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Death toll rises to 21 in Guatemala landslides
Xinhua MEXICO CITY, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) — The number of people killed when two landslides hit western Guatemala Saturday has risen to 21, President Alvaro Colom said, quoted by Guatemalan media. Earlier reports said 14 people died, 13 others were injured and … Heavy rains devastate Guatemala Guatemala hit by severe weather Guatemalan floods, landslides kill 21 |
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Death toll rises to 21 in Guatemala landslides – Xinhua
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Australia's Victoria State Hit by Storms, Flooding; Three Towns Evacuated – Bloomberg
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 ABC Online |
Australia's Victoria State Hit by Storms, Flooding; Three Towns Evacuated
Bloomberg Victoria was hit by storms and flooding, with three towns in the northeast of Australia's second-most-populous state being evacuated, emergency services said. “Victoria has seen continued severe weather … Wild weather lashes Vic, NSW, SA, ACT Hundreds of households still under threat in Victorian floods Southern Australia hit by worst floods in 10 years |
New Zealand region nervous after powerful quake – CNN International
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 Telegraph.co.uk |
New Zealand region nervous after powerful quake
CNN International (CNN) — New Zealand's Christchurch and Canterbury remained on edge Sunday as the quake-hit region entered its second night following a powerful tremor that left buildings in ruins and people scrambling for shelter. … Rain may force evacuations in quake-hit Canterbury World Cup stadium closed after New Zealand quake New Zealand assesses quake damage |
Ex-bank executives say their dismissals caused panic withdrawals in Kabul – Washington Post
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 The Guardian |
Ex-bank executives say their dismissals caused panic withdrawals in Kabul
Washington Post Concerned Afghans stood in long lines Saturday to withdraw money from the nation's largest, but troubled bank. By Ernesto Londoño, Andrew Higgins and David Nakamura KABUL — The two ousted executives of Afghanistan's largest bank have blamed a hasty … Troubled Afghan bank faces another day of queues Afghans pull money from major bank Long lines at troubled Kabul Bank |
Outcry over expulsions of Gypsies – Washington Post
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 Kansas City Star |
Outcry over expulsions of Gypsies
Washington Post PARIS – Thousands of people marched here Saturday, blowing whistles and beating drums to protest expulsions of Roma, or Gypsies, and other new security measures adopted by President Nicolas Sarkozy's government. The demonstration in the … Thousands protest deportations of Gypsy immigrants in France French protest over Roma expulsions Protest over French gypsy crackdown |
Tony Blair's book signing in Dublin mixes Good Friday with bad Iraq – The Guardian
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 The Hindu |
Tony Blair's book signing in Dublin mixes Good Friday with bad Iraq
The Guardian Literature and politics have always laid claim to Dublin's O'Connell Street, bookended by statues of James Joyce and Catholic emancipator Daniel O'Connell. Tony Blair, in his modest way, was no doubt hoping connections would be made with both … Tony Blair pelted with eggs and shoes at memoirs signing Shoes, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin Arrests made at Blair booksigning in Dublin |
Buinaksk bombing shows militants still have powers – Dagestan's president – RIA Novosti
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 Oneindia |
Buinaksk bombing shows militants still have powers – Dagestan's president
RIA Novosti MAKHACHKALA, September 5 (RIA Novosti) – The suicide bombing in the North Caucasus city of Buinaksk has shown that militants in the region still have powers for attacks, Dagestan's President Magomedsalam Magomedov said. "The republic's law enforcement … Suicide bomber targets Russian military unit Dagestan car bombing kills five 5 killed, 39 injured in Dagestan suicide bombing |
Pakistani Flooding Impacts Fight Against Militants – Voice of America
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 CBC.ca |
Pakistani Flooding Impacts Fight Against Militants
Voice of America Photo: AP As Pakistan tries to cope with the worst flooding in its history, the country has seen several major suicide bomb attacks in the past few days against minority Shi'ites. The two major attacks, one in Lahore and the other in Quetta, … Central & South Asia Pakistan mourns blast victims Death toll rises to 65 in attack on Pakistanis Pakistan suicide bombing victims given mass burial as toll mounts to 65 |
Glacier crash probe begins – New Zealand Herald
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 NEWS.com.au |
Glacier crash probe begins
New Zealand Herald Police at the scene of the plane crash at Fox Glacier airfield. Photo / Sarah Ivey Transport accident investigators are confident they will find "most, if not all", of the reasons for the Fox Glacier plane crash, despite fire causing massive damage to … NZ probes skydiving plane crash that killed 9 Nine Dead in New Zealand Crash Skydiving Briton dies in air crash in New Zealand |
'Don't give up,' plane crash survivors tell trapped miners – CNN International
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 The Hindu |
'Don't give up,' plane crash survivors tell trapped miners
CNN International Uruguayan survivors of an aircraft that crashed in the Andes in 1972 stand with relatives of the trapped miners. Copiapo, Chile (CNN) — For months, the men waited in isolation, struggling to survive. They forced themselves to eat the flesh of dead … Relatives describe emotions as they awaited news of Chilean miners Mine foreman keeps trapped crew on task in Chile At Chile mine, help comes in many forms |
