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Earthquake buries 900 children in schools collapse
Vietnam News.Net
Soutwestern China has been hit by an earthquake which was felt as far away as Bangkok and Hanoi.
Aid rushed to storm-hit US states
BBC
Federal authorities in the US are sending aid to the three south-central states hit by last weekend's tornadoes which killed at least 22 people. At least 15 people died in Missouri, six in...
Some utilities restored in Rangoon
Vietnam News.Net
According to government officials, some electricity supplies have been fixed in parts of Myanmar's biggest city of Rangoon.
Pakistan parliament starts to crumble
Vietnam News.Net
Pakistan's coalition government is on the verge of collapsing after only seven weeks of debate.
Fuel supplies restored to Gaza
Vietnam News.Net
The Gaza Strip's sole power plant is once again being supplied with fuel by Israel.
Zimbabwe official warns of further election delay
Vietnam 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
Vietnam 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
Vietnam 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
Vietnam 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.
Tornadoes kill 22 across US
IOL
Washington - Rescue crews on Sunday searched through rubble for survivors a day after tornadoes tore across the United States killing at least 22 people and shattering homes and businesses, officials...
Death toll rises as Lebanon simmers
CNN
The Hezbollah-led revolt to topple Lebanon's U.S.-backed government triggered new fighting Sunday in mountains overlooking the capital, Beirut.
Italy to consider resetting of borders
Vietnam News.Net
Italy's new interior minister says he wants to reimpose border controls for travellers from Europe's Schengen Zone.
Serbian voters favour pro-European parties
Vietnam News.Net
Serbia's pro-western President Boris Tadic has declared victory in the country’s closely contested parliamentary elections against the ultranationalist Serbian Radical Party.
Myanmar in bad shape as generals stall
Vietnam News.Net
A boat, laden with relief supplies to Myanmar cyclone victims, has sunk.
Powerful earthquake hits Sichuan
Vietnam 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.
Disaster in Haiti as ferry capsizes
Vietnam News.Net
Haitian authorities say a ferryboat capsized near the capital Port-au-Prince late on Saturday, killing at least 20 people and leaving dozens more missing.
Massive earthquake in China sends people rushing out
Vietnam 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.
Fierce fighting erupts in Lebanon
IOL
Beirut - Fierce fighting erupted in northern Lebanon on Monday, further exacerbating tensions after days of deadly sectarian battles that have driven the nation to the brink of full-blown civil war. ...
Chavez calls Merkel political descendent of Hitler, fascism
Haaretz
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday almost told German Chancellor Angela Merkel to go to hell, but stopped short of insulting the woman leader on Mother's Day.Instead he called her a political...
22 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after new round of storms
New York Post
Stunned survivors picked through the little that was left of their communities Sunday after tornadoes tore across the Plains and South, killing at least 22 people in three states...
Major earthquake in China, 5 killed
Times of India
A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted central China on Monday, killing five people when two primary schools and a water tower collapsed, state media reported. ...
Families will make case for vaccine link to autism
New York Post
The Institute of Medicine said in 2004 there was no credible evidence to show that vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal led to autism in children. But thousands of...
Jury selection to start in R. Kelly
New York Post
Attorneys in R. Kelly's child pornography trial are expected to begin questioning 150 potential jurors Monday, and it's unlikely any of his fans will be chosen to hear the allegations...

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