2005.01.08

USN  Nuclear Submarine Runs Aground Off Guam (Reuters). A U.S. nuclear submarine ran aground 350 miles off the Pacific Ocean territory of Guam, injuring about 20 crew members, one of them critically. 2005.01.08

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India's revises tsunami toll to 15,636 (Reuters). India revises its toll from the Dec. 26 tsunami to 15,636 people dead or missing. 2005.01.08

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Asia Tsunami Death Toll Passes 150,000 (AP). Two weeks after a tsunami slammed into coastlines around the Indian Ocean, thousands of bodies were still being pulled out of the mud in remote villages, as the official death toll from the catastrophe rose above 150,000. 2005.01.08

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USA Congressman Heads to DPRK (AP). A U.S. congressman traveling North Korea today says he'll discuss the communist regime's nuclear program and human rights issues during talks with officials of the secretive communist nation. 2005.01.08

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Australian FM fears aid workers in Aceh may be caught in crossfire (AFP). Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer fears aid workers in Indonesia's tsunami-stricken Aceh province will be caught in crossfire between separatist rebels and the Indonesian military. 2005.01.08

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Blog 5: Indian Actor Helps Tsunami Victims. [Radio Free Asia] An Indian movie star helps out with disaster relief for tsunami victims in Tamil Nadu. reporter Pema Ngodup is in the region, providing this blog with his impressions. 2005.01.08

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G7 to support tsunami debt freeze. [BBC News] The G7 group of industrialized states, led by the United Kingdom, is set to back a moratorium on debt repayments from countries hit by the Asian tsunami. 2005.01.08

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