14/08 -
The U.N. says another cyclone may be forming near Myanmar. (Full Story) |
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Pregnant Woman Rescued From Earthquake Rubble
Last Updated: 10:17 AM 05/14/08 -
Chinese rescue workers have pulled a woman who is eight months pregnant to safety after she spent 50 hours under earthquake rubble. (Full Story) |
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Bush in Israel
Last Updated: 9:37 AM 05/14/08 -
President Bush has opened a celebratory visit to israel where he'll make a new push for peace in the long-troubled Middle East. (Full Story) |
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China Reports Thousands More Deaths
Last Updated: 8:30 AM 05/14/08 -
The death toll in china's powerful earthquake has pushed to almost 20,000. (Full Story) |
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More Than 12,000 Reported Dead, Search Continues for Earthquake Survivors
Last Updated: 2:49 PM 05/13/08 -
Dujiangyan, China (AP) Rescue workers in china are making desperate attempts to find survivors following yesterday's deadly earthquake. (Full Story) |
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Update: Chinese Death Toll Rises to Almost 12,000
Last Updated: 1:47 PM 05/13/08 -
A Chinese disaster relief official says the death toll has risen to nearly 12,000 following a massive earthquake that struck the country. (Full Story) |
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UN Says Most Victims Without Relief, Others Accuse Myanmar Regime Of Stealing Aid
Last Updated: 9:45 AM 05/13/08 -
European Union officials meet in Brussels today to consider all diplomatic means to get Myanmar's military leaders to let in more emergency aid to cyclone victims. (Full Story) |
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Weather Hinders Search For Chinese Earthquake Survivors
Last Updated: 9:22 AM 05/13/08 -
The desperate search continues for people buried alive in the rubble and devastation following yesterday's earthquake in China.
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Polish Holocaust Hero Dies At 98
Last Updated: 2:10 PM 05/12/08 -
The family of a polish social worker credited with rescuing 2,500 jewish children from the Nazis says she has died. (Full Story) |
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Myanmar Raises Cyclone Death Toll as First U.S. Relief Arrives
Last Updated: 1:57 PM 05/12/08 -
Myanmar is raising the official death toll from a powerful cyclone to nearly 32,000. (Full Story) |
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First American Relief Flight Lands
Last Updated: 10:56 AM 05/12/08 -
The United States has made its first shipment of cyclone relief supplies to Myanmar. (Full Story) |
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Update: Death Toll In China Earthquake Rises To 8,533
Last Updated: 11:59 AM 05/12/08 -
Chinese state media says more than 8,500 have died in Sichuan province alone from a massive earthquake. (Full Story) |
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