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- Earthquake China - Victim numbers mount
Taiwan 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
Taiwan News.Net
Myanmar's military rulers have been castigated by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
- McCain to be challenged by fellow Republican
Taiwan News.Net
A former Republican Representative has said he will run for US president as a Libertarian.
- Bush offers help for Lebanon army
BBC
The US is prepared to help strengthen Lebanon's army so it can disarm Hezbollah, US President George W Bush said in an interview with the BBC. He said the Shia Muslim Hezbollah movement had acted...
- Afghan villagers flee NATO strikes
Taiwan 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
Taiwan News.Net
Heya Shoko, a newly-elected legislator for Zimbabwe's opposition MDC party has been arrested.
- Nepal monarchy will go in May
Taiwan 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
Taiwan News.Net
Pakistan's coalition government is on the verge of collapsing after only seven weeks of debate.
- Fuel supplies restored to Gaza
Taiwan 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
Taiwan 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
Taiwan 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
Taiwan 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.
- Death toll in China earthquake rises to 8,533
New York Post
Xinhua said 80 percent of the buildings had collapsed in Beichuan county in Sichuan province after the quake, raising fears the overall death toll could increase sharply.
- Powerful earthquake hits Sichuan
Taiwan 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
Taiwan 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.
- First Labor Budget to take aim at wealthy
New Zealand Herald
Kevin Rudd. Photo / Reuters Australians are bracing for a federal Budget tonight that will slash Government spending and slug the rich, but provide some balm for the nation's struggling...
- The future for crofting
The Herald
It is an ancient tradition passed on from generation to generation and safeguarded by Acts of Parliament since the end of the nineteenth century, but crofting has become increasingly fragile over the...
- China quake kills nearly 10,000 in Sichuan
Reuters
Nearly 10,000 people were killed by the earthquake that hammered southwest China, officials said on Tuesday as rescuers struggled to reach the worst-hit areas where many...
- U.S. flight lands in Myanmar as aid trickles in
Reuters
The first U.S. military aid flight to Myanmar landed in Yangon on Monday but emergency supplies remained at a trickle for 1.5 million people facing hunger and disease in the...
- U.S. victims of attacks in Israel sue Swiss bank
Reuters
American victims of bombings and rocket attacks in Israel have sued Swiss bank UBS AG for more than $500 million, accusing the bank of helping fund the militants behind the...
- Hillary softens tone for primary swansong
The Independent
It was pouring with rain in this down-at-heel railroad town as a few hundred die-hard supporters of Hillary Clinton waited patiently for a handshake, an autograph or even a quick photo with the...
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