2005.01.31

U.N.: 800,000 Will Need Food Aid in Aceh (AP). Nearly 800,000 people will need food aid in Indonesia's Aceh province in the aftermath of the devastating Dec. 26 tsunami. 2005.01.31

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DPRK-Japan [Mainichi Shimbun] U.S. Army deserter to North Korea, now living with his family on a remote Japanese island, calls dictator Kim Jong Il 'evil.' 2005.01.31

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Tsunami-hit tourism industry mulls rebound plan at Thai meeting (AFP). Tourism ministers, officials and experts gathered on the tsunami-hit Thai island of Phuket to hash out a response to the worst natural disaster to hit the global tourism industry. 2005.01.31

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Nearly 5,000 More Tsunami Victims Buried (AP). Nearly 5,000 more victims of the tsunami have been buried in Indonesia's Aceh province while government and Acehnese rebel negotiators cut short cease-fire talks and new fighting erupted, bringing more uncertainty to the safety of relief efforts. 2005.01.31

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