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September 28, 2009 12:28 AM

Flood hit Philippines appeals international aid

The Philippines has appealed for international aid after the worst flooding to hit the capital Manila in more than 40 years. A month's rain fell in just 12 hours which turned roads into rivers. More than 70 people are known to have been killed. Hundreds of people are still thought to be trapped...

September 27, 2009 9:05 PM

Iran tests multi-missile launching system

Iran has tested a multi-missile launching system in a military drill today. According to Iran's PressTV Islamic Revolution Guards Commander Brigadier General Hossein Salami, the system is capable of launching several home made Zelzal rockets simultaneously. He added that it has been tested for the f...

September 27, 2009 7:08 PM

Swiss police arrests Film Director Roman Polanski

Swiss police have detained the film director Roman Polanski on an arrest warrant issued in the United States 31 years ago. Mr. Polanski was in Zurich attending a film festival where he was due to receive a life time achievement award today. He was detained by Zurich police on arrival in Switzerland ...

September 27, 2009 7:02 PM

Iran tests multi-missile launching system

Iran has tested a multi-missile launching system in a military drill today. According to Iran's PressTV Islamic Revolution Guards Commander Brigadier General Hossein Salami, the system is capable of launching several home made Zelzal rockets simultaneously. He added that it has been tested for the f...

September 27, 2009 2:24 PM

Philippines storm leaves more than 70 dead

Rescue operations are continuing in the Philippines after devastating flash floods caused by the heaviest rains in more than four decades. The government says more than a quarter of a million people have been displaced and at least 70 people have been killed.<br/> Rescuers are using helico...

September 27, 2009 12:25 PM

Floods claims 70 lives in Philippines; rescue operations continue

Rescue operations are continuing in the Philippines after devastating flash floods caused by the heaviest rains in more than four decades. The government says more than a quarter of a million people have been displaced and at least 70 people have been killed. Rescuers are using helicopters and infla...

September 27, 2009 11:06 AM

Floods claims 70 lives in Philippines

At least 70 people have been killed and thousands more evacuated as floods caused by heavy rain brought chaos to the Philippines. At least one town is completely under water. Power has been cut off to parts of the capital, Manila, where hundreds of people are trapped on rooftops. The government has ...

September 27, 2009 10:00 AM

Floods claims 50 lives in Philippines

At least 50 people have been killed and thousands more evacuated as floods caused by heavy rain brought chaos to the Philippines. At least one town is completely under water. Power has been cut off to parts of the capital, Manila, where hundreds of people are trapped on rooftops. The government has ...

September 27, 2009 6:04 AM

Flash floods claimed 50 lives in Philippines

At least 50 people have been killed and thousands more evacuated as floods caused by heavy rain brought chaos to the Philippines. At least one town is completely under water. Power has been cut off to parts of the capital, Manila, where hundreds of people are trapped on rooftops. The government has ...

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