Faulty gene condemns millions in India to heart disease: study
PARIS (AFP) - Tens of millions of people from the Indian subcontinent are destined to suffer heart disease due to a single genetic mutation, according to a study released Sunday.
Nations:India Sri Lanka Pakistan Bangladesh France Indonesia Source:(AFP)
2009-01-18
Natural disasters 'killed over 220,000' in 2008
BERLIN (AFP) - Natural disasters killed over 220,000 people in 2008, making it one of the most devastating years on record and underlining the need for a global climate deal, the world's number two reinsurer said Monday.
Nations:China Denmark Tajikistan Afghanistan Bangladesh Myanmar Activities:2008 China Earthquake Myanmar Cyclone Disaster Source:(AFP)
2008-12-29
Dirt Starts Flying in South Carolina
It's always surprising when John McCain has nothing to say. But there he was on the back of his campaign bus Friday, unable or unwilling to discuss the merits of his rival for the presidential nomination in South Carolina, Mike Huckabee.
Nations:U.S. Libya Bangladesh People:John McCain Fred Thompson Mike Huckabee Mitt Romney Lindsey Graham Ronald Reagan Activities:US Election 2008
2008-01-14
Survivors tell of Bangladesh cyclone
Azahar Ali huddled with his family, reading from the Quran, as the cyclone roared in. First the power went out, then screaming winds blew out the windows and ripped off the roof. The sea rushed in, washing him and his family away.
Nations:Bangladesh People:Ban Ki-moon Condoleezza Rice
2007-11-19
Bangladesh cyclone death toll tops 3,100
The death toll from Thursday's cyclone in Bangladesh is now more than 3,100, and officials say that number could reach 10,000 once rescuers get to outlying islands. Rescuers are struggling to reach thousands of survivors, and relief items have been slow to reach many. Survivors grieved and buried their loved ones Monday as they waited for aid to arrive.
Nations:Bangladesh Indonesia Philippines People:Ban Ki-moon Condoleezza Rice
2007-11-19
At least 2,300 die in Bangladesh cyclone
The death toll from Bangladesh's most devastating storm in a decade climbed to at least 2,300 on Sunday and relief officials warned the figure could jump sharply as rescuers reach more isolated areas.
Nations:Bangladesh Indonesia Philippines
2007-11-18
Over 2,200 die in Bangladesh cyclone
The death toll from a cyclone that devastated Bangladesh has surpassed 2,200, officials said Sunday, while rescuers struggled through blocked paths to reach hundreds of thousands of survivors awaiting aid in wrecked homes and flooded fields.
Nations:Bangladesh
2007-11-18
Bangladesh cyclone kills 1,100
Aid workers struggled Friday to help hundreds of thousands of survivors of a cyclone that blasted Bangladesh with 150 mph winds, killing a reported 1,100 people, savaging coastal towns, and leaving millions without power in the deadliest such storm in more than a decade.
Nations:Bangladesh
2007-11-16
Bangladesh cyclone kills 425
A cyclone that slammed into Bangladesh's coast with 140 mph winds killed at least 425 people before heading inland and losing strength, a local news agency said Friday.
Nations:Bangladesh
2007-11-16
Cyclone smashes into impoverished Bangladesh
A fierce cyclone packing extreme winds and torrential rain ripped through southwestern Bangladesh overnight Thursday, wiping out countless homes in one of the world's poorest countries.
Nations:India Bangladesh
2007-11-15
Cyclone hits Bangladesh coast
A powerful cyclone with winds of up to 240 kilometres (155 miles) an hour has hit Bangladesh's southern coast, the director of the country's meteorological department told AFP on Thursday.
Nations:Bangladesh India
2007-11-15
The price of a pizza in Iraq: an eye and a leg
Constantine Rodriguez had just fetched chili peppers and was going out to get some onions when he heard the siren for an incoming rocket. All he remembers was a door blasting open and a loud explosion.
Nations:Iraq Kuwait India Philippines Bangladesh Sri Lanka Activities:Second Gulf War
2007-08-29
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