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Peter A Buxbaum writes for ISN Security Watch.2009-01-16T10:57+0100ISNenISN-3d71a40d68ac54c2805ac9112c19a03eCommunicableDiseasesCommunicableDiseaseEndemicsNaturalDisastersResearchENVEMF_HealthHumanitarianAidHealthENV20090116105700http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LC404602.htm13 Jan 2009 09:00:10 GMT Source: Reuters LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The following are various risks facing the world as listed in the World Economic Forum's Global Risk 2009 report, released on Tuesday. * Indicates new risks added this year ...2009-01-13T10:31+0100alertnetenalertnet-caed9ee0a7867504063e8d7fd522e9b7TradeNaturalDisastersEnergyCommunicableDiseasesTAXUDAgricultureManMadeDisasters20090113103100http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/b4g2qff7-CY/la-fg-briefs10-2009jan10,0,2054722.storyKenya: Emergency declared as officials fear millions may go hungry / Afghanistan: 3 U.S. soldiers killed in blast / Costa Rica: Earthquake toll rises to 14 KENYA2009-01-10T09:11+0100latimesenlatimes-36ababbc0ede01f845e26fd0b417b2d1EchoTerroristAttackHorizontalMattersNaturalDisastersTAXUDMARS-STATConflictFoodSecurityFoodAid20090110091100http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=156311Earthquake caused by regime change will empower democratic forces throughout the Muslim world and force much of the Salafi-jihadist warrior community2009-01-10T00:05+0100NewsJang-enenNewsJang-en-22b9a75b151c287c373584eb27f36ce1TerroristAttackPublicHealthAgricultureNaturalDisastersTREN-SecurityConflict20090110000500http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/1B2dgNvXifc/index.htmlAZUZ: There it is.Vice President Dick Cheney reading off the final tally of electoral votes...Officially announcing Barack Obama as the president-elect.He won't be sworn in for another eleven days... But Mr. Obama is calling for fast action on the economy once he is in office.2009-01-09T03:35+0100cnnencnn-b399b4507187a177d2d4c360d6de99adSecurityCouncilTerroristAttackFinancialCrisisNaturalDisasters20090109033500http://news.yahoo.com/s/oneworld/20090108/wl_oneworld/world3593371231452692OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (OneWorld.net) - People living in the historically conflicted area of Kashmir are concerned that rising tensions between India and Pakistan -- provoked by the Mumbai terrorist attacks -- may culminate in conflict.2009-01-09T00:00+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-895329a6793c6b9dc3604ac6ca027833EchoTerroristAttackAirENVNuclearDecommissioningNaturalDisastersTREN-Security20090109000000http://www.anspress.com/nid99107.htmlThe 6.0-magnitude quake struck at 3:43 am (23:13 GMT Sunday), around 275 kilometres (170 miles) northeast of the Afghan capital Kabul and near the border with Pakistan, the US Geological Survey said. ...2009-01-07T09:27+0100AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-7e6f26f9ffb47c9836777b3546e38635NaturalDisasters20090107092700http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009/01/06/story_6-1-2009_pg7_9ISLAMABAD: An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck the North West Frontier Province and Punjab early on Monday. According to Chief Met Officer Muhammad Riaz, the earthquake struck at 4:14am and was felt in the country’s northern areas and Punjab, including Lahore and Sargodha.2009-01-06T00:51+0100dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-9e5a3c5078d81e74df5b9bc679d71344NaturalDisasters20090106005100http://memri.org//bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA48909In the year 2008, a historic opportunity for a political settlement with the pro-independence Baluchi nationalists in the Pakistani province of Baluchistan was lost, undermined by the Pakistani military which is engaged in a bloody struggle to crush a four-year-old armed insurgency in the province.2009-01-06T00:51+0100memri_homeenmemri_home-3ba6d3c063380c406e74ec287c52ec35TerroristAttackNaturalDisastersEnergySocietyConflict20090106005100http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=21929KABUL: A strong earthquake shook northeastern Afghanistan and Pakistan early Monday, sending people running from their homes, but there were no immediate reports of damage, witnesses and officials sai...2009-01-05T19:24+0100AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-1f4f474317691b0bfd3a69329d19805eNaturalDisasters20090105192400http://www.anspress.com/nid99107.htmlThe 6.0-magnitude quake struck at 3:43 am (23:13 GMT Sunday), around 275 kilometres (170 miles) northeast of the Afghan capital Kabul and near the border with Pakistan, the US Geological Survey said.2009-01-05T13:18+0100ans_azenans_az-7e6f26f9ffb47c9836777b3546e38635NaturalDisasters20090105131800http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20090105-181463/Quake-rattles-Afghanistan-PakistanKABUL--A strong earthquake shook northeastern Afghanistan and Pakistan early Monday, sending people running from their homes, but there were no immediate reports of damage, witnesses and officials sai...2009-01-05T11:59+0100AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-fad54a8e15e2c7c3fd7b01fd4c9512c5NaturalDisasters20090105115900http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6567095.htmlA moderate earthquake of 5.9 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan in the wee hours of Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The quake hit Afghanistan at around 3:43 a.m....2009-01-05T08:45+0100AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-5828cec6204d4c063df550523568ff02NaturalDisasters20090105084500http://news.uzreport.com/uzb.cgi?lan=e&id=56507Uzbekistan registered a moderate at 04:14 Tashkent time, 5 January 2009. Magnitude of earthquake was 3 points in Tashkent and 2-3 points in Ferghana, Namangan and Termez. The epicenter of earthquake was in Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan.2009-01-05T07:17+0100uzreportenuzreport-d36928098f22241e1f2228de5853b8f5NaturalDisasters20090105071700http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/World/Story/A1Story20090105-112355.htmlKABUL - A STRONG earthquake shook north-eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan early on Monday, sending people running from their homes, but there were no immediate reports of damage, witnesses and officials said. The 6.0-magnitude quake struck at 3.43am (23:13 GMT Sunday, 7.2009-01-05T06:44+0100AsiaOneenAsiaOne-30a377cb51429d07fb6f1c53a647a2d9NaturalDisasters20090105064400http://www.dawn.com/2009/01/05/rss.htm#e6Monday, 05 Jan, KABUL: A strong earthquake shook northeastern Afghanistan and Pakistan early Monday, sending people running from their homes, but there were...2009-01-05T05:45+0100dawnendawn-90057e75b74e46406ff9882ae9884fd5NaturalDisasters20090105054500http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20090105-181443/Earthquake-rattles-Afghanistan-PakistanKABUL -- A strong earthquake shook northeastern Afghanistan and Pakistan early Monday, sending people running from their homes, but there were no immediate reports of damage, witnesses and officials s...2009-01-05T04:31+0100AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-7b01605f32f91e6137e3a565a0372f92NaturalDisasters20090105043100http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6567095.htmlA moderate earthquake of 5.9 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan in the wee hours of Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The quake hit Afghanistan at around 3:43 a.m. (2313 GMT Sunday)at the depth of 180 km in Hindu Kush region, some 278 km northeast from capital city of Kabul.2009-01-05T03:34+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-5828cec6204d4c063df550523568ff02NaturalDisasters20090105033400http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6567096.htmlA strong earthquake rattled northeastern Afghanistan and Pakistan early Monday but apparently did not cause any injuries or significant damage, early reports said. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the 6.0 magnitude earthquake occurred at 3:43 a.m. (23:13 GMT Sunday).2009-01-05T03:34+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-3cd29b3d677bb2db5fd656c0900e4fc7NaturalDisasters20090105033400http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/400239/1/.htmlKABUL: A strong earthquake shook northeastern Afghanistan and Pakistan early Monday, sending people running from their homes, but there were no immediate reports of damage, witnesses and officials said.2009-01-05T02:59+0100channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-45552b85be1049fd626f6a1aa8de80f6NaturalDisasters20090105025900http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20090104-181307/Earthquake-rattles-Afghanistan-PakistanKABUL--A moderate earthquake jolted northeastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan early Sunday, seismologists said. The 5.9-magnitude quake struck at 12:53 am (2023 GMT Saturday) around 255 k...2009-01-04T11:39+0100AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-8d8fcd710839a0451f8f525053c63246NaturalDisasters20090104113900http://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_Bulletin/News/Pages/09-01-04-1006_968_0012.aspxKabul , January 04 (QNA) -) -- A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit a northeastern region of Afghanistan at 4:23 a.m. Sunday Beijing Time, according the China Earthquake Administration. The quake jolted the area 36.6 degrees north latitude and 71.0 degrees east longitude at a depth of around 223 km.2009-01-04T10:38+0100qnaolenqnaol-0c1092e3ab3aa3af7ab400ab5a2df799NaturalDisasters20090104103800http://news.uzreport.com/uzb.cgi?lan=e&id=56475An earthquake with magnitude of 2-3 points was registered in Uzbekistan at 01:24 a.m. on 4 January 2009. Earthquake's magnitude in Tashkent city was 2-3 points.2009-01-04T10:03+0100uzreportenuzreport-c208aee30b2f649ea4ef88e6649117e4NaturalDisasters20090104100300http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6566766.htmlA powerful earthquake measured 6.2-magnitude hit northeastern Afghanistan, in the wee hours of Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It occurred at around 12:53 a.m. local time (2020 GMT) at the depth of 220.8 km when the quake shocked the Hindu Kush Region, some 255 km northeast....2009-01-04T09:48+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-1698fa0b7e30bf51054e76bbbf8b693bNaturalDisasters20090104094800http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/248825,earthquake-jolts-indian-kashmir.htmlSrinagar, Kashmir - An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale shook parts of India-administered Kashmir early Sunday, officials said. The temblor had an epicentre plotted to the Hindukush mountain range between Pakistan and Afghanistan, locat...2009-01-04T09:07+0100earthtimesenearthtimes-192386516970dde4f5693df6e372ad49NaturalDisasters20090104090700http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090104/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanpakistanquakeAFP - A moderate earthquake shook northeastern Afghanistan Sunday, sending people running from their homes, but there were no immediate reports of damage, witnesses and officials said.2009-01-04T07:33+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-643307cfc3a10e73b638a08716253cb2NaturalDisasters20090104073300http://www.apakistannews.com/earthquake-hits-parts-of-pakistan-98385ISLAMABAD: An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Pakistan on midnight, Pakistan seismological centre said. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, the intensity of the quake was 5.9 on the Richter scale and its epicentre was somewhere in Hindukash Range in Afghanistan.2009-01-04T06:55+0100apakistannewsenapakistannews-bd59b887009d3e607810e52b2570ff88NaturalDisasters20090104065500http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/yicV-6S4824/la-fg-briefs4-2009jan04,0,5052167.storyGhana: Opposition leader Mills wins runoff / Denmark: 5 suspected pirates are held off Somalia / Afghanistan: 6.2 quake rocks Kabul / Germany: Berlin Holocaust memorial defaced GHANA2009-01-04T05:19+0100latimesenlatimes-0e86aceae23a6c77783e9cd5ced507afNaturalDisasters20090104051900http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/mhsncwsneyey/rss2/A strong earthquake has hit north-eastern Afghanistan, a quake that rattled the capital Kabul for about a minute, according to officials.2009-01-03T23:05+0100irish-newsenirish-news-53da8799482b3d801af1584f249b5cdeNaturalDisasters20090103230500