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Campus Protests as China's Hu Courts Japan Public
Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:12:00 PM
TOKYO—Chinese Communist ruler Hu Jintao, on a symbolic visit to cement warming ties with Japan, urged the two Asian powers to look to the future as partners not rivals, but protests outside as he spok ...   Full Story
 

First U.N. Aid Flights Start Arriving in Burma
Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:30:00 AM
YANGON—The first United Nations relief flights started to arrive on Thursday for cyclone victims in military-ruled Burma (also known as Myanmar) as a U.S. diplomat said that more than 100,000 people m ...   Full Story
 

Burma Cyclone Toll Climbs to Nearly 22,500
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 8:04:00 AM
The latest casualty toll is 22,500 dead and 41,000 missing after Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma.   Full Story
 

Burma Cyclone Death Toll to Rise Past 15,000
Tuesday, May 06, 2008 8:00:00 AM
YANGON—At least 15,000 people were killed in the Burma cyclone and the toll was likely to rise as officials made contact with the worst-hit Irrawaddy delta areas, the military government's foreign ...   Full Story
 

States, Aid Agencies Offer to Help Storm-hit Burma
Monday, May 05, 2008 8:17:00 PM
Burma's military authorities gave the United Nations permission on Monday to send emergency aid to help hundreds of thousands of victims of a cyclone, a U.N. spokesman said.   Full Story
 

Burma Believes 13,000 Dead, Missing From Cyclone
Monday, May 05, 2008 8:05:00 PM
YANGON—Burma's military junta believes at least 10,000 people died in a cyclone that ripped through the Irrawaddy delta, triggering a massive international aid response for the pariah state in sou ...   Full Story
 

Myanmar Cyclone Stirs More Rice Supply Fears
Monday, May 05, 2008 8:13:00 AM
The cyclone and flooding in Myanmar's two major rice growing areas have "potentially serious effects" for food supply in two other impoverished countries, a U.N. official said on Monday.   Full Story
 

Chinese Embassy Implicated in Chinese Student Rioting During South Korean Olympic Torch Relay
Monday, May 05, 2008 8:05:00 AM
SEOUL—The Olympic torch relay in Seoul on April 27 has ended, but the aftermath continues. On April 28, the South Korean media widely reported on rioting by Chinese students during the Olympic torch r ...   Full Story
 

Aid Agencies Struggle to Assess Burma Cyclone Damage
Monday, May 05, 2008 8:01:00 AM
YANGON—Authorities and foreign aid workers in army-ruled Burma struggled on Monday to assess the damage from a severe cyclone that killed more than 350 people and left tens of thousands homeless.St ...   Full Story
 

Burma Cyclone Kills Nearly 4,000
Monday, May 05, 2008 8:00:00 AM
A devastating cyclone killed nearly 4,000 people and left thousands more missing in army-ruled Burma, which has yet to accept international offers of disaster assistance, state media said on Monday.   Full Story
 

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