Cyclone Zoe devastates Tikopia and nearby islands
Pacific island residents faced a massive cyclone Zoe that tore through Tikopia and neighboring Mota Lova, uprooting trees, destroying homes, and contaminating water. Despite fears of mass fatalities, initial reports said no one on Tikopia or Mota Lova was hurt, with survivors relying on coconuts and scarce crops as aid was awaited.
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Australia
Pacific
Tikopia
Zoe
Solomon Islands
Hiroshima
New Zealand
Geoff Mackley
Associated Press
Mackley
Vanuatu
Mota Lova
Anuta
South Korea nears end to North Korea nuclear standoff
Seoul unveils a compromise plan aimed at settling the North Korean nuclear crisis and says the situation is closer to resolution, while KCNA labels the moment serious and unpredictable. The plan faces Washington Pyongyang concessions as a trilateral US South Korea Japan strategy meeting looms.
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South Korea
North
Seoul
United States
Japan
Washington
Pyongyang
National Security Council
North Korea
U.S
Korea Herald
Feds sound alarm on forged passports from Gujrat city
In Gujrat Pakistan a large share of fake travel papers is traced to two nearby cities feeding a desire to emigrate. Officials warn that forged documents from Gujranwala and Gujrat could enable illegal travel and potential terrorist plots as Western visas remain hard to obtain. The city of 250,000 relies on limited industry while residents seek earnings abroad.
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Gujrat
Pakistan
United States
Federal Investigative Agency
Gujranwala
Chavez Opponents Propose Referendum Drive in Venezuela
Venezuelan demonstrations continued as two were killed in clashes with police and Hugo Chavez threatened martial law. Opposition leaders urged citizens to fund a February referendum on Chavez’s rule, while PDVSA workers joined a strike that has crippled oil output in the world’s fifth largest exporter.
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Venezuela
Hugo Chavez
Chavez
Petroleos de Venezuela S.A
Guillermo Garcia Ponce
PDVSA
United States
Democratic Coordinator
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Marion, IL
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