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Red Cross describes grim towns in Myanmar's cyclone zone
AP - 31 minutes agoYANGON, Myanmar - The first international aid official allowed into the cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta by Myanmar's military leaders described towns rendered unrecognizable, survivors exposed to pouring rain and local heroes saving lives. More »
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Chinese soldiers search villages wrecked by quake; 7,700 believed killed in one town alone
AP - 35 minutes agoAN XIAN, China - Rescuers pushed further into remote villages flattened by China's devastating earthquake, finding one with nearly 80 percent of its population killed during searches Wednesday certain to dramatically raise the official death toll of 12,000. More »
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Troops hike to quake-buried Chinese villages
AP - 49 minutes agoMIANYANG, China - Soldiers hiking over landslide-blocked roads reached the epicenter of China's devastating earthquake Tuesday, pulling bodies and a few survivors from collapsed buildings. More »
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Schoolchildren bear brunt of China quake horror
AFP - 54 minutes agoJUYUAN, China (AFP) - - Teenager Yang Juan escaped by a few seconds, but thousands of other schoolchildren including some of her classmates were not so lucky. More »
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South Korea's 1st astronaut leaves hospital
AP - 58 minutes agoSEOUL, South Korea - A science official says South Korea's first astronaut has left a hospital after recovering from neck and back pain apparently caused by her Russian spacecraft's unexpectedly steep descent to Earth last month. More »
- SKorea's 1st astronaut leaves hospital after recovering from pain following steep descentAP -1 hour 14 minutes ago
- UN says relief efforts in Myanmar should reach scale of Indian Ocean tsunamiAP -1 hour 20 minutes ago
- 33,000 households to be involved in labour force surveyChannel NewsAsia -1 hour 23 minutes ago
- Police: String of bombings hit ancient Indian city, killing at least 80AP -1 hour 36 minutes ago
- As incomes rise, more Asians turn to cosmetics that promise a lighter skin colorAP -1 hour 42 minutes ago
- Moderate earthquake strikes eastern Taiwan; no damage or injuries reportedAP -1 hour 44 minutes ago
- India police sift for clues after deadly bomb blastsAFP -1 hour 50 minutes ago
- String of bombings hit ancient Indian city, killing at least 80, police sayAP -1 hour 53 minutes ago
- The Professor and the very bright studentChannel NewsAsia -2 hours 2 minutes ago
- China says 3-year-old Taiwan boy killed in Sichuan earthquakeAP -2 hours 3 minutes ago
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