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Sep 29 2009
Rescuers pulled more bodies from swollen rivers and debris-strewn streets Tuesday, pushing the toll from flooding in the northern Philippines to more than 284 dead or missing, while two new storms brewing in the Pacific threatened to complicate relief...
Sep 5 2009
The deaths and injuries were in the city of Urumqi, said Zhang Hong, the city’s deputy mayor. Demonstrators have clashed with police in Urumqi for two days amid a strange string of syringe stabbings. Some Han Chinese demonstrators have taken to...
Jul 7 2009
Two separate blasts rocked the restive southern Philippines and killed six civilians Tuesday morning, bringing the death toll to 12 in bombings there over the past three days, officials said. Around 7:50 a.m. local time (2350 GMT Monday), an...
Apr 5 2008
nearly 487 years to the day after Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Philippines – businesswoman Sister Grace Galindez-Gupana (Philippines) achieved five Guinness World Records in a single day. With the support of the Philippine National Red Cross,...
Apr 4 2008
More than 160 nations were trying Friday to clear the first hurdle in drafting an ambitious new treaty on global warming despite a yawning gap in the stances of rich and poor countries. The five-day talks in Bangkok were winding up with negotiators...