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August 8, 2010 6:19 PM

N Korea detains South Korean fishing boat

North Korea has detained a South Korean fishing boat missing in the Sea of Japan. Coastguard officials said the crew of the Daeseung was being investigated by North Korean authorities.Earlier, South Korea reported that the boat, 55 Daeseung, with four South Korean and three Chinese sailors onboard, ...

August 8, 2010 6:19 PM

N Korea detains South Korean fishing boat

North Korea has detained a South Korean fishing boat missing in the Sea of Japan. Coastguard officials said the crew of the Daeseung was being investigated by North Korean authorities.Earlier, South Korea reported that the boat, 55 Daeseung, with four South Korean and three Chinese sailors onboard, ...

August 8, 2010 6:19 PM

Taiwan pays tribute to 700 people killed in Typhoon Morakot

Taiwan today paid tribute to more than 700 people killed or missing in Typhoon Morakot a year ago. The typhoon slammed into Taiwan in August 2009, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain that left at least 614 people dead and 75 missing, including an estimated 400 buried in the village of Hsiaol...

August 8, 2010 6:19 PM

Taiwan pays tribute to 700 people killed in Typhoon Morakot

Taiwan today paid tribute to more than 700 people killed or missing in Typhoon Morakot a year ago. The typhoon slammed into Taiwan in August 2009, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain that left at least 614 people dead and 75 missing, including an estimated 400 buried in the village of Hsiaol...

August 8, 2010 2:47 PM

China: Landslide killed more than 96 in Gansu

More than 96 people were killed and 2,000 were missing in the landslides triggered by torrential rains in northwest China's, Gansu province today. It was the latest disaster to hit the country in the wake of massive flooding. Diemujiangteng, head of the Zhouqu county in Gannan Tibetan, Autonomo...

August 8, 2010 2:47 PM

China: Landslide killed more than 96 in Gansu

More than 96 people were killed and 2,000 were missing in the landslides triggered by torrential rains in northwest China's, Gansu province today. It was the latest disaster to hit the country in the wake of massive flooding. Diemujiangteng, head of the Zhouqu county in Gannan Tibetan, Autonomo...

August 8, 2010 1:17 PM

Elena Kagan Sworn in as US Supreme Court Justice

Elena Kagan has been sworn in as the newest justice in the US Supreme Court. The 50 year old lawyer becomes the youngest judge in the Supreme Court history. She is President Barack Obama's second appointment to the US's most powerful court and only the fourth woman to serve on the nine-mem...

August 8, 2010 1:17 PM

Elena Kagan Sworn in as US Supreme Court Justice

Elena Kagan has been sworn in as the newest justice in the US Supreme Court. The 50 year old lawyer becomes the youngest judge in the Supreme Court history. She is President Barack Obama's second appointment to the US's most powerful court and only the fourth woman to serve on the nine-mem...

August 8, 2010 1:13 PM

Pakistan: 80 killed in floods in Sindh province

In Pakistan ,at least 80 people killed in a in rain-related incidents in the southern Sindh province today . The level of the Indus and other rivers rose in theNorthern Areas following fresh rains. Sixty-three people killed and dozens more were missing following flash floods andlandslides in Skardu ...

August 8, 2010 1:13 PM

Pakistan: 80 killed in floods in Sindh province

In Pakistan ,at least 80 people killed in a in rain-related incidents in the southern Sindh province today . The level of the Indus and other rivers rose in theNorthern Areas following fresh rains. Sixty-three people killed and dozens more were missing following flash floods andlandslides in Skardu ...

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