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 SYDNEY (AFP) Feb 11, 2005 British rock star Sting raised more than four million dollars (3.2 million US) for tsunami relief in a one-off charity concert in Western Australia, event organisers said Friday. Tsunamis reveals ancient sculptures on southern Indian shores MAHABALIPURAM, India (AFP) Feb 11, 2005 The deadly tsunamis that crashed into southern India have unearthed priceless relics, including two granite lions, buried under sand for centuries, archaeologists say. |
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Rights group seeks probe on Tiger killings amid fears for peace bid COLOMBO (AFP) Feb 11, 2005 The New York-based Human Rights Watch asked Sri Lanka Friday to probe the killings of a senior Tamil Tiger rebel and five others amid fears that the slayings could push the country back to war. German FM visits tsunami-stricken Aceh to size up aid impact BANDA ACEH (AFP) Feb 11, 2005 Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer of Germany, one of the biggest donor countries to regions ravaged by the tsunami catastrophe, arrived in the stricken Indonesian province of Aceh Friday for a one-day visit. Death toll in Asian tsunami disaster at 285,202 JAKARTA (AFP) Feb 11, 2005 The number of people believed killed in December's tsunami disaster rose to 285,202 Friday, more than six weeks after the catastrophe, as Indonesia increased its toll by over 600. Indonesia's tsunami dead and missing rises to 231,941 JAKARTA (AFP) Feb 11, 2005 Indonesia's health ministry said Friday the number of people dead and missing after December's earthquake and tsunami had risen by another 641 to 231,941. Sri Lanka finalises 1.8 bln dlr medium-term reconstruction plan COLOMBO (AFP) Feb 11, 2005 Around sixty percent of a 1.8 billion-dollar tsunami reconstruction plan will target Tamil Tiger-controlled areas of Sri Lanka, with fisheries and small businesses the main focus, a top official said. 200 Indonesian tsunami survivors hit by suspected food poisoning BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) Feb 11, 2005 Some 200 people in a camp for tsunami homeless in Indonesia's Aceh province have been hospitalised for what was believed to be food poisoning from eating tainted noodles, officials said Friday. |
Rebel salute or Turkish delight? Tsunami survivors fly the flag in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) Feb 11, 2005 Among the donors to tsunami survivors in Indonesia's Aceh, Turkey stands out. Not for bringing money, shelter or food, but for flying their flag -- an emblem that bears an uncanny likeness to the outlawed insignia of separatist rebels. US bid to double tsunami aid may not be enough: relief coordinators HONG KONG (AFP) Feb 11, 2005 President George W. Bush's vow to boost American aid to Asian tsunami relief efforts would double the total pledged by governments so far, but the United Nations says much more will be needed in the long run. US Senate debates new steps against smuggling tsunami-hit children WASHINGTON (AFP) Feb 11, 2005 A resolution was introduced in the US Senate on Thursday seeking steps to prevent human trafficking syndicates from smuggling children orphaned by the Asian tsunami disaster. Disease raises death toll to 33 in flood-stricken Guyana GEORGETOWN (AFP) Feb 10, 2005 At least four people have died from a water-borne disease in the aftermath of devastating floods in Guyana, raising the death toll to 33, authorities said Thursday. EU brings forward preferential trade scheme for developing countries BRUSSELS (AFP) Feb 10, 2005 The EU executive commission announced Thursday it had move up the application of a new preferential trade scheme for developing nations to benefit countries hit by the devasting tsunami at the end of last year. Tamil Tiger leaders slam Sri Lankan government after killing of rebels COLOMBO (AFP) Feb 10, 2005 Top Tamil Tiger rebels who attended the funeral of a murdered leader and five others slammed the Sri Lankan government Thursday for their deaths in a shoot-out in the eastern part of the island. |
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