2005.01.20

Disaster Conference-Small Islands (VOA) Low-lying micro states in danger of literally vanishing in the next "big one" struggle to make their voices heard at disaster conference in Kobe. 2005.01.20

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ROK-DPRK Maritime (Yonhap) South Korean Coast Guard gets unprecedented permission from communist North Korea to enter its waters for a rescue mission. 2005.01.20

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Survivors Face Hunger as Muslim Festival Nears (Reuters). Hunger stalks survivors of the tsunami in outlying villages of Indonesia.   2005.01.20

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NHK-LDP [Mainichi Shimbun] Executive of the quasi-official Japanese broadcaster backtracks over pressure from politicians to edit WWII sex slaves documentary. 2005.01.20

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JSDF-Iraq (AFP) Britain willing to protect Japanese troops in Iraq. 2005.01.20

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Global Tsunami Death Toll Tops 226,000 (Reuters). The global death toll from the Asian tsunami shoots above 226,000 after Indonesia's Health Ministry confirms the deaths of tens of thousands of people previously listed as missing. 2005.01.20

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Tsunami spam fraud arrest. [SecurityFocus News] An American has been arrested for allegedly sending around 800,000 spam emails which attempted to scam money from individuals who believed them to be genuine fundraising mesages. 2005.01.20

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