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Quake a chance to end Kashmir dispute: Pakistan's president RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 16, 2005 Last month's earthquake is a chance for India and Pakistan to reach a "final solution" to their long-standing dispute over Kashmir, President Pervez Musharraf said Wednesday. Quake a chance for final solution to Kashmir: Pakistan's president RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 16, 2005 Last month's earthquake is a chance for India and Pakistan to reach a "final solution" to their long-standing dispute over Kashmir, President Pervez Musharraf said Wednesday. India and Pakistan open fifth Kashmir crossing ISLAMABAD (AFP) Nov 16, 2005 India and Pakistan on Wednesday opened the fifth and final crossing along the de facto border splitting earthquake-ravaged Kashmir but allowed only humanitarian supplies across. |
Two policemen killed in Sri Lanka amid vote alert COLOMBO (AFP) Nov 16, 2005 Unidentified gunmen shot dead two policemen in Sri Lanka's troubled east Wednesday ahead of presidential elections in the island where a nationwide security alert was in force, officials said. UN chief to visit quake-hit Pakistan this week, attend donors' meeting ISLAMABAD (AFP) Nov 16, 2005 UN Secretary General Kofi Annan will visit Pakistan this week to inspect massive earthquake relief efforts and attend a donors' conference, the UN said Wednesday. Sri Lanka trade deficit jumps due to hefty oil bill COLOMBO (AFP) Nov 16, 2005 Sri Lanka's trade deficit ballooned out by 19.4 percent in the nine months to September due to a hefty oil import bill, the central bank said Wednesday. |
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Peace, economy, tsunami aid the key issues in Sri Lanka poll COLOMBO (AFP) Nov 16, 2005 Sri Lanka's war-battered and tsunami-hit economy and the peace process with the Tamil Tiger rebels will be key issues when the island-nation goes to the polls Thursday to elect a new president. Sri Lankan tsunami survivors split over disaster aid, policies TELEWATTA, Sri Lanka (AFP) Nov 16, 2005 A concrete pole in a coconut grove in this southern Sri Lankan town has determined, to some extent at least, how tsunami survivors will vote in Thursday's presidential poll. House to hold APEC leaders... at 10 million dollars an hour BUSAN, South Korea (AFP) Nov 16, 2005 Costing nearly 10 million dollars for each hour APEC leaders will meet there, South Korea's newest convention hall is said to be capable of withstanding bombs, earthquakes and even a tsunami. |
New global watchdog head fears corruption in disaster-hit areas BERLIN (AFP) Nov 16, 2005 The new head of corruption watchdog Transparency International says her biggest concern is the potential for siphoning off reconstruction aid in areas of the world affected by natural disasters. Second big quake reported off Japan LOS ANGELES (AFP) Nov 15, 2005 An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale shook the seabed off the east coast of Japan, the second "strong" quake in the region in two days, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported Tuesday. Blair's wife make plea for Pakistan aid LONDON (AFP) Nov 15, 2005 The wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday called for the world to take lasting action to help victims of the Pakistan earthquake. |
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