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Rains batter Istanbul as temperatures set to plunge in Turkey ISTANBUL (AFP) Dec 19, 2005 Torrential rains brought parts of Istanbul to a halt Monday with reports of floodwaters in one district reaching two metres (six and half feet). UN's Annan awarded UAE environment prize DUBAI (AFP) Dec 19, 2005 UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was awarded the United Arab Emirates' Zayed Prize for Global Environmental Leadership, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said in statement Monday. China to set up breeding base for rare dolphin BEIJING (AFP) Dec 19, 2005 China will set up its first artificial breeding base for the highly endangered Chinese white dolphin in the southeastern province of Fujian, state media said Monday. |
Floods kill at least three in Malaysia, thousands evacuated KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) Dec 19, 2005 At least three people have been killed and four rescue workers are missing in severe floods in Malaysia's north which have forced thousands of people to be evacuated, officials and reports said Monday. China celebrates birthday of long-living panda BEIJING, Dec 19 (AFP) Dec 19, 2005 China celebrated the birthday of a giant panda who has outlived most of her peers by more than a decade, showering her with presents and even her own website, state media reported Monday. Thai floods death toll tops 27, three missing YALA, Thailand (AFP) Dec 19, 2005 The death toll from floods in southern Thailand rose to 27 on Monday as Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra ordered the vital business center of Hat Yai sealed off to prevent further damage. |
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Toll from Philippines flooding rises to six MANILA (AFP) Dec 19, 2005 Three more people drowned in widespread flooding in the central Philippines, bringing the death toll to six with nearly 13,000 other residents displaced, rescuers said Monday. Storm-hit Indian state braces for Cyclone Mala NEW DELHI (AFP) Dec 19, 2005 As many as 50,000 people were expected to be evacuated from coastal areas Monday in southeast Indian after the weather office sounded a cyclone alert, a government official said. Floods kill two in Malaysia, thousands evacuated KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) Dec 19, 2005 Two people have been killed and four rescue workers are missing in severe floods in Malaysia's north which have forced thousands of people to be evacuated, officials and reports said Monday. |
Death toll at 40 as cold wave sweeps northern India LUCKNOW, India (AFP) Dec 19, 2005 Five people froze to death at the weekend as unusually cold weather gripped northern India, taking the toll to 40 as meteorologists warned Monday temperatures were likely to drop further. Eclectic Koizumi tries electric sedan TOKYO (AFP) Dec 19, 2005 Never tired of sampling new ways to travel, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi whizzed around the grounds of parliament Monday in an eight-wheeled car billed as the world's fastest electric sedan. Honda Motor to mass produce next-generation solar cells TOKYO (AFP) Dec 19, 2005 Honda Motor said Monday it will begin mass producing next-generation solar panels for household use from 2007, halving the carbon-dioxide emissions of the already eco-friendly technology. |
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