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VIENNA (AFP) Feb 06, 2005 Three people were killed and four were missing Sunday after avalanches in Austria, emergency services said. India-Pakistan concert raises funds for tsunami victims BOMBAY (AFP) Feb 06, 2005 In the first and largest event of its type, Indian and Pakistani filmstars and artists performed together in a six-hour concert on Sunday to raise funds for tsunami survivors. |
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Dutch Tsunami aid stuck at India-Pakistan border AMRITSAR, India (AFP) Feb 06, 2005 Ten trucks full of aid material from the Netherlands destined for India's tsunami victims have been stopped by Indian officials at the border with Pakistan due to inadequate paperwork, they said Sunday. Thai PM Thaksin claims historic re-election victory BANGKOK (AFP) Feb 06, 2005 Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra claimed an historic reelection victory Sunday, winning an unprecedented second term after polls appeared to make him the most powerful person yet elected to lead the nation. Thaksin claims Thai election victory after exit poll landslide BANGKOK (AFP) Feb 06, 2005 Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra claimed victory in Thailand's national polls Sunday, saying his unprecedented re-election was "not a big surprise". In shadow of tsunami and insurgency, Thai voters turn out across kingdom BANGKOK (AFP) Feb 06, 2005 Some cast ballots next to pictures of missing tsunami victims, while others had military guards protecting them against southern insurgents, but voters across Thailand agreed that this election was about just one man. Overwhelming Thai election victory cements Thaksin's grip: analysts BANGKOK (AFP) Feb 06, 2005 Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's landslide election victory Sunday cements his formidable grip on power and bodes ill for opponents and rights advocates eager to rein in his domineering leadership, analysts said. Dreadlocks and tourists as Africa celebrates Bob Marley ADDIS ABABA (AFP) Feb 06, 2005 Tens of thousands of music fans, Rastafarians and the merely curious swarmed central Addis Ababa on Sunday, turning the capital's huge Meskel Square into a sea of red, green and yellow to celebrate what would have been reggae legend Bob Marley's 60th birthday. |
Independence landslide in Iraq Kurd poll: organizers ARBIL, Iraq (AFP) Feb 06, 2005 An informal referendum on Kurdish independence conducted alongside last month's historic Iraqi election drew nearly 99 percent support on a turnout of more than 80 percent, organizers said. Thai PM Thaksin set for landslide re-election victory BANGKOK (AFP) Feb 06, 2005 Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was set to become the most powerful leader ever elected in Thailand, with TV exit polls giving him 399 of 500 seats after Sunday's election and his rival swiftly conceding. Tamil Tigers accuse Sri Lankan government of dragging feet on aid panel COLOMBO (AFP) Feb 06, 2005 Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels Sunday accused the government of dragging its feet on forming a joint panel to distribute tsunami aid, a move backed by peacebroker Norway. Panic hits Malaysian state after quake in neighbouring Philippines KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (AFP) Feb 06, 2005 Thousands of people in Malaysia's Sabah state on Borneo island fled coastal areas for higher ground when officials warned of a possible tsunami after a strong earthquake hit the neighbouring southern Philippines, officials said Sunday. Thai PM Thaksin set for huge landslide re-election victory BANGKOK (AFP) Feb 06, 2005 Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai party was on course to win a massive victory in Sunday's polls, securing 399 out of 500 parliamentary seats, according to television exit polls. Turkish premier visit Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh, offers 1,000 homes BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) Feb 06, 2005 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday made a brief visit to Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged Aceh province and offered to build at least 1,000 homes for survivors. |
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