Iran quake flattens villages killing ten in southern region
A 5.9 to 6.1 magnitude quake struck sparsely populated southern Iran near Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island. It destroyed seven villages, killed ten people, and injured about seventy while cooperation and evacuations followed from local authorities. Damaged hospital, airport, and telephone links disrupted relief efforts as helicopters carried the injured to Bandar Abbas.
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United Arab Emirates
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Ghasem Karami
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U.S. Geological Survey
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Persian Gulf
Bandar Abbas
Qeshm Island
USGS
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Hormozgan
Shahram Alamdari
Iranian Red Crescent
Dubai
Emirates
Uae
Honduran teen captured after defying prison escapes
Honduran police recaptured 16 year old Herlan Colindres, accused in the killing of DEA agent Michael Markey, after a manhunt by more than 1,000 officers in Tegucigalpa. Colindres had escaped a juvenile facility five times in three years, including a November break.
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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Herlan Colindres
Tegucigalpa
Armando Calidonio
Colindres
Michael Timothy Markey
DEA
Honduras
Spacecraft to head home after asteroid landing
JAXA reports Hayabusa touched down on the Itokawa asteroid and may have collected surface samples during a brief landing. Engines planned to re ignite by December 10 for the return to Earth, with a June 2007 landing in Australia cited as a likely target.
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Space Agency
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Hayabusa
Itokawa
Yasunori Motogawa
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Australia
Outback
Water Restored After Harbin Toxic Spill Shutdown
Harbin with 3.8 million residents regained running water after a five day shutdown caused by a chemical plant explosion on the Songhua River. Officials warned the tap water remained unsafe to drink though suitable for cleaning. Local leaders and residents expressed relief as authorities announced when bathing and drinking would be permitted again.
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China
Songhua
Cao Sijun
Heilongjiang
Wang Yixin
Jilin
Hu Jintao
Russia
Khabarovsk
Young Palestinians trounce old-timers in primaries
In the West Bank, Fatah primaries on Friday ousted veteran leaders in five districts. Marwan Barghouti, jailed for killings, dominated Ramallah with 90 percent of 40,000 votes, signaling a potential shift before January parliamentary elections. Hamas benefited from clean-government sentiment in local polls this year.
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West Bank
Fatah
Hamas
Israel
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Mahmoud Abbas
Marwan Barghouti
Barghouti
Abbas
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