2005.01.03

Tsunami Victims Prey to Crime from Asia to Europe (Reuters). Thieves, rapists, kidnappers and hoaxers are preying on tsunami survivors and families of victims in Asian refugee camps and hospitals and in the home countries of European tourists hit by the wave. 2005.01.03

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Tsunami-Deaths (Bloomberg) Official death toll rises to 155,000. 2005.01.03

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Search for Thai Tsunami Dead Narrows to Hard Hit Areas (Reuters). Teams searching for bodies in tsunami-devastated Thailand zero in on the hardest hit areas as Thai and Japanese navy ships scour the seas for more dead. 2005.01.03

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Aid agencies look to Jakarta summit for direction on tsunami relief (AFP). International aid agencies say they hope an emergency summit of world leaders in Jakarta this week will offer direction to overcome logistical problems in the fight to help tsunami victims. 2005.01.03

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India Accused of Blocking Tsunami Aid (AP). India's refusal to allow access to the remote Andaman and Nicobar islands is preventing aid from reaching the most desperate survivors of last week's tsunamis as the country's death toll is expected to top 15,000. 2005.01.03

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Cheers Greet Rescuers in Aceh, Children Suffer (Reuters). U.S. helicopters shuttle injured refugees, many of them children, out of some of the worst hit parts of tsunami-devastated Aceh province, even as reports surfaced of trafficking in orphans from the disaster. 2005.01.03

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Asia quake: Trace the missing. [BBC News ] The Beeb's website has received many appeals for missing persons following the Asia earthquake disaster. Can you help? 2005.01.03

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Russia to launch Japanese satellite. [spacetoday.net] A Russian company announces it has won a contract to launch a Japanese satellite. 2005.01.03

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Tsunami-Blogs (New York Times) Crackpots, Bush bashers, giving tsunami bloggers a bad reputation. 2005.01.03

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Foreigners Dead, Missing in Asia Calamity (AP). The tally of foreigners confirmed dead from the quake and tsunami throughout southern Asia, according to their countries' foreign ministries. Figures also include the most recent available numbers of missing based on the estimates by some government officials and agencies. 2005.01.03

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Japan-Killer Mochi (Mainichi) This New Year's mochi casualty toll in Japan: 4 dead, 15 in critical condition. 2005.01.03

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Indonesia Increases Death Toll to 94,000 (AP). Indonesia increases its death toll from the devastating earthquake and tsunami to 94,081, raising the total number of people reported killed in 11 countries to nearly 140,000. Aid agencies have said the death toll is expected to hit 150,000. 2005.01.03

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Tsunami-Relief (Washington Post) Tsunami aid distribution system is not working. 2005.01.03

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QEII prays for tsunami victims (AFP). Queen Elizabeth II prayed for victims of the tsunami disaster when she attended church on her Sandringham estate in the east of England with other members of the British royal family. 2005.01.03

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Rain, Flooding Hinders Asia's Tsunami Relief (Reuters). Heavy rains and fresh floods disrupt aid to Asia's tsunami-hit villages as a 400-ton airlift begins, part of a $2 billion relief operation to save millions struggling to survive. 2005.01.03

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India tsunami toll up to 14,872 dead, feared dead (Reuters). India's toll in the tsunami has risen to 14,872 dead or feared dead, based on an increase in confirmed deaths from Tamil Nadu. 2005.01.03

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First Tsunami Survivor Found in Three Days (AP). A Sumatran fisherman has been discovered barely alive under his beached boat — the first survivor found in three days, but with tens of thousands still missing in crushed seaside settlements and in the flotsam washing the shores of the Indian Ocean rescuers turn full attention to getting food and water to the living. Aid agencies say the death toll is expected to hit 150,000. 2005.01.03

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The next frontiers in tsunami science. [Christian Science Monitor ] Research offers new hope - from timely forecasts to building codes and maps of potential destruction. 2005.01.03

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Obit-Whymant (The Times) The obituary of the long-time correspondent in Tokyo for The Times, Robert Whymant, killed in the tsunami in Sri Lanka. 2005.01.03

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Canada doubles aid to $80 million, stands ready to do more: Martin (CP). Canada will double its aid to tsunami-hit countries in south Asia. 2005.01.03

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Parents Waiting for Waves to Return Kids (AP). As dawn breaks over Sri Lanka's coast, dozens of parents come to the beach where huge waves seized their children a week ago. "They believe their kids are alive and the sea will return them — one day," UNICEF chief Carol Bellamy says, after touring this island country's tsunami-devastated shore. 2005.01.03

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World stars support Asian tsunami charity match (AFP). Cricket's world stars signal their support for victims of the overwhelming Asian tsunami by agreeing to play in the first of two benefit matches in Melbourne. 2005.01.03

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Tsunami: Coping with Disaster.  [Radio Free Asia] U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell flies to Asia to support aid efforts for victims of one of world's biggest natural disasters. 2005.01.03

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