http://www.scidev.net/en/news/south-asia-news-in-brief-11-24-december.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsSatellite rainfall estimation in the Himalayas, India builds its first foreign satellite, arsenic contamination in Pakistan, and more.2008-12-24T17:07+0100scidevenscidev-e32d74a5311f2ac2a03edf82ce9e1ae2EnvironmentNaturalDisastershttp://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0812245243172514.htmThe United Nations disaster management team was kept busy this year by the rise in hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters caused by extreme weather as well as by increased demand from Governments worldwide for disaster-awareness training, said a press release issued by the United Nations Information Center here on Wednesday.2008-12-24T15:07+0100irnaenirna-c3e0640a7857633929664bbbefacd7b4ExternalAffairsNaturalDisastershttp://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0812246722171735.htmThe United Nations Children's Fund ( UNICEF) called Tuesday for more concerted action to make school buildings around the world safe following the collapse of thousands of schools this year, many of them deadly, due to earthquakes, cyclones and other causes.2008-12-24T15:07+0100irnaenirna-9a3d1cd64a0bfe6c53890d6f792a3191NaturalDisastersUNbodieshttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/UNHCR/01f3141faf1b5e75c2d25dc487024dfd.htm24 Dec 2008 11:02:02 GMT Source: UNHCR Afghan refugees are using their skills to help their local hosts in the earthquake-hit areas of south-western Pakistan.2008-12-24T12:08+0100alertnetenalertnet-83a6cce2b55d0a6815ba23fcac0409ebEchoNaturalDisastersUNbodieshttp://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=217969The worst episode was in China where thousands of children are estimated to be among 80,000 people who died.2008-12-24T08:04+0100javno-enenjavno-en-db2988cb93776387fcc3f80a27822f72ExternalAffairsNaturalDisastersUNbodieshttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/12/24/worldupdates/2008-12-24T070641Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-371709-1&sec=WorldupdatesUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations called on Tuesday for action around the world to build safer schools after natural disasters killed thousands of children from China to Haiti in 2008 because of poor construction.2008-12-24T02:57+0100thestarenthestar-a50ce140082d0e13fa879f1509ac8e86NaturalDisastersUNbodieshttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=153634Islamabad The Unicef has called for more concerted action to make schools safe for children, states a press release issued by the UN agency her2008-12-24T00:04+0100NewsJang-enenNewsJang-en-91691f902fa8fc25955845acbd73baddNaturalDisastershttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N23548814.htm23 Dec 2008 22:15:29 GMT Source: Reuters UNITED NATIONS, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The United Nations called on Tuesday for action around the world to build safer schools after natural disasters killed thousands of children from China to Haiti in ...2008-12-23T23:22+0100alertnetenalertnet-39117c38b59bb20bbab53ffca73431eaExternalAffairsNaturalDisastersUNbodieshttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EDIS-7MLLU3?OpenDocument&RSS20=18-PDate: 23 Dec 2008 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs2008-12-23T18:41+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-5d760ffaf026956b7241718c7649ae86NaturalDisastershttp://www.vnagency.com.vn/Home/EN/tabid/119/itemid/279693/Default.aspxThe Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has selected the ten most outstanding world events for 2008, which are as follows:2008-12-22T15:35+0100vnagency_enenvnagency_en-49e132a00c493d058da515ca592ce472NaturalDisastersFinancialCrisisAgriculturalProdAnimalTerroristAttackExternalAffairsAgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibrehttp://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=45151UNITED NATIONS, Dec 17 (IPS) - A new U.N. study on climate change reveals that 2008 was one of the warmest years since 1850 when scientists started to keep weather records.2008-12-22T11:06+0100ipsnewsenipsnews-cc5544c15efa30b0061544095ad131f6ClimateChangeNaturalDisastersEuropeAidFoodSecurityFoodAidResearchENVUnitedNationsENVSeaENVEnvironmentExternalAffairshttp://appablog.wordpress.com/2008/12/22/msf-top-ten-humanitarian-crises-of-2008/MSF Top ten humanitarian crises of 2008 PARIS, France, December 22, 2008/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Top ten humanitarian crises of 2008 SOMALIA’S HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE WORSENS Already struggling to survive with little or no access to even basic health-care services, Somalis experienced....2008-12-22T09:32+0100africanpressorganizationenafricanpressorganization-f8fe20bc643c3d2904630f3b4ac1dd1bWaterENVUNbodiesPublicHealthImmigrationEchoAgriculturalProdAnimalCommunicableDiseaseEndemicsAirENVTerroristAttackHorizontalMattersConflictHumanitarianAidLIFEENVNaturalDisastersHealthENVResearchENVUnitedNationsENVPeaceKeepingCommunicableDiseaseshttp://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=RSSFeed-News&id=d0ab8883-9e40-4c12-b0d8-34a477b51ac9&MatchID1=4856&TeamID1=6&TeamID2=2&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1223&PrimaryID=4856&Headline=Crackdown+hampers+earthquake+relief+in+Pak+by+Maaz+KhanThe closure of a Pakistan charity listed as a terrorist group has brought relief operations in some of the areas worst hit by October's devastating earthquake to a halt.2008-12-21T21:46+0100HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-2e95b3f61224c4f5c8c5bf58f32b072aSecurityCouncilNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackhttp://www.rediff.com/money/2008/dec/20-undersea-cable-cuts-hit-india-net-traffic.htmThree major undersea cables -- the Sea Me We 4, Sea Me We3, and FLAG -- were cut, considerably slowing down India's internet and voice traffic. The extent of the damage is still being assessed.2008-12-20T13:50+0100rediffenrediff-96e757a8b3036df4c752272d496bd5e0MaritimeSafetyEuropeMaritimeSafetyWorldNaturalDisastershttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081219/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_curbing_jihadAP - The black-and-white flag of Jamaat-ud-Dawa still flutters over a relief camp for survivors of an earthquake that hit a remote corner of Pakistan in October.2008-12-19T22:59+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-3cb9d496653965022400b8a547286df3NaturalDisastershttp://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_PAKISTAN_CURBING_JIHAD?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- The black-and-white flag of Jamaat-ud-Dawa still flutters over a relief camp for survivors of an earthquake that hit a remote corner of Pakistan in October....2008-12-19T22:52+0100APenAP-a0fba4942c3538e5853e48686e003bcfNaturalDisastershttp://allafrica.com/stories/200812190841.htmlThe alarm was first raised about a fresh cholera outbreak in Chegutu, about 100km southwest of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, on 10 December. Help did not arrive until three days later.2008-12-19T21:47+0100allafricaenallafrica-c9b99a3efe377771c6756a02a628fb99UNbodiesCommunicableDiseasesUNSecretaryGeneralCommunicableDiseaseCasesNaturalDisastersEchohttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/7a094b8d1d24b5bed342a8e544d3d968.htm19 Dec 2008 18:39:56 GMT Source: IRIN The alarm was first raised about a fresh cholera outbreak in Chegutu, about 100km southwest of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, on 10 December. Help did not arrive until three days later.2008-12-19T20:10+0100alertnetenalertnet-3f5efd98f75e0bfde2f493ac5400385eUNbodiesCommunicableDiseasesUNSecretaryGeneralCommunicableDiseaseCasesNaturalDisastersEchohttp://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=82042JOHANNESBURG, 19 December 2008 (IRIN) - The alarm was first raised about a fresh cholera outbreak in Chegutu, about 100km southwest of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, on 10 December. Help did not arrive until three days later.2008-12-19T20:03+0100irinnewsenirinnews-71107f1c462e16447b90587d1580af94UNSecretaryGeneralCommunicableDiseaseCasesNaturalDisastersEchoUNbodiesCommunicableDiseaseshttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1097548/British-taxi-driver-convicted-Bin-Ladens-director-terrorism-landmark-ruling.html?ITO=1490A British Muslim extremist has been convicted of being an al-Qaeda 'director of terrorism' for Osama Bin Laden under a landmark legal ruling today.2008-12-18T17:10+0100dailymailendailymail-f91c908172def1401717812c9a829d26NaturalDisastersTerroristAttackhttp://www.apakistannews.com/jamaat-ud-dawa-has-mounted-its-own-spirited-defence-sgainst-its-ban-95662NEW DELHI: As Pakistan struggles to ban the Jamaat-ud-Dawa after the UN Security Council resolution, the Islamic group has mounted its own spirited defence against its ban. Portraying itself as a charity organization and social do-gooder, the JuD has mounted a campaign on its website to convince its....2008-12-18T07:16+0100apakistannewsenapakistannews-026a7b49fbe0c8da8705983bab7ce8d4SecurityCouncilEchoNaturalDisastershttp://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=45151UNITED NATIONS, Dec 17 (IPS) - A new U.N. study on climate change reveals that 2008 was one of the warmest years since 1850 when scientists started to keep weather records.2008-12-18T00:28+0100ipsnewsenipsnews-5606a8951f0db596b2be18c85ec37c00ResearchENVEnvironmentUnitedNationsENVSeaENVFoodSecurityFoodAidEuropeAidExternalAffairsNaturalDisastersClimateChangehttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/JuD_fights_UNSC_ban_with_a_PR_campaign/rssarticleshow/3853145.cmsJamaat-ud-Dawa has mounted a campaign on its website portraying itself as a charity organization and a social do-gooder to convince followers that it has been wronged.2008-12-17T21:50+0100indiatimesenindiatimes-408944f4c5ca0c29b655f400b1de99a3SecurityCouncilEchoNaturalDisastershttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Jamaat_starts_PR_campaign_for_a_do-gooder_image/rssarticleshow/3853145.cmsJamaat-ud-Dawa has mounted a campaign on its website portraying itself as a charity organization and a social do-gooder to convince followers that it has been wronged.2008-12-17T21:05+0100timesofindiaentimesofindia-408944f4c5ca0c29b655f400b1de99a3SecurityCouncilEchoNaturalDisastershttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081217.PAKISTAN17/TPStory/TPInternational/?page=rss&id=GAM.20081217.PAKISTAN17The closing of a Pakistani charity listed as a terrorist group has brought relief operations in some of the areas worst hit by October's devastating earthquake to a halt, local people say.2008-12-17T11:32+0100theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-158011285f4afc23468709f7f3e9de46TerroristAttackNaturalDisastershttp://www.thelocal.se/16390/20081216/Fear, panic, and surprise gripped residents across southern Sweden on Tuesday morning as a rare 4.7 magnitude earthquake centred beneath Malmö's Sturup airport rumbled across the region.2008-12-16T14:21+0100thelocalenthelocal-1085b9d1ee804bb4e6ed43995916268aNaturalDisastershttp://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsMain/~3/484990207/main4668049.shtml(AP) When the attackers arrived on the shores of Mumbai last month, they had studied satellite images of the city, were carrying handheld GPS sets and were communicating with their handlers via the In...2008-12-15T01:56+0100AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-4d2e2328e4a1440613b78ee6e452496aGPS-transportTAXUDTerroristAttackNaturalDisastershttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/14/terror/main4668049.shtml?source=RSSattr=HOME_4668049When the attackers arrived on the shores of Mumbai last month, they had studied satellite images of the city, were carrying handheld GPS sets and were communicating with their handlers via the Internet and satellite phone.2008-12-15T00:39+0100CBSnewsenCBSnews-4d2e2328e4a1440613b78ee6e452496aTAXUDGPS-transportNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackhttp://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDIA_SHOOTING_TECHNOLOGY?SITE=NYNYP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-12-14-10-53-59MUMBAI, India (AP) -- When the attackers arrived on the shores of Mumbai last month, they had studied satellite images of the city, were carrying handheld GPS sets and were communicating with their ha...2008-12-14T21:19+0100AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-900717c1615364193c4abf2c23f17221TAXUDGPS-transportNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28221884/When the attackers arrived on the shores of Mumbai last month, they had studied satellite images of the city, were carrying handheld GPS sets and were communicating with their handlers via the Internet and satellite phone.2008-12-14T18:17+0100msnbcenmsnbc-f3a68b038a44c7eabf862c676cacd16dNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackTAXUDhttp://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDIA_SHOOTING_TECHNOLOGY?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTMUMBAI, India (AP) -- When the attackers arrived on the shores of Mumbai last month, they had studied satellite images of the city, were carrying handheld GPS sets and were communicating with their handlers via the Internet and satellite phone....2008-12-14T17:54+0100APenAP-900717c1615364193c4abf2c23f17221GPS-transportNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackTAXUDhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081214/ap_on_re_as/as_india_shooting_technologyAP - When the attackers arrived on the shores of Mumbai last month, they had studied satellite images of the city, were carrying handheld GPS sets and were communicating with their handlers via the Internet and satellite phone.2008-12-14T17:17+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-2773b8ee28fe22219c94efdae9733ac3GPS-transportNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackTAXUDhttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/12/13/story_13-12-2008_pg7_28* Prime minister directs ERRA to complete projects in quake-hit areas at the earliest * Approves gas supply to Muzaffarabad Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Expressing satisfaction over the progress made by the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) in the areas hit by the October....2008-12-13T00:49+0100dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-bfbcb09a95c29da107d7f70e76754ab6HealthENVEnergyNaturalDisastershttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=151660ISLAMABAD: The 10th ERRA Council meeting, which was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at Prime Minister Secretaria2008-12-13T00:28+0100NewsJang-enenNewsJang-en-6d45b4a54e8ccd08f033d619ef57bcf0HealthENVEnergyNaturalDisastershttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1866148,00.html?xid=rss-topstoriesIslamabad has moved to shut down an organization linked with the Mumbai massacre, but the group's charity work has won it the loyalty of many Pakistanis2008-12-12T21:26+0100timeentime-3e601eec21d51d2c8f991a2e59fda24aTerroristAttackNaturalDisastershttp://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=ts&nid=3320&ad=13-12-2008ISLAMABAD: 10th ERRA Council meeting which was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani here at the Prime Minister?s Secretariat ...2008-12-12T19:23+0100TheFrontierPost-enenTheFrontierPost-en-b01679fd693b172c00bd4a08e4c59e2dEnergyLIFEENVNaturalDisastershttp://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=ts&nid=3305&ad=13-12-2008PESHAWAR: Provincial spokesman of the recently banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Atique-ur-Rehman Chohan, has criticised the government decision of banning his organization ...2008-12-12T19:23+0100TheFrontierPost-enenTheFrontierPost-en-e160419c5382cd06d5eefbac47cf7388TerroristAttackNaturalDisastershttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/mastermind-of-mumbai--seized-by-commandos-1058027.htmlPakistan has raided a camp used by militants in Kashmir and claims to have captured Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the man India accuses of masterminding the attacks on Mumbai.2008-12-12T15:22+0100independentenindependent-fdaca22ccd69cf1a1f54a81140f37b04ConflictNaturalDisastershttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081212/wl_sthasia_afp/indiaattackspakistankashmirAFP - A powerful militant alliance fighting an insurgency in Indian Kashmir Friday condemned a move by the UN Security Council to list a Pakistani charity as a terrorist organisation.2008-12-12T11:32+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-2dc5d1b0d39b9f848346317c079f00feTerroristAttackNaturalDisastersSecurityCouncilConflicthttp://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/news/2008/12/sec-081211-voa03.htmPakistan Bans Islamic Charity Linked to Mumbai Attack Plot By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 11 December 2008 Pakistan has banned a well-known Islamic charity implicated in the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Pakistan's prime minister announced the move after meeting with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte.2008-12-12T07:47+0100globalsecurityenglobalsecurity-8adcb6a9e61115635d68da0cc50d6347TerroristAttackNaturalDisastershttp://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&id=45cf9d11-8a80-487a-b67b-f19f122e1c46&MatchID1=4855&TeamID1=6&TeamID2=2&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1223&PrimaryID=4855&Headline=Moderate+earthquake+hits+PakistanA moderate 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck mountainous southwestern Pakistan, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of any casualties.2008-12-11T21:50+0100HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-21717065ca8d15c0cd6ac248d771b748NaturalDisastershttp://www.voanews.com/english/2008-12-11-voa26.cfm?rss=asiaPrime minister announces move after meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte2008-12-11T19:30+0100voanewsenvoanews-1e600bffafd1d71829df6cd2cdbb37ebNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1211/mumbai.htmlPakistan has placed the founder of the banned Islamist group India blames for the Mumbai attacks under house arrest.2008-12-11T17:52+0100RTERadioenRTERadio-19f917029741cbeb4ee83ada2260e9f6ConflictNaturalDisastersSecurityCouncilTerroristAttackhttp://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=154430“These are the days when men of all social disciplines and all political faiths seek the comfortable and the accepted; when the man of controversy is looked upon as a disturbing influence; when originality is taken to be a mark of instability; and when, in minor modification of the scriptural parable, the bland lead the bland.2008-12-11T07:16+0100ghanawebenghanaweb-a3073fbf83f211fe31806b348476fd28NaturalDisastersEnergyENVHealthENVLIFEENV