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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38051560/ns/world_news-asiapacific/A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the island nation of Vanuatu, the U.S. Geological Survey reported early Friday.Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:10:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-059f224c7fe5fb4f747869d772b4deddNaturalDisasters-17.7404 168.32120100702091000http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/02/2943540.htmA magnitude 6.4 undersea earthquake struck off the Pacific Ocean island nation of Vanuatu, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:20:00 +0200abc-auenabc-au-a03d3c6160fc3ba6e824b1fe3dc476e5NaturalDisasters-17.7404 168.32120100702092000http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/strong-64-magnitude-earthquake-hits-vanuatu-usgs/story-e6frfkui-1225887246236A STRONG 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific nation of Vanuatu today, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no risk of a widespread tsunami.Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:02:00 +0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-c5719e7c86dbbaba5ca5ce0080171b1dNaturalDisastersEUTerritories-17.7404 168.32120100702100200http://news.iafrica.com/worldnews/2514071.htmA strong earthquake struck the Pacific nation of Vanuatu, but there is no threat of a tsunami.Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:30:00 +0200iafricaeniafrica-fea41beba3d74b6396e2bd6a185adb4eNaturalDisastersEUTerritories-17.7404 168.32120100702113000http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/world/Strong-6-4-magnitude-earthquake-hits-Vanuatu-USGS/Article1-566316.aspxA strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific nation of Vanuatu today, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no risk of a widespread tsunami.Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:25:00 +0200HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-68a4a9cd921cd118e7977032b8314738NaturalDisastersEUTerritories-17.7404 168.32120100702112500http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20100702085525146C999873A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck the tiny Pacific nation of Vanuatu, the US Geological Survey said.Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:21:00 +0200ioleniol-be8218557e7066e312d4e7520eb93b24NaturalDisasters-17.7404 168.32120100702112100http://english.china.com/zh_cn/news/international/11020308/20100702/16008241.htmlWELLINGTON, July 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck off the Pacific island country of Vanuatu on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, which occurred at 05:04 p.m. Friday Vanuatu local time (0604 GMT Friday), was centered 497 km northwest of Port-Vila, capital of Vanuatu, and at a depth of 35 km.Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:15:00 +0200chinaenchina-fa72c23d1c66878b4d1448a0e469b2dfNaturalDisasters-17.740391 168.32099920100702111500http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201007/2943545.htm?desktopLast Updated: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 16:43:00 +1000 An earthquake measuring 6.4 magnitude has struck off the coast of Vanuatu. The US Geological Survey says the quake struck 230 kilometres north-west of the island of Santo. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre reports no tsunami warning has been immediately issued.Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:44:00 +0200australianetworknewsenaustralianetworknews-1b164e7ab5f2f3aba8fba6d24cd0233eNaturalDisasters-17.7404 168.32120100702094400http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20100702085525146C999873A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck the tiny Pacific nation of Vanuatu, the US Geological Survey said.Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:06:00 +0200StarenStar-be8218557e7066e312d4e7520eb93b24NaturalDisasters-17.7404 168.32120100702120600http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10656219&ref=rssA 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific nation of Vanuatu yesterday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no risk of a widespread tsunami. The quake hit at a depth of about 35km with an epicentre 222km northwest...Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:33:00 +0200nzheraldennzherald-245a7eaf89307c40e78cad2a8c3eeb48NaturalDisasters-17.7404 168.32120100702223300http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2010-07/03/content_10053949.htmAFGHANISTAN Taliban attacks aid organization At least one foreign national was killed Friday when suicide bombers and gunmen stormed the compound of a US aid organization in northern Afghanistan in an attack claimed by the Taliban. Three people were killed, including a German security guard, Afghan and US officials said.Sat, 03 Jul 2010 02:09:00 +0200chinadailyenchinadaily-9bc71e63ccf4765832561a286dca91c9TerroristAttackNaturalDisastersConflict34.5309 69.13675720100703020900