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- Earthquake China - Victim numbers mount
Turkmenistan 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
Turkmenistan News.Net
Myanmar's military rulers have been castigated by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
- McCain to be challenged by fellow Republican
Turkmenistan News.Net
A former Republican Representative has said he will run for US president as a Libertarian.
- Lebanon sinks deeper into civil strife
Turkmenistan News.Net
Deadly sectarian violence has plunged Lebanon further into crisis.
- Afghan villagers flee NATO strikes
Turkmenistan 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
Turkmenistan News.Net
Heya Shoko, a newly-elected legislator for Zimbabwe's opposition MDC party has been arrested.
- Nepal monarchy will go in May
Turkmenistan 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
Turkmenistan News.Net
Pakistan's coalition government is on the verge of collapsing after only seven weeks of debate.
- Fuel supplies restored to Gaza
Turkmenistan News.Net
The Gaza Strip's sole power plant is once again being supplied with fuel by Israel.
- Some utilities restored in Rangoon
Turkmenistan News.Net
According to government officials, some electricity supplies have been fixed in parts of Myanmar's biggest city of Rangoon.
- US allowed into Myanmar to distribute aid
Turkmenistan 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...
- Zimbabwe official warns of further election delay
Turkmenistan News.Net
Zimbabwe's top electoral official has told a state newspaper that it is likely the country's presidential run-off poll will be delayed.
- Arab League sends members to Lebanon
Turkmenistan News.Net
A delegation of Arab League members has gone to Beirut to try to solve the latest crisis in Lebanon.
- Hamas activist says US is losing to militant groups
Turkmenistan 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.
- Rice pushes for urgent action in Israel-Palestinian talks
Turkmenistan News.Net
The Bush administration has told Israeli and Palestinian leaders they will need to show progress in their secret talks soon, or risk a potentially fatal erosion in public support for a process now in its sixth month without any obvious successes.
- China Eastern Airlines cancels flights due to earthquake
Turkmenistan 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...
- Tornadoes rip through US towns
Turkmenistan News.Net
Powerful tornadoes have strewn debris across the United States, while shattering homes and businesses and killing at least 21 people.
- Italy to consider resetting of borders
Turkmenistan News.Net
Italy's new interior minister says he wants to reimpose border controls for travellers from Europe's Schengen Zone.
- Myanmar in bad shape as generals stall
Turkmenistan News.Net
A boat, laden with relief supplies to Myanmar cyclone victims, has sunk.
- Powerful earthquake hits Sichuan
Turkmenistan 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.
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