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Earthquake rattles eastern Czech Republic PRAGUE (AFP) Oct 26, 2005 An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale shook the area around Hronov, in the east of the Czech Republic, around midday on Wednesday, according to the the geophysics institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Spain votes to send 370 troops for Pakistan aid effort MADRID (AFP) Oct 26, 2005 Spain will send 370 troops to Pakistan to help the international aid effort following the huge earthquake of October 8, Spanish Defence Minister Jose Bono announced Wednesday. Donors promise boost in 'life or death' race for Pakistani quake victims GENEVA (AFP) Oct 26, 2005 International donors promised to rally around UN pleas for an urgent boost to aid for Pakistani earthquake victims Wednesday, amid a "life or death" race to deliver help to thousands of injured or homeless people before winter. |
Spain to send 370 troops to Pakistan: minister MADRID (AFP) Oct 26, 2005 Spain will send 370 troops to Pakistan to help the international aid effort following the huge earthquake of October 8, Spanish Defence Minister Jose Bono announced Wednesday. Donors promise extra 525 million dollars for Pakistan: UN GENEVA (AFP) Oct 26, 2005 International donors meeting in Geneva on Wednesday promised an additional 525 million dollars (435 million euros) in assistance following the earthquake in Pakistan, the top UN relief official Jan Egeland said. Donors promise 525 million dollars more for Pakistan: UN GENEVA, Oct 26 (AFP) Oct 26, 2005 International donors meeting in Geneva on Wednesday promised an additional 525 million dollars in assistance following the earthquake in Pakistan, the top UN relief official Jan Egeland said. |
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Pakistan racing to save quake survivors, UN doubles aid appeal MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AFP) Oct 26, 2005 Pakistan said it was "racing against time" Wednesday to save hundreds of thousands of desperate earthquake survivors as UN Secretary General Kofi Annan pleaded for urgent international aid. UN urges morePakistan quake aid in 'life or death' race GENEVA, Oct 26 (AFP) Oct 26, 2005 UN Secretary General Kofi Annan urged donor nations to urgently step up aid for Pakistani earthquake victims Wednesday, amid a "life or death" race to deliver help to thousands of injured or homeless people before winter. Annan urges post-tsunami style generosity for Pakistan GENEVA (AFP) Oct 26, 2005 UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Wednesday urged donors to show the same kind of generosity towards earthquake-hit Pakistan as they did in the wake of last year's Indian Ocean tsunami. |
Annan urges tsunami-style generosity for Pakistan GENEVA (AFP) Oct 26, 2005 UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Wednesday described the problems caused by the massive earthquake in Kashmir as "desperate," and urged donors to show the same kind of generosity as they did in the wake of the Indian Ocean tsunami early this year. Relatives find bodies for funeral in Indian Kashmir 18 days after quake RED BRIDGE, India (AFP) Oct 26, 2005 Relatives of five road workers killed when the massive quake hit Indian Kashmir prepared for an Islamic funeral Wednesday after soldiers dug their bodies from under boulders which buried them 18 days ago. Pray for Asian earthquake victims, Pope tells faithful VATICAN CITY (AFP) Oct 26, 2005 Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday called for prayers for victims of the recent Asian earthquake and of all natural disasters, at the end of his weekly general audience. |
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