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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://sunstkitts.com/paper/?asknw=view&asknw=view&sun=152429077911062008&an=270327046711062008&ac=LocalCHARLESTOWN, Nevis – Director of the Nevis Disaster Management Office Lester Blackett during a routine emergency response press conference announced Monday that the earthquake felt on Nevis Sunday at approximately 4:05 a.m. local time was consistent with tectonics event and was not linked to volcanic activity.2008-11-06T14:24+0100sunstkittsensunstkitts-bb02f4c0935251ca4fd3a7274264390cNaturalDisasters20081106142400http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6528631.htmlA magnitude-5.2 earthquake hit the eastern Philippine region of Samar on Thursday morning, but no casualty or damage has been reported. The quake was recorded at 09:04:33 a.m. local time (01:04:33 GMT), and the epicenter was 415 km east south-east of Manila at a depth of 35.2008-11-06T07:15+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-5bbba55b64c0cba07528ea6e4c0eb735NaturalDisasters20081106071500http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/06/content_10316262.htmMANILA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- A magnitude-5.2 earthquake hit the eastern Philippine region of Samar on Thursday morning, but no casualty or damage has been reported. The quake was recorded at 09:04:33 a.m. local time (01:04:33 GMT), and the epicenter was 415 km east south-east of Manila at a depth of 35.2008-11-06T06:18+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-ae93b46a1fd65a9c8967c9eacd10f0ffNaturalDisasters20081106061800http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=181767RIYADH (APP) -- President Asif Ali Zardari and King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Tuesday vowed to upgrade the trade and economic ties, stating that stability, security and prosperity of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia were interlinked. The two leaders met here at the Royal Palace exclusively to review the ties....2008-11-05T21:23+0100tehrantimesentehrantimes-06ef5d4b5667d9045662b08a50d6886dTAXUDNaturalDisastersAgricultureTerroristAttack20081105212300http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2008-11/12258611-americares-launches-india-operations-008.htmSTAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - AmeriCares, an international disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization, formally launches its ...2008-11-05T16:02+0100finanznachrichtenenfinanznachrichten-c39473469676fb777da2497f800a8e21CommunicableDiseasesBiotechnologyNaturalDisastersHumanitarianAidExternalAffairsEcho20081105160200http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/article.php?news_id=11990CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: Director of the Nevis Disaster Management Office, Lester Blackett during a routine emergency response press conference announced on Monday that the earthquake felt on Nevis on Sunday was consistent with a tectonics event and was not linked to volcanic activity.2008-11-05T13:30+0100caribbeannetnewsencaribbeannetnews-8ac08717308186cb0cd1634aa8c662a0NaturalDisasters20081105133000http://www.infopak.gov.pk/newsDetail.aspx?NewsId=7By Shafek E. Koreshe RIYADH, Nov 4 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari and King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Tuesday vowed to upgrade the trade and economic ties, stating that stability, security and prosperity of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia were interlinked. The two leaders met here at the Royal Palace....2008-11-05T06:15+0100Infopak-enenInfopak-en-e35095881bfba1c0de7d2df36a6b6112TerroristAttackNaturalDisastersAgricultureTAXUD20081105061500http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/11/05/story_5-11-2008_pg7_4WASHINGTON: The United States government on Monday offered an extra $1.5 million in relief for victims of the Balochistan earthquake, raising the total figure to $2.5 million. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) “is providing an additional $1.2008-11-04T23:53+0100dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-be15958d980721e0bf28a5551c0f544eNaturalDisasters20081104235300http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1034287.htmlJAFFA - It is a November night in this grizzled patchwork of a market town, but the air is dead. It feels thick to the skin, and much too warm, even at the place where Jaffa ends at the Mediterranean shore. Earthquake weather. ...2008-11-04T23:07+0100haaretzenhaaretz-b7519759299da9a717a0c747e0e5fda6NaturalDisastersTerroristAttackConflictTAXUD20081104230700http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58158&Itemid=38By Shafek E. Koreshe RIYADH, Nov 4 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari and King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Tuesday vowed to upgrade the trade and economic ties, stating that stability, security and prosperity of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia were interlinked. The two leaders met here at the Royal Palace....2008-11-04T22:04+0100app-enenapp-en-cf1563fc9c67ffcfc666602b8c3564fcNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackTAXUDAgriculture20081104220400http://mondediplo.com/2008/11/14ngosIs a victim the subject of aid or the object? Most people see themselves as individuals dealing with a crisis. It's the outside world that sees them as victims The misadventures of the French charity Zoe's Ark in Chad early last year finally opened to question the motives and morality of aid agencies.2008-11-04T14:40+0100mondediploenmondediplo-807b3cd506b6f249008d9d6804f16a63FinancialCrisisNaturalDisastersEconomicForecastingEUSocietyConflictTAXUDHumanitarianAidExternalAffairsTREN-SecurityEchoPeaceKeepingMaritimeSafetyWorldMaritimeSafetyEuropeEconomicPolicyEUFRA-EU20081104144000http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/10/31/pakistan-earthquake.html?ref=rssAmid fears that the death toll from an earthquake that rocked southwestern Pakistan will rise, doctors were reporting on Friday that they are running out of medicine and artificial limbs for victims.2008-11-03T12:13+0100CBCenCBC-3f9000cf10bc9cc4c25d652f00cfe506EchoNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks20081103121300http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=119074Disease began to spread among earthquake survivors in southwest Pakistan Friday as the U.N. expressed fears for tens of thousands of children and women still desperately waiting for relief2008-11-02T20:02+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-82ae3d09799ed4fe61a4d4c8d14e657aCommunicableDiseaseCasesNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackConflictCommunicableDiseasesUNbodies20081102200200http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=119083Despite a global decline in oil prices, investors from the Middle East remain optimistic about the future due to existing capital accumulation in the region, according to participants speaking on the2008-11-02T20:02+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-af384d5cd92b26bdbecc5c6634c13fceFinancialCrisisNaturalDisastersMarketAlternativeEnergyEnterpriseEurope2Energy20081102200200http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/World/Story/A1Story20081102-97835.htmlUp to 300 killed and tens of thousands left homeless when a 6.4-magnitude quake struck. -AFP2008-11-02T13:49+0100AsiaOneenAsiaOne-6e6f7d7ffb3953ab4fa609f0d48d034dEchoNaturalDisastersUNbodies20081102134900