14753480 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.lalsace.fr/actualite/2012/08/15/environnement-les-pays-d-asie-particulierement-vulnerables-aux-catastrophes-naturellesLes pays les plus vulnérables aux catastrophes naturelles sont les pays d’Asie, selon un classement publié mercredi, qui met en évidence leur état de préparation limité et leur capacité faible à réagir.Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:01:00 +0200lalsace-b831ca091882c3c050fdfc0fd93d4a9120120815130100http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/73200--sTurkish aid organization Turk Kizilayi has begun distributing relief equipment to victims of a devastating earthquake that recently hit Iran. ANKARA (AA) - August 15, 2012 - Turkish aid organization Turk Kizilayi (Red Crescent) has begun distributing relief equipment to victims of a devastating that recently hit Iran.Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:58:00 +0200aa-en-aca3ffdf04ae2071575ff119e8c4426620120815125800http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/08/crocs-and-humans-clash-in-shrinking-space/This is the first of a two-part series on the human-animal conflict over space in the Andaman group of islands in India.Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:55:00 +0200ipsnews-fd7244ffbd8e1ee6b8423b6d7c091f2720120815125500http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/119474/No powerful earthquake will rock Armenian in near future, National Seismic Protection Service Agency deputy head said.Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:20:00 +0200panarmenian-en-11a626584a3b9c1daf92b2c1d1a4029d20120815122000