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Singapore Police Arrest Falun Gong Practitioners While Meditating, Displaying Posters

Oct 11, 2009, 12:00 am

Seven Falun Gong practitioners were arrested while doing exercises and displaying posters in a local park in Singapore.

Pacific Quakes Stir Panic but Tsunami Proved Tiny

Oct 7, 2009, 11:00 pm

Undersea earthquakes caused panic in the South Pacific on Thursday.

Typhoon Bears Down on Japan; Car Plants Shut

Oct 7, 2009, 10:00 am

Typhoon Melor is nearing Japan, threatening heavily populated industrial centres with rain and winds.

Tokyo Boss Blames 'Political Jostling' for 2016 Loss

Oct 4, 2009, 9:00 am

Tokyo governor blames behind-the-scenes political deals for the city's failed bid to host the 2016 Olympics.

Indonesia Prepares for Mass Burial of Quake Victims

Oct 4, 2009, 7:00 am

Indonesians dig a pit for a mass burial in Padang while villagers continue to dig in mud for landslide victims.

Indonesia Quake Obliterates Villages, Aid Needed

Oct 3, 2009, 2:00 pm

Rescue teams found entire villages obliterated by landslides and survivors desperate for aid three days after the quake.

Typhoon Slams Into Northern Philippines, Four Dead

Oct 3, 2009, 2:00 pm

A powerful typhoon slammed into the Philippines, killing four people, tearing roofs off houses and uprooting trees.

Indonesia Quake Survivor Rescued After SMS to Dad

Oct 3, 2009, 3:00 am

"Please help, I'm trapped, my position is in the house by the stairs."

'Super Typhoon' Bears Down on Flood-Ravaged Philippines

Oct 2, 2009, 11:00 am

The Philippines declared a nationwide state of calamity after typhoon and floods killed nearly 300 people.

Aid Trickles in as Indonesia Quake Toll Tops 1,000

Oct 2, 2009, 10:00 am

Aid for thousands of survivors of an earthquake in the Indonesia port of Padang began trickling in on Friday.

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