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Natural disasters made 2005 costliest for insurance industry: Munich Re FRANKFURT (AFP) Dec 29, 2005 A combination of hurricanes and the devastating earthquake in Pakistan made 2005 the costliest year on record in terms of insurance against natural disasters, Germany's Munich Re said on Thursday. Landslide kills 30 in Yemen, scores missing SANAA (AFP) Dec 29, 2005 At least 30 Yemenis were killed in an overnight landslide which hit a village on a rocky slope near the capital Sanaa with 100 people still missing, an interior ministry official said Thursday. |
Indonesia completes pullout of non-local troops from Aceh BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 29, 2005 Indonesia withdrew its final contingent of non-local troops from Aceh Thursday, fulfilling a key pledge made in an historic peace accord between separatist guerrillas and the government. Somali president appeals for aid for famine-threatened south NAIROBI (AFP) Dec 29, 2005 Somalia's transitional president on Thursday appealed for 60 million dollars in aid for Somalis facing severe food and water shortages and the threat of famine in the drought-hit south of the lawless Horn of Africa nation. Landslide kills 30 in Yemen SANAA (AFP) Dec 29, 2005 Some 30 Yemenis were killed in an overnight landslide which hit a village on a rocky slope near the capital Sanaa, an interior ministry official said Thursday. |
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Indonesia to post ambassador in Sweden after one-year protest JAKARTA (AFP) Dec 29, 2005 Indonesia said Thursday it would again post an ambassador in Sweden after leaving the job vacant for a year to protest Stockholm's failure to take action against exiled Aceh separatists. Key dates in Aceh's history BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 29, 2005 Here are key dates in the history of Aceh province, where the Indonesian army Thursday completed a troop pullout as part of a historic peace pact: US Secretary of State Rice to visit Indonesia next month JAKARTA (AFP) Dec 29, 2005 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit Indonesia next month, the foreign ministry said Thursday. |
Drought threatening fresh water supplies in southern China BEIJING (AFP) Dec 29, 2005 Salt tides are severely threatening fresh water supplies in southern China's Guangdong province, with residents in some cities advised not to drink tap water, state press reported Thursday. Moderate earthquake jolts northern Pakistan ISLAMABAD (AFP) Dec 29, 2005 A moderate earthquake measuring 5.3 on the open-ended Richter scale jolted northern Pakistan early Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage, officials said. Indonesia prepares to pull last troops out of Aceh BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 29, 2005 The Indonesian military was on Thursday to withdraw its final contingent of more than 3,000 troops from Aceh, in a key step to implementing a peace pact with separatists. |
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