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Death toll in Thailand floods rises to 34 with two missing
BANGKOK (AFP) Dec 22, 2005
Rescuers struggled Thursday to reach villagers stranded by heavy rain in southern Thailand as the death toll from the region's worst floods in 30 years climbed to 34 with two people missing.

Malaysian flood toll rises to four, rice production feared affected
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) Dec 22, 2005
A teenage boy became the latest victim Thursday of Malaysia's floods which officials feared would also affect the nation's rice production.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

One year after tsunami, Indonesia's children slowest to recover: UNICEF
JAKARTA (AFP) Dec 22, 2005
Indonesia's children are recovering slowest among those in countries worst hit by last year's calamitous tsunami, said a survey by the UN's children agency released Thursday.

Sri Lanka raises key interest rates to rein in inflation
COLOMBO (AFP) Dec 22, 2005
Sri Lanka's central bank unexpectedly raised key short-term interest rates Thursday in a bid to rein in a possible surge in inflation from new government spending next year.

Tsunami fishing boat aid could bring "misery": report
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) Dec 22, 2005
Thousands of new boats given to fishing communities to replace those destroyed in last year's tsunami risk bringing "economic misery" by exhausting already depleted fish stocks, according to a new report.

Sri Lanka raises key interest rates to reign in inflation
COLOMBO (AFP) Dec 22, 2005
Sri Lanka's central bank unexpectedly raised key short-term interest rates Thursday in a bid to rein in a possible surge in inflation from new government spending next year.

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.

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.

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.


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