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Tamil kingmakers forced out of Sri Lanka vote: monitors COLOMBO (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 Sri Lankans voted Thursday in presidential elections but minority Tamils who could tip the balance in the tight race were forced out of the ballot by Tiger rebels and sporadic violence, poll monitors said. Tamil kingmakers shun Sri Lanka vote amid bloodshed COLOMBO (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 Sri Lankans voted Thursday in presidential elections but minority Tamils who could tip the balance in the tight race shunned the polls amid sporadic violence that killed three people and wounded India fixes dates with Pakistan for quake survivors to cross Kashmir border NEW DELHI (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 India said after finalising dates with Pakistan that quake-affected people would be able cross the de facto Kashmir border from Thursday and receive treatment at relief camps on the Indian side. |
Aid groups issue emergency appeal for help after Pakistan quake ISLAMABAD (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 Six of the largest international aid groups working in quake-hit Pakistan issued an emergency appeal Thursday for more funding, warning of a "second wave of deaths" as winter approached. Shattered Pakistan city celebrates first wedding since quake MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 Pakistan's quake-hit city of Muzaffarabad on Thursday celebrated its first wedding since last month's massive tremor reduced it to rubble, with the ceremony geared towards boosting morale. Indonesia's tsunami early warning system in place: officials JAKARTA (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 Indonesia has activated the initial phase of a tsunami early warning system off the coast of Sumatra aimed at avoiding a repeat of last December's quake-triggered tsunami on the island, officials said Thursday. |
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Bush promises Musharraf help to rally aid for quake relief BUSAN, South Korea (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 US President George W. Bush promised Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Thursday that he would work to rally international aid following last month's earthquake, the White House said. Quake-stranded group cross Kashmir border back to Indian side KAMAN POST, India (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 Around two dozen travellers from Indian Kashmir who were trapped on the Pakistani side of the divided mountain state by last month's earthquake made an emotional return home Thursday. UN chief appeals for more aid for quake-hit Pakistan ISLAMABAD (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 UN Secretary General Kofi Annan appealed for more aid for quake-hit Pakistan as he arrived Thursday for a meeting to help raise billions of dollars the country needs to recover from last month's disaster. |
Tamil kingmakers steer clear of Sri Lanka presidential vote COLOMBO (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 Sri Lankans voted Thursday in presidential elections seen as a close race between the prime minister and the opposition leader but minority Tamils who could tip the balance largely shunned the vote. UN chief arrives in quake-hit Pakistan ISLAMABAD (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 UN Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived in Pakistan Thursday to inspect relief efforts after last month's massive earthquake and to attend a donors' conference at the weekend. Tsunami survivors turn out in force in Sri Lankan polls TANGALLE, Sri Lanka (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 Tsunami survivors turned out in force Thursday to elect a new president of Sri Lanka in this wave-battered southern town, where voters' lists separated the dead from the living with a simple "DS" (Dead-Tsunami). |
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