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Sharp series of aftershocks strike New Zealand

By ROB GRIFFITH | Posted: Monday, September 6, 2010 10:22 pm A sharp series of about 20 aftershocks rattled New Zealand's earthquake-hit city of Christchurch overnight, and earthquake experts warned Tuesday that another powerful temblor might hammer the region in coming days. » read more
Keywords: world news earthquake another powerful powerful temblor temblor might Date: 09-07-2010

Massive earthquake sets back NZ economic recovery

By ROB GRIFFITH | Posted: Monday, September 6, 2010 3:04 am New Zealand's prime minister warned Monday that the country's economic recovery will be hurt by the weekend's powerful 7. » read more
Keywords: world news smashed buildings wrecked roads magnitude earthquake economic recovery Date: 09-06-2010

New Zealand earthquake: Curfew imposed by Christchurch police

City's 400,000 residents told to stay indoors overnight to avoid danger of aftershocks after 7. » read more
Keywords: world news new zealand people christchurch damage Date: 09-04-2010

New Zealand plane crash kills nine

British man among victims after aircraft crashes on takeoff from Fox Glacier airport in South Island Nine people, including a British man, have died in a plane crash in New Zealand. » read more
Keywords: world news new zealand zealand british glacier Date: 09-04-2010

We cannot afford to shun Pakistan

The world must not abandon Pakistan to the religious extremists On a recent Pakistan International Airlines flight from Karachi to Lahore, a local – and somewhat revealing – fashion show played out on the TV screens. » read more
Keywords: world news religion pakistan international political Date: 09-04-2010

Earthquake strikes Christchurch in New Zealand

State of emergency declared after earthquake with magnitude of 7. » read more
Keywords: world news new zealand christchurch earthquake people Date: 09-04-2010

Christchurch hit by earthquake

State of emergency declared after largest city on New Zealand's South Island is hit by earthquake » read more
Keywords: world news new zealand south island after largest declared after Date: 09-04-2010

Tibetan nomads struggle as grasslands disappear from the roof of the world

Scientists say desertification of the mountain grasslands of the Tibetan plateau is accelerating climate change Like generations of Tibetan nomads before him, Phuntsok Dorje makes a living raising yaks and other livestock on the vast alpine grasslands that provide a thatch on the roof of the world. » read more
Keywords: world news climate change tibetan plateau grasslands Date: 09-02-2010

Chilean miners await rescue as drilling begins

Drill bores 50ft into rock as rescue mission to save 33 trapped miners gets under way Drilling to rescue the 33 Chilean miners trapped underground began yesterday as it emerged that they have spoken for the first time to family members waiting for them on the surface. » read more
Keywords: world news chile miners families rescue Date: 08-31-2010

Architectural gems languish on Calif. home market

By JACOB ADELMAN | Posted: Saturday, August 28, 2010 3:38 am The home sale slump has left some dwellings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and other architectural luminaries languishing on the Southern California market. » read more
Keywords: luminaries languishing southern california california market architectural luminaries other architectural Date: 08-29-2010

David Grossman: 'I cannot afford the luxury of despair'

The Israeli writer discusses his novel To the End of the Land, a memorial to his son who was killed while serving in the army, and why he remains an opponent of his country's policy towards the Palestinians In May 2003, David Grossman, one of Israel's most celebrated novelists, began writing a new book. » read more
Keywords: world news david grossman grossman israel people Date: 08-29-2010

Chile, divided by quake, unites around miners

By BRADLEY BROOKS | Posted: Saturday, August 28, 2010 2:23 pm Just six months ago, one of the largest earthquakes in a century tore Chile apart, physically ripping the ground, triggering a deadly tsunami and leaving in the wreckage a divided society and government trying to decide whom to blame. » read more
Keywords: world news deadly tsunami divided society ground triggering physically ripping Date: 08-28-2010

Family survives quake, now husband trapped in mine

By BRADLEY BROOKS | Posted: Saturday, August 28, 2010 12:53 am It's a tale of two disasters, an unbelievable misfortune for a family. » read more
Keywords: world news carola narvaez unbelievable misfortune Date: 08-28-2010

Chilean family survives quake, faces mine collapse

By BRADLEY BROOKS | Posted: Friday, August 27, 2010 11:27 am Carola Narvaez breathed in the Atacama Desert's cold dawn air and slowly began to exhale the story of how her family survived a devastating earthquake and worked to rebuild their lives _ only for her husband to end up trapped deep inside a Chilean mine. » read more
Keywords: world news devastating earthquake rebuild their their lives family survived Date: 08-27-2010

Miners' deep motivation: Stay slim or stay in mine

By BRADLEY BROOKS | Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 3:53 pm Put on a show. » read more
Keywords: world news escape tunnel squeeze through Date: 08-26-2010

Survivors of the Beaconsfield mining accident tell what it's like to be buried alive

Trapped Chilean miners will be going through massive psychological trauma, say two men who know The gold lettering on the plaque outside the Beaconsfield mining museum stands as a stark reminder. » read more
Keywords: world news chile beaconsfield russell people Date: 08-26-2010

Geology helped trapped miners survive in Chile

By PETER PRENGAMAN and PETER ORSI | Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 2:35 am Nearly a half-mile below ground where 33 miners have been trapped for almost three weeks, there's no build-up of toxic or explosive gases and the air has been breathable, if hot and stuffy in their reinforced shelter. » read more
Keywords: world news weeks there explosive gases three weeks almost three Date: 08-25-2010

Pakistan floods: people return home to find nothing left, nothing at all

The monsoon deluge turned mud houses in north-west Pakistan into a sodden mess Sirajuddin stares at the shallow muddy pool of water. » read more
Keywords: world news pakistan flood pakistan village korona Date: 08-24-2010

30 SD Guard soldiers due back from Haiti mission

Posted: Friday, August 20, 2010 3:29 pm Thirty South Dakota National Guard soldiers are expected to return home Saturday after a two-week mission to Haiti. » read more
Keywords: south dakota midwest united states guard soldiers saturday after Date: 08-24-2010

Los Angeles unveils $578M school, costliest in the nation

By CHRISTINA HOAG - Associated Press | Posted: Sunday, August 22, 2010 6:08 pm LOS ANGELES ---- Next month's opening of the Robert F. » read more
Keywords: california west united states ambassador hotel hotel where Date: 08-24-2010

Small quake rattles desert near Palm Springs

Posted: Saturday, August 21, 2010 8:27 am A magnitude-3. » read more
Keywords: california west united states desert northwest Date: 08-24-2010

Haiti Nursing Foundation Hosts International Symposium To Explore Haiti's Nursing Future

Six months after an earthquake in Haiti drastically altered the future of the small Caribbean country, news of its recovery indicated slow, unsteady progress. » read more
Keywords: health care aid disaster aid nursing / midwifery nursing Date: 08-24-2010

New Hospital Industry Bid To Duck Earthquake Safety Deadlines Threatens To Put More Patients At Risk

Two of California's most profitable hospitals are seeking further delays in meeting state requirements to ensure that their buildings will not collapse in an earthquake. » read more
Keywords: health care aid disaster aid aid / disasters california Date: 08-24-2010

Where Oil Hits Shore, ‘Job Training' Scams Are Quick to Follow

Scroll through Craigslist in cities along the Florida's Panhandle and in Alabama, and dozens of ads appear with offers for expensive training guaranteed to net jobs cleaning up oil. » read more
Keywords: consumer news usa.gov looking people Date: 08-24-2010

Minor earthquake shakes US capital's movers

Minor earthquake shakes US capital's movers JESSICA GRESKO KAREN MAHABIR Associated Press WritersAssociated Press Writers | Posted: Friday, July 16, 2010 11:30 am WASHINGTON (AP) — Earthquakes are so rare in the Washington area that even a geology student wasn't quite sure what was going on when a minor one hit early Friday. » read more
Keywords: us news nationwide news nation united states united states Date: 08-24-2010

Catastrophes and BP oil spill hit profits at insurers Hiscox and Amlin

• Hiscox reported a £44m drop in first-half profits to £97m • Amlin suffered a £70m fall in its first-half profits to £107m Insurers Amlin and Hiscox have been hit by catastrophe claims and losses related to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. » read more
Keywords: world news insurance industry hiscox insurance industry Date: 08-24-2010

Star-spangled mission to raise funds for victims of Gulf oil spill

Robert Redford, Sting, Cameron Diaz and Justin Bieber are among the stars lined up for Larry King telethon in aid of BP oil spill victims With more than 6,000 boats and almost 35,000 people already deployed in the Gulf of Mexico, an army of celebrity reinforcements last night hurled themselves at the rescue mission surrounding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. » read more
Keywords: world news bp oil spill disaster people redford Date: 06-21-2010

UN rep: Haiti democracy depends on reconstruction

By EZEQUIEL ABIU LOPEZ | Posted: Wednesday, June 2, 2010 4:46 pm Haiti's struggling democracy is in jeopardy if millions of earthquake survivors' lives are not improved, the top U. » read more
Keywords: world news survivors lives earthquake survivors struggling democracy Date: 06-03-2010

No shelter from the storm for Haiti quake victims

By BEN FOX | Posted: Monday, May 31, 2010 11:34 am A hurricane season predicted to be one of the wettest on record opens Tuesday in the Caribbean, where hundreds of thousands of Haitian earthquake victims have only tarps or fraying tents to protect them in a major storm. » read more
Keywords: world news haitian earthquake earthquake victims fraying tents where hundreds Date: 06-01-2010

US predicts up to 7 major Atlantic hurricanes

By JENNIFER KAY | Posted: Thursday, May 27, 2010 4:59 pm The Atlantic hurricane season could be the busiest since 2005, when Katrina and Rita caused massive destruction along the same part of the Gulf Coast now struggling with the largest offshore oil spill in U. » read more
Keywords: us news nationwide news nation united states united states Date: 05-29-2010

Small earthquake shakes east Arizona

Posted: Monday, May 24, 2010 6:16 am A small earthquake has shaken eastern Arizona near its border with New Mexico. » read more
Keywords: arizona south west united states eastern arizona shaken eastern Date: 05-24-2010

Small quake shakes US-Mexico border; no damage

Posted: Monday, May 24, 2010 6:10 am Another small earthquake has struck an often shaken border region of California and Mexico, but there are no reports of any injuries or damage. » read more
Keywords: arizona south west united states border region shaken border Date: 05-24-2010

Moderate quakes shake S. Calif.; no damage

Posted: Saturday, May 22, 2010 12:04 pm A series of moderate earthquakes south of the border has shaken buildings in downtown San Diego but there are no reports of damage or injuries. » read more
Keywords: california west united states shaken buildings earthquakes south Date: 05-24-2010

Penn urges help for hospitals in post-quake Haiti

By ANN SANNER | Posted: Thursday, May 20, 2010 5:34 am Actor Sean Penn said Wednesday the biggest challenge facing post-quake Haiti is getting hospitals staffed and supplied during its current rainy season and ahead of the upcoming hurricane season. » read more
Keywords: entertainment movies season current rainy rainy season upcoming hurricane Date: 05-24-2010

Zhang Ziyi stars as AIDS patient in new China film

Posted: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 7:22 am Actress Zhang Ziyi says she signed on to play an AIDS patient in her new movie because she's a big fan of the director, a frequent collaborator with well-known Chinese directors Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou. » read more
Keywords: entertainment movies chinese directors known chinese frequent collaborator movie because Date: 05-24-2010

Putting Teeth Into Forensic Science

In a large natural disaster, such as the Haitian earthquake earlier this year, or in an unsolved homicide case, knowing the birth date of an individual can guide forensic investigators to the correct identity among a large number of possible victims... » read more
Keywords: health care aid disaster aid aid / disasters correct identity Date: 05-24-2010

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Spending Bill With Foreign Aid Funding For Haiti

The Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday unanimously voted to approve a $59 billion war funding measure that includes "more than $5 billion to replenish disaster aid accounts, as well as funding for Haitian earthquake relief," the Associated Press reports (Taylor, 5/13). » read more
Keywords: health care aid disaster aid aid / disasters billion Date: 05-24-2010

U.S., Haitian Partners Meet To Discuss Elections As Haitian Parliamentary Terms Expire

In an article examining elections in Haiti and their impact on the country's recovery from the January 12 earthquake, the Miami Herald writes that Canada, the U. » read more
Keywords: health care aid disaster aid aid / disasters elections Date: 05-24-2010

Winds play havoc across Yakima Valley

By Phil Ferolito and Ross Courtney / The Yakima Herald-Republic | Posted: Tuesday, May 4, 2010 7:00 am YAKIMA — High winds and blowing dust raised havoc across the Yakima Valley on Monday, knocking down trees and power lines, causing more than a dozen car accidents and forcing the closure of at least one road. » read more
Keywords: oregon west united states yakima monday knocking Date: 05-06-2010

USGS: Magnitude-3.9 temblor hits Imperial County

Posted: Wednesday, May 5, 2010 1:54 am A small earthquake has rattled southern Imperial County, near the Mexico border, but no damage or injuries have been reported. » read more
Keywords: california west united states mexico border imperial county Date: 05-06-2010
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Barclays CEO John Varley to step down

By ROBERT BARR | Posted: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 2:53 am John Varley, who guided Barclays bank through the credit crisis without resorting to a government bailout, will retire next year as chief executive, to be succeeded by the head of the group's highly profitable investment banking operation, the company said Tuesday. » read more
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Oil falls below $74 as traders look to US economy

By ALEX KENNEDY | Posted: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 2:15 am Oil prices fell to near $74 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as investors mull the strength of the U. » read more
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Kia's top executive resigns after recalls

By KELLY OLSEN | Posted: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 2:12 am The top executive at Kia Motors has resigned after the company recalled more than 100,000 vehicles worldwide over defective wiring, the automaker said Tuesday. » read more
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Asia stocks down modestly as economy worries ease

By CARLO PIOVANO | Posted: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 12:29 am Asian stock markets mostly fell Tuesday but losses were limited amid easing worries over the pace of the global economic recovery. » read more
Keywords: global economic economic recovery easing worries markets mostly stock markets Date: 09-07-2010