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Death toll in Thailand floods rises to 31 BANGKOK (AFP) Dec 22, 2005 Rescuers struggled to reach villagers stranded by heavy rains in southern Thailand as the death toll from floods climbed to 31 with one person missing. The year in Europe: Voters make waves, bombers strike again PARIS (AFP) Dec 22, 2005 Voters in several European countries delivered notable upsets in 2005, while suicide bombers again caused havoc in a major city, striking London after the previous year's bloody mayhem in Madrid. In wake of tsunami, fears of ghosts still haunt Thailand PHI PHI ISLAND, Thailand (AFP) Dec 22, 2005 Few will actually admit to seeing a ghost themselves, but everyone has heard about them on this once idyllic island still rebuilding after the tsunami killed 700 people. |
Acehnese community's ties help it start over one year after tsunami KEUDE PANGA, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 22, 2005 Baby banana palms and papaya trees nudge through the sandy earth at this coastal village in Aceh flattened by last year's tsunami. Nature springs back to life quickly in the Indonesian tropics, but people here are only gradually clawing back their decimated lives. Kashmir settlement hopes freeze despite quake disaster MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AFP) Dec 22, 2005 Hopes that India and Pakistan can build a solution to the Kashmir dispute from the rubble of the South Asia quake have cooled as the Himalayan winter draws in, analysts and residents say. New Orleans police fired for beating man NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) Dec 22, 2005 The New Orleans police department fired two officers Wednesday for the beating of a 64-year-old man that was captured on videotape and widely broadcast. |
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Katrina less powerful than thought, but toll remains high MIAMI (AFP) Dec 22, 2005 Hurricane Katrina was less powerful than first recorded when it hit New Orleans but the final death toll may never be known and it still inflicted the biggest damage of any hurricane in the United States, according to a new study. Catholic charity fears 400,000 may have died in Asian tsunami ROME (AFP) Dec 21, 2005 The Asian tsunami may have claimed up to 400,000 lives, twice as many as official figures suggest, the Roman Catholic charity Caritas Internationalis said Wednesday. Britain, Saudi Arabia boost defence ties; BAE Systems to benefit LONDON (AFP) Dec 21, 2005 Britain and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday signed an agreement to strengthen their defence ties that primarily benefits British company BAE Systems, the British defence ministry said. |
Death toll rises to 53 in India cold snap LUCKNOW, India (AFP) Dec 21, 2005 The death toll from a cold snap sweeping northern India rose to 53 Wednesday with three more homeless people reported to have succumbed to the chill. Indian woman becomes 'tsunami mother' after sterilisation reversed CHENNAI, India (AFP) Dec 21, 2005 An Indian woman whose four children were washed away in last year's tsunami has given birth to a baby girl after doctors reversed her sterilisation, an official said Wednesday. Thailand's sea gypsies still adrift after tsunami KHURA BURI, Thailand (AFP) Dec 21, 2005 Even before the tsunami washed away their homes and destroyed the boats that were their livelihood, Thailand's sea gypsies lived in a culture struggling to adapt to the modern world. |
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