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Nine more cross border as Kashmir frontier opens wider TITHWAL, India (AFP) Nov 21, 2005 Nine more people Monday walked across the heavily militarised border in disputed Kashmir in a further sign of easing tensions, almost two years after India and Pakistan agreed a ceasefire along the frontier. Aftershock rattles northern Pakistan PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 21, 2005 An aftershock from last month's giant earthquake jolted northern Pakistan Monday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, officials said. Sri Lankan tsunami survivors hit by floods KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka (AFP) Nov 21, 2005 Thousands of tsunami survivors in rebel-held areas of northern Sri Lanka were evacuated to higher ground Monday after lashing monsoon rains flooded their camps, an official said. |
Indonesia pulls 2,250 more troops out of Aceh BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 21, 2005 Indonesia on Monday withdrew more than 2,000 troops from Aceh as part of a pact aimed at ending a separatist conflict in the tsunami-hit province. Tokyo finds quake risks after architect's deceit TOKYO (AFP) Nov 21, 2005 At least 16 recently constructed buildings in the Tokyo area would be at risk during an earthquake after a cost-cutting architect violated quake-prone Japan's strict construction rules, officials said Monday. Praise for India and Pakistan as Kashmir ceasefire holds, border opens TITHWAL, India (AFP) Nov 21, 2005 Residents of this village on the de facto Kashmir border between India and Pakistan praised the South Asian rivals on Monday for sticking to a two-year ceasefire and for continuing quake relief efforts. |
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Undersea quake rattles northern Australia SYDNEY (AFP) Nov 21, 2005 An offshore earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale rattled northern Australia early Monday, but no casualties or damage were reported, the government seismology office said. Pakistan quake survivors prepared for winter, Australian officer says SYDNEY (AFP) Nov 21, 2005 The commander of Australian troops providing aid to earthquake-devastated Pakistan played down fears Monday that the onset of winter could bring a second wave of deaths to the stricken region. Corpses remain amid the rubble of wrecked New Orleans NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) Nov 20, 2005 Trapped in attics and collapsed buildings, many of the dead of New Orleans remain undiscovered nearly three months after Hurricane Katrina struck, and weeks after flood waters were pumped out of the lowest lying areas. |
6.0 magnitude quake hits Alaska SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) Nov 20, 2005 An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rattled a remote region of Alaska early Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. Pakistan must reforest quake-hit areas, minister says ISLAMABAD (AFP) Nov 20, 2005 Pakistan must urgently reforest areas hit by last month's earthquake to prevent more deadly landslides and clean up tonnes of waste in the disaster zone, environment officials said Sunday. France gives aid agencies special grant for Pakistan quake relief ISLAMABAD (AFP) Nov 20, 2005 France announced Sunday 6.5 million eurosmillion dollars) in special grants for international aid agencies working in Pakistan's quake-ravaged north. |
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