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China quake death toll, now 15,000, continues to soar
Beijing, May 14 (DPA) Military helicopters flew aid Wednesday to settlements cut off near the epicentre of a devastating earthquake in southwest China that killed
Lives ebb away as Myanmar's military sidelines vital aid
Myawaddy (Myanmar), May 14 (DPA) It was supposed to be a moment of hope, a breakthrough in the troubled international aid effort for the hundreds ...Aid arriving in Myanmar, but junta remains under fire
Yangon, May 13 (DPA) International aid continued to arrive in cyclone-ravaged Myanmar Tuesday, but criticism mounted as the efforts were hampered by logistics problems and ...Quake forecasting a 'hard nut' to crack: Chinese expert
Beijing, May 13 (Xinhua) Forecasting an earthquake remains a 'hard nut' to crack, a Chinese expert told reporters here Tuesday even as a local newspaper ...Quake won't have major impact on China's economy: Experts
Beijing, May 13 (Xinhua) The quake that shook the earth in southwest China and left a trail of devastation, killing more than 12,000 people, ...No foreign casualties reported in earthquake: China
Beijing, May 13 (Xinhua) No foreign casualties have been reported after the strongest quake in China in three decades jolted the southwestern province of Sichuan ...150 militants killed in Afghanistan
Kabul, May 13 (Xinhua) At least 150 militants have been killed by Afghan and foreign troops in southern Afghanistan, a provincial governor said Tuesday. The operations ...China races the clock as quake toll nears 12,000 (Lead)
Beijing, May 13 (Xinhua) Rescuers are racing against time to reach and search for survivors a day after the strongest quake to hit China in ...Protests mount against fuel price hikes in Indonesia
Jakarta, May 13 (DPA) Hundreds of angry students took to the streets in a number of Indonesian cities for a second day Tuesday to protest ...Indian on trial for sexually abusing stepdaughter in Singapore
Singapore, May 13 (DPA) An Indian national is on trial in Singapore's High Court on charges of sexually abusing his stepdaughter for two years starting ...Japan readies aid for Chinese quake victims
Tokyo, May 13 (DPA) Japan's government is assembling relief supplies as it awaits a request from China to dispatch rescue teams to earthquake-stricken Sichuan province, ...Hong Kong pledges $38 mn for China's quake rescue
Hong Kong, May 13 (DPA) Hong Kong Tuesday pledged 300 million Hong Kong dollars ($38.4 million) in aid and volunteer rescue teams for the victims ...Hindraf lobbies with government, opposition
Kuala Lumpur, May 13 (IANS) As the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) continues to lobby for the release of its detained leaders, Malaysia's opposition has ...'Olympics, torch relay not to be affected by earthquake'
Beijing, May 13 (Xinhua) The Beijing Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (BOCOG) Tuesday expressed condolences to the earthquake victims in Sichuan and said the ...Beijing medical workers to undergo anti-terror training (Olympic Snippets)
Beijing, May 13 (Xinhua) About 130,000 people working in medical facilities in Beijing will start a month-long training course this week on coping with possible ...Rewards offered for information on logo infringement
Beijing, May 13 (Xinhua) Beijing is using the carrot of huge rewards to citizens who report Olympic logo infringement cases in the run-up to the ...Britain vows to be competitive in sailing events
Qingdao: Stephen Park, Britain's sailing team manager, has said that his team was trying to be as competitive as they could in all the classes ...World Federation of Trade Unions supports Games
Beijing, May 13 (Xinhua) Athens: The Athens-based World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) has hailed the efforts made by the Chinese people in trying to ...Strong aftershock rocks Chengdu in China
Chengdu (China), May 13 (Xinhua) A strong aftershock measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale rocked Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, around 3.10 p.m. ...China earthquake: 37 tourists dead, 15 missing
Chengdu (China), May 13 (Xinhua) At least 37 tourists have been killed and about 15 British tourists were reported missing following the earthquake in China's ...China quake toll 10,000, thousands still cut off
Beijing, May 13 (Xinhua) Rescuers were Tuesday racing against time to reach survivors, a day after China's strongest quake in more than three decades jolted ...Relief efforts in Myanmar a battle against time
Yangon, May 13 (DPA) The rain came down so forcefully that people's skin suffered bruises. Yet they survived and are among the lucky ones in ...China Eastern Airlines cancels flights due to earthquake
Beijing, May 12 (Xinhua) China Eastern Airlines (CEA) Monday cancelled all flights to southwestern Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu after a major earthquake hit the ...China earthquake toll rises to 5,000 (Fourth Lead)
Chengdu (China), May 12 (Xinhua) At least 5,000 people may have been killed after a major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted the ...China earthquake toll 107, over 900 remain buried (Third Lead)
Beijing, May 12 (Xinhua) At least 107 people were killed and over 900 remained buried in China's southwestern province of Sichuan even as the government ...Most Commented
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Mr. Gordon Brown has come on this visit to India and China with a specific purpose. As rightly said in the article Britain has now ...