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ALGIERS (AFP) Jan 10, 2004 Residents of Algiers left their apartments in panic Saturday after an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit the Algerian capital's region, but no one was hurt and no damage was reported, officials said. Southwest Iran, on quake alert, hit by four more tremors TEHRAN (AFP) Jan 10, 2004 Four more mild earthquakes have jolted a major oil- and gas-producing area in southwest Iran, seismologists said Saturday, days after the region was put on maximum alert. |
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Spanish foreign minister tours quake-hit Iranian city TEHRAN (AFP) Jan 10, 2004 Spain's Foreign Minister Ana Palacio Saturday became the latest foreign dignitary to tour quake-hit Bam, pledging long-term Spanish aid to the historic southeastern Iranian city. UN tells donors Bam quake reconstruction to cost up to one billion dollars GENEVA (AFP) Jan 09, 2004 The United Nations told international donors Friday that reconstruction after the deadly earthquake which levelled the southeastern Iranian city of Bam will cost up to one billion dollars. UN tells donors Bam quake reconstruction to cost up to one billion USD GENEVA (AFP) Jan 09, 2004 The United Nations told international donors Friday that reconstruction after the deadly earthquake which levelled the southeastern Iranian city of Bam will cost up to one billion dollars. Six killed in Tajikistan avalanche DUSHANBE (AFP) Jan 09, 2004 Six people were killed Friday when an avalanche tore down the mountains of the former Soviet republic of Tajikistan, an official with the Central Asian state's emergencies ministry said. One killed, two missing in Tajikistan avalanche DUSHANBE (AFP) Jan 09, 2004 One person was killed and two were missing early Friday following an avalanche in the east of the former Soviet republic of Tajikistan, an official with the Central Asian state's emergencies ministry said. Australia pledges another aid package for quake-hit Iran SYDNEY (AFP) Jan 09, 2004 Australia pledged two million dollars (1.52 million Friday to a United Nations relief fund to deal wth the aftermath of the earthquake disaster at Bam, in southeastern Iran. |
Australian trade deficit widens as drought bites SYDNEY (AFP) Jan 09, 2004 Australia's trade deficit widened in November as an ongoing drought hit rural exports and the rising local currency made imports cheaper, official figures released Friday showed. "Miracle" survivor from quake rubble, Khameini says US aid not improving ties BAM, Iran (AFP) Jan 08, 2004 An Iranian man was fighting for his life Thursday, having been rescued 13 days after a massive earthquake struck here, but the Islamic republic's supreme leader said US aid to victims of the tragedy has not improved ties. UN and Red Cross appeal for more aid for Bam quake survivors BAM, Iran (AFP) Jan 08, 2004 The United Nations and the International Red Cross launched an urgent appeal Thursday for more funds to deal with the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in southeastern Iran, urging donors to provide an extra 70 million dollars in aid. "Miracle" survivor pulled from Iran quake rubble: medics BAM, Iran (AFP) Jan 08, 2004 A 56-year-old man has been pulled alive from the rubble of the Bam earthquake in southwest Iran, 13 days after the tragedy, medics said Thursday morning. Iran's Khamenei says US quake aid not improving ties TEHRAN (AFP) Jan 08, 2004 Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameini, said Thursday that US humanitarian aid for the victims of a massive earthquake here has not improved relations, saying Washington continues to show "basic hostility" toward the Islamic republic. Red Cross appeals for more aid in battle to protect Bam quake survivors GENEVA (AFP) Jan 08, 2004 The International Red Cross launched an urgent appeal for more funds to deal with the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in southeastern Iran Thursday, urging donors to provide an extra 30 million dollars in aid. |
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