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   Time running out for China quake survivors

   AFP - 34 minutes ago

   MIANYANG, China (AFP) - - Cries for help echoed from under the rubble of shattered communities Friday as China warned time was running out to save survivors of an earthquake that has claimed an estimated 50,000 lives. More »

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   China warns of safety problems at dams in quake zone: Xinhua

   AFP - Thursday, May 15

   BEIJING, May 15, 2008 (AFP) - - China faces safety problems at dams and reservoirs in areas affected by this week's earthquake, the nation's Water Resources Minister said Thursday, according to state press. More »

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   New storm deepens misery in cyclone-hit Myanmar

   Reuters - Saturday, May 17

   In the storm-struck town of Kunyangon, around 100 km (60 miles) - YANGON - Torrential tropical downpours lashed Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta on Friday, deepening the misery of an estimated 2.5 million destitute survivors of Cyclone Nargis and further hampering the military government's aid efforts. More »

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   China buries quake dead as new aftershock hits

   Reuters - Saturday, May 17

   BEICHUAN, China - China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000. More »

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   Austrian locked up daughter to 'protect' her: report

   AFP - Friday, May 9

   VIENNA (AFP) - - Austrian incest father Josef Fritzl, who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and made her bear seven children, said he locked her up to protect her from outside vices, in comments published Thursday. More »

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   Taliban ban TV in Afghan province

   Reuters - Wednesday, May 14

   KABUL - Taliban insurgents have ordered residents of a province near the capital Kabul to stop watching television, saying the networks were showing un-Islamic programmes, officials and local media said on Tuesday. More »

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   Bin Laden slams West over Israel, vows to fight on

   AFP - 2 hours 9 minutes ago

   DUBAI (AFP) - - Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden slammed Western leaders for taking part in Israel's 60th birthday celebrations and vowed that Muslims would fight and not give up "one inch of Palestine," in an audio message Friday. More »

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   US Marine jailed for sexually abusing Japanese girl

   AFP - Friday, May 16

   CAMP FOSTER, Japan (AFP) - - A US military court on Friday sentenced a US Marine to a minimum of three years in prison for sexually abusing a 14-year-old Japanese girl, in a case that triggered mass protests here. More »

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   US warns China over weapon links in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan

   AFP - Friday, May 16

   WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The United States has warned Beijing over reported use of Chinese weapons by insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the Asian giant's continued sale of arms to Iran, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said. More »

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    World support for China after quake disaster

    AFP - Wednesday, May 14

    HONG KONG (AFP) - - World powers rallied around China with pledges of help to cope with its earthquake disaster as the death toll approached 12,000 on Tuesday amid rescue efforts. More »