World News
- Earthquake buries 900 children in schools collapse
Thailand News.Net
Soutwestern China has been hit by an earthquake which was felt as far away as Bangkok and Hanoi.
- Myanmar in bad shape as generals stall
Thailand News.Net
A boat, laden with relief supplies to Myanmar cyclone victims, has sunk.
- Some utilities restored in Rangoon
Thailand News.Net
According to government officials, some electricity supplies have been fixed in parts of Myanmar's biggest city of Rangoon.
- Zimbabwe official warns of further election delay
Thailand 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
Thailand 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
Thailand 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
Thailand 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...
- Italy to consider resetting of borders
Thailand 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
Thailand 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.
- Disaster in Haiti as ferry capsizes
Thailand 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.
- Powerful earthquake hits Sichuan
Thailand 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
Thailand 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.
- Pro-EU party wins Serb election, but no majority
New Zealand Herald
Serbia's pro-European Union president, Boris Tadic, defeated his main nationalist rival in a parliamentary election on Sunday but was well short of seats needed to form a governing majority.The...
- Food Crisis Symptom of Dubious Liberalisation
IPS
The high food prices that have sparked riots in many parts of the developing world -- from Indonesia, India and Bangladesh to Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire and Haiti -- should come...
- 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. ...
- Jury selection to start in R. Kelly
New York Post
Attorneys in R&B superstar R. Kelly's child pornography trial are expected to begin questioning 150 potential jurors on Monday and it's unlikely any of his fans will be chosen to hear...
- Examing Roles Of Iran, Syria In Lebanon Fighting
RadioFreeEurope
Not allowed to sing in Iran about the harsh treatment of women in society, Iranian rap group Tapesh 2012 (Pulse 2012) is doing just that from Germany.
- US launches relief airlift to Myanmar after cyclone
New York Post
The United States launched its first relief airlift to Myanmar on Monday, after prolonged negotiations with the isolated country's military rulers, who have been accused of...
- Florida wildfires close interstate
CNN
Wildfires scorched two counties in central Florida on Sunday, closing a major interstate and forcing the evacuation of some coastal residents.
- Quake jolts southwest China, premier to visit scene
Reuters
The quake was felt across much of China and as far southwest as Bangkok, Thailand's capital, some 3,300 km (2050 miles) away, where office buildings swayed for several minutes.
- Taliban deliver silent death threats after midnight
Reuters
The threats have picked up in recent weeks in areas across southeastern Afghanistan, U.S. officers and Afghans say, as the Taliban intensify their activities along the Pakistan border and in...
- Jenna Bush weds Virginia politician
Reuters
President George W. Bush's daughter Jenna was married on Saturday evening to Henry Hager, the son of the Virginia Republican Party chairman, in front of more than 200...
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