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China quake death toll rises to 8, 533
4 hours ago
Source: Geo Television Network
BEIJING - Quake death toll in China''s Sichuan province has risen to 8,533, said China’s official news agency.
The epicenter of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake was in Sichuan, striking 57 miles (92 kilometers) northwest of the provincial capital of Chengdu. It hit in the middle of the afternoon – when classes and offices were full.
Thousands of soldiers and police have been dispatched to the epicenter in Wenchuan county, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) away from Beichuan, which has a population of 160,000.
The official sources said 80 percent of the buildings had collapsed in Beichuan county and that another 10,000 people were believed hurt there.
In another area close to the epicenter, workers were struggling to dig out an estimated 900 students trapped when the Juyuan Middle School building collapsed. Photographs showed heavy cranes trying to move rubble from the ruined structure.
Officials sources said that rescuers had recovered at least 50 bodies from the debris of the school building. It did not say if any students had been pulled out alive. An unknown number of students were also reported buried after buildings collapsed at five other schools in Deyang city in Sichuan.
The earthquake comes fewer than three months before the start of the Beijing Summer Olympics, which China hopes to use to show case its rise in the world. ... more
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Quake in China: 107 killed, 900 students trapped
4 hours ago
Source: Geo Television Network
BEIJING: At least 107 people have been confirmed killed in the earthquake in China while 900 students are trapped in the debris of a school building.
The official sources confirmed the deaths.
The rescue teams are making efforts to rescue the trapped students. ... more
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4 schoolchildren killed in China quake
10 hours ago
Source: Geo Television Network
BEIJING: Four children died in a suburb of southwest China''s Chongqing municipality on Monday when an earthquake toppled two primary schools, local news agency said. More than 100 children were injured, it added, quoting the local government
A powerful, magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck mountainous central China on Monday, damaging buildings and roads and causing injuries, the local government reported.
The quake was felt as far away as Thailand,Vietnam and Pakistan. Thousands of people evacuated buildings in Beijing, some 900 miles (1,500 kilometers) from the epicenter.
The quake struck 57 miles (92 kilometers) northwest of the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu at 2:28 p.m. (0628 GMT), the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site.
It said the7.8-magnitude quake was centered about 6 miles (10 kilometers) below the surface.
Two aftershocks of measuring 6.0 and 5.4 struck shortly afterwardin the same part of eastern Sichuan, according to the USGS.
A statement issued by the local government in Aba prefecture, where the epicenter was located, said buildings had cracked andc ollapsed, and mountain roads were damaged. It said there had been reports of injuries, but gave no details on numbers or severity.
Chinese President Hu Jintao ordered that the injured be quickly treated, saying lives were of the utmost importance, agency reported. Premier Wen Jiabao was headed to the epicenter, it said.
In the Chinese capital Beijing, about 930 miles (1,500kilometers) away, buildings swayed for more than two minutes but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. ... more
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Strong quake hits China
12 hours ago
Source: Geo Television Network
BEIJING: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck China''s Sichuan province on Monday, less than 100 km (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Chengdu, the U.S.Geological Survey said on its Web site.
The tremor, centered 92 km northwest of Chengdu, was felt as far away as Beijing and Shanghai, where office buildings swayed with the impact. ... more
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Bush heads to Middle East amid dark omens
20 hours ago
Source: The News
OCCUPIED-AL-QUDS/WASHINGTON: The number of probes of Israeli soldiers suspected of committing offences against Palestinian civilians more than doubled ... more
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Kosovo’s Serbs vote in Serbia’s general elections
20 hours ago
Source: The News
PRISTINA, Kosovo: Serbs in newly independent Kosovo cast ballots for Serbia’s elections on Sunday a vote UN officials branded as illegal.
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Arab FMs divided over Lebanon
20 hours ago
Source: The News
CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers, holding crisis talks in Cairo, were divided on Sunday over a draft resolution implicitly condemning Hizbullah for deadl ... more
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Generals amass fortunes while Myanmar flounders
20 hours ago
Source: The News
A sprawling new capital dubbed the “Abode of Kings”, lavish weddings for family members, palatial villas - Myanmar’s ruling generals appear to have fe ... more
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Muslim deviance? Gimme a break
20 hours ago
Source: The News
Once again the CIA and MI6 are publishing dire warnings of the vitality of Al Qaeda. Once again the Islamic world as a whole is being tarnished by ass ... more
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Sudan cuts diplomatic links with Chad
20 hours ago
Source: The News
KHARTOUM: Sudan on Sunday severed diplomatic relations with neighbouring Chad, Omdurman public radio reported, citing what it called Ndjamena’s suppor ... more
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