http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6VSEK4?OpenDocumentBEIJING, Nov 22, 2006 ( Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) passed an action plan on cooperation in disaster relief here on November 22, after a two-day discussion. The plan, which was passed at a ministerial meeting on emergency disaster relief,....2006-11-22T12:25+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-bd916ac2acf88bd84042353f8ad511e3http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/11/21/business/fusion.phpPARIS: Countries representing half the world's population signed a long- awaited $12.8 billion agreement Tuesday to build an experimental nuclear fusion reactor for developing a less expensive, cleaner and safer energy source. President Jacques Chirac of France played host here as the United States,....2006-11-21T22:52+0100IHTenIHT-4316e0d9377a8116c1e0691568e448acJoseBarrosoECnewsClimateChangeJRCSafeguardsEnergyENVNuclearhttp://en.rian.ru/russia/20061121/55843189.htmlVLADIVOSTOK, November 21 (RIA Novosti) - Seismic activity near the Kuril Islands hit by a powerful earthquake last week will gradually abate within a few years, the local rescue service said Tuesday.2006-11-21T09:30+0100rianenrian-78eef58d54a2e5dfcb6789880fa22ebbNaturalDisastershttp://topix.net/0oi5th9PC8rpE=2Bp85=2BpffrMvlWGNXloXLMcInqkp=2BiUcBAtRFftVJCMhewU6mYoBQTHOTOEoqGshsRcizaZiHNmPaUAJA=2FXLOjHPqAWiRxvXUd2UvtyMrM7sAU5jIl5Qlmmz1S9E3ZagCC2ZkBtwRZw=3D=3DPresident Bush's unpopularity in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, has made intense security jitters and angry protests the hallmarks of Monday's six-hour trip to court Indonesian favor.It is ... Comment2006-11-20T18:04+0100topixentopix-963216c7abbd09bb98f7c23b1a13e532NaturalDisastersAvianFluTerroristAttackhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10362963/President Bush arrived to protests in Indonesia but he shrugged them off, saying it was a sign of a healthy democracy. [!]2006-11-20T14:10+0100msnbcenmsnbc-9d6e4a55b9f4b1fc8cebbd286f943611AvianFluNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/51549018/index.htmlRead full story for latest details.2006-11-20T13:54+0100cnnencnn-8d6fcc5a318cc95a4581229eb4da4451AvianFluCommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/51549489/index.htmlRead full story for latest details.2006-11-20T13:31+0100cnnencnn-980f00fc2b91df297869c0e466e08955AvianFluNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_mostpopular/~3/51555182/index.htmlRead full story for latest details.2006-11-20T12:00+0100cnnencnn-1261e0662bd6e0098818c59d9b855b2cAvianFluNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10362963/President Bush’s unpopularity in Indonesia made intense security jitters and angry protests the hallmarks of his six-hour trip Monday to court Indonesian favor.2006-11-20T11:32+0100RSS-msnbcenRSS-msnbc-00b1935796f145a8341496103528919bAvianFluNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackhttp://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/usatoday-NewsTopStories/%7E3/51550823/2006-11-20-bush-indonesia_x.htmPresident Bush's unpopularity here in the world's most populous Muslim nation made intense security jitters and angry protests ...2006-11-20T11:31+0100usaTodayenusaToday-cf13927201f077b0d7a745700dad33faAvianFluNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10362963/Thousands on the march Before Bush’s arrival, thousands of police and rifle-toting soldiers patrolled Bogor’s streets. Demonstrations by Islamic hard-liners, students, housewives and taxi drivers alike have been staged every day this month, including a march by nearly 13,000 through Jakarta on....2006-11-20T11:01+0100newsweekennewsweek-00b1935796f145a8341496103528919bAvianFluNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackhttp://rss.cnn.com/%7Er/rss/cnn_latest/%7E3/51549018/index.htmlBOGOR, Indonesia (AP) -- U.S. President George W. Bush's unpopularity here in the world's most populous Muslim nation made intense security jitters and angry protests the hallmarks of a six-hour trip to court Indonesian favor. Bush arrived Monday for the second Indonesian stop of his presidency.2006-11-20T10:54+0100RSS-cnnenRSS-cnn-1261e0662bd6e0098818c59d9b855b2cAvianFluNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackhttp://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=75451464&p=7545y7z8&n=75451756&x=20/11/2006 - 8:40:36 AM Bush arrives to angry sentiment in Indonesia US President George Bush’s unpopularity in the world’s most populous Muslim nation made intense security jitters and angry protests the hallmarks of a six-hour trip to court Indonesian favour. Bush was arriving today for the second Indonesian stop of his presidency.2006-11-20T10:11+0100examinerenexaminer-1d509c46677e54d9791d4ff343c65571AvianFluNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackhttp://news.yahoo.com/ap/20061120/ap_on_re_as/bushwar run hot. From a meeting and joint appearance before reporters with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono through a discussion with moderate civic leaders and a state dinner, Bush was not expected to interact with the general populace or do anything outside the confines of Bogor Palace, a graceful....2006-11-20T09:51+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-95f8ce43ea131e91ff49e910b10156ffAvianFluNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackhttp://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1985403.ecePublished: 15 November 2006 Residents along Japan's Pacific coast were told to flee an impending tsunami after a powerful earthquake hit the Kuril islands north of Japan2006-11-17T19:55+0100independentenindependent-315f2a548b576da3b750336cd823a50aNaturalDisastershttp://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&articleid=290198Hardly any Japanese felt the earthquake in the distant north Pacific this week, but anyone watching television saw a tsunami warning almost instantly and thousands evacuated to higher ground within minutes. While the waves that later rolled ashore on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido were....2006-11-17T09:57+0100MailGuardianenMailGuardian-4de64ff43b3a3d732e8c1bc8de783a0fNaturalDisastershttp://feeds.reuters.com/%7Er/reuters/worldNews/%7E3/50542245/newsarticle.aspxTOKYO (Reuters) - Hardly any Japanese felt the earthquake in the distant north Pacific this week, but anyone watching television saw a tsunami warning almost instantly and thousands evacuated to higher ground within minutes.2006-11-17T09:23+0100reutersenreuters-7a0fe554b9ea850fa905cc571f9441beNaturalDisastershttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T207110.htmSource: Reuters (17 minutes ago)2006-11-17T09:02+0100alertnetenalertnet-83b613e911f167d7e9221cf25d90c3c4NaturalDisastershttp://topix.net/0oi5th9PC8rpE=2Bp85=2BpffrMvlWGNXloXLMcInqkp=2BiUcBAtRFftVJCMhewU6mYoBQfRPyXqyoER=2FwtjNWbdb2dts9im30Krjs84C0eIo=2BsEQNQeaWRyXuKJbZeZP7TA6Pt9ndkXx6pXzZxUUUCYZprA=3D=3DThousands of people living along northern Japan's Pacific coast fled to higher ground Wednesday after a powerful undersea earthquake prompted tsunami warnings as far away as Alaska. Comment2006-11-16T23:06+0100topixentopix-f152586ae2d1f6b1a9dab1cc65225781CommunicableDiseaseCasesNaturalDisastersEnergyWaterENVhttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/16/america/NA_GEN_US_California_Tsunami.phpCRESCENT CITY, California: The National Weather Service lifted a tsunami advisory hours before powerful waves damaged docks and tore boats from their moorings in Northern California. Forecasters said they were wary of causing chaos along the U.S. Pacific coast.2006-11-16T18:24+0100IHTenIHT-c6571990dc64f01625e02f97df0d1ea2NaturalDisastershttp://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Nov/16/ln/FP611160362.htmlTOKYO — Thousands of people living along northern Japan's Pacific coast fled to higher ground yesterday after a powerful undersea earthquake prompted tsunami warnings as far away as Alaska.2006-11-16T15:25+0100HonululuAdvetrtiserenHonululuAdvetrtiser-7514f7c4c235f22ddc2cf9385dd6da73NaturalDisastershttp://news.yahoo.com/ap/20061116/ap_on_re_as/thailand_tsunamiDetection Center, said that Thai experts and U.S. colleagues from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plan to set out by ship from Thailand's Phuket island on Nov. 28 to install the new buoy off Thailand's Andaman coast, near the Nicobar islands, Smith said.2006-11-16T14:25+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-f3f6874bf45902e8c9b4a20553b194a4MaritimeSafetyWorldNaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6VLFYN?OpenDocumentMANILA, Nov. 16 (Reuters) - Hundreds of residents of coastal towns in northern and central Philippines evacuated on Thursday despite official assurances that there was no threat of a tsunami following a major quake in the north Pacific. Entire villages were abandoned as mobile telephone text....2006-11-16T13:50+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-703449a9f86a6f6ba6aa589e5d5ef2dcNaturalDisastershttp://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomNation-TopStories/%7E3/50058749/2006-11-16-hawaii-tsunami_x.htmSmall tsunami, some measuring several feet high, crashed into Hawaii on Wednesday, slightly injuring one swimmer, as ocean surges ...2006-11-16T12:00+0100usaTodayenusaToday-29f7d57b8976a3e77ac9fc9287bf31f1WaterENVNaturalDisastershttp://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=59317There were no immediate reports of more significant waves either in Japan or in the Kuriles, and the warning in Japan was downgraded hours after an estimated 8.1 magnitude quake in the north Pacific TOKYO - Reuters Small tsunami waves hit Japan's northernmost island late on Wednesday after a major....2006-11-16T10:10+0100TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-7c7f038c6c8428078216ead733ce3d1eEnergyEnergyENVWaterENVNaturalDisastershttp://www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=243271Small tsunami waves hit Japan's northernmost island late yesterday after a major quake in the north Pacific triggered a full-scale tsunami warning for areas of northern Japan and Russia's sparsely populated...2006-11-16T10:06+0100timesofmaltaentimesofmalta-f93a36e0f1dafa1eccf3f1453a38a557EnergyEnergyENVWaterENVNaturalDisastershttp://feeds.reuters.com/%7Er/reuters/worldNews/%7E3/50019860/newsarticle.aspxMANILA (Reuters) - Hundreds of residents of coastal towns in northern and central Philippines evacuated on Thursday despite official assurances that there was no threat of a tsunami following a major quake in the north Pacific.2006-11-16T09:02+0100reutersenreuters-822b7dd7aede13a7551b332ef944d0afNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastershttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAN205304.htmSource: Reuters (25 minutes ago)2006-11-16T08:59+0100alertnetenalertnet-703449a9f86a6f6ba6aa589e5d5ef2dcNaturalDisastershttp://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&articleid=290062Small tsunami waves hit Japan's northernmost island late on Wednesday after a major quake in the north Pacific triggered a full-scale tsunami warning for areas of northern Japan and Russia's sparsely populated Kurile islands. An initial tsunami of 40cm came ashore near Nemuro on the Pacific coast of....2006-11-16T08:07+0100MailGuardianenMailGuardian-cfd76ec45488f01f2199b6b92b56fd56EnergyEnergyENVWaterENVNaturalDisastershttp://news.yahoo.com/ap/20061116/ap_on_re_as/japan_tsunamiWarning Center had earlier canceled a tsunami watch. Center geophysicist Stuart Koyanagi said the alert was ended when it became clear the waves were unlikely to top about 3 1/2 feet. "Usually things around a meter or less are not going to cause problems." Japan's meteorological agency also withdrew its tsunami warning after about three hours.2006-11-16T06:19+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-7e0a251f8bc9e52b7c883130c93a225eEnergyWaterENVNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseaseCaseshttp://topix.net/0oi5th9PC8rpE=2Bp85=2BpffrMvlWGNXloXLMcInqkp=2BiUcBAtRFftVJCMhewU6mYoBQYIBOm2dJOWwk4mMiTvvseDN8Wb3iNBP=2Fxrctz108CKWfbMr=2FVrypsUHbkNN6pCNXk1WKE1sbNGIFJ17Zcqg06g=3D=3DThousands of people living along northern Japan's Pacific coast fled to higher ground Wednesday after a powerful undersea earthquake prompted tsunami warnings as far away as Alaska. Comment2006-11-16T05:55+0100topixentopix-2c76717dcc386e6b81f04c5b6d0e3fa9EnergyNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseaseCaseshttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/detail.asp?ID=95281&GRP=AA powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.1 rocked several remote islands off northern Japan on Wednesday, prompting thousands to evacuate to higher ground amid tsunami alerts. Initial waves were small and there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.2006-11-16T03:26+0100ChinaPostenChinaPost-e003265ff3b74283d055a7333dc22c8cEnergyNaturalDisastersTREN-Securityhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1948675,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12· Thousands evacuated from Hokkaido coastline · No casualties but agency urges continued caution2006-11-16T03:22+0100guardianenguardian-26ac15ef592ecdff7b9d22a2e271b3c0EnergyNaturalDisastershttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2656841&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312Japan Issues Tsunami Warning After Powerful Undersea Earthquake2006-11-16T03:12+0100ABCnewsenABCnews-e4d2c244cc3e629283badbb84de217dfNaturalDisastershttp://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1987633.ecePublished: 16 November 2006 A powerful earthquake has struck off the north of Japan, triggering a series of small tsunamis and forcing thousands of families to flee to higher ground.2006-11-16T01:40+0100independentenindependent-36a2b716d2fab50e2355b035649c2efbNaturalDisastersTREN-Securityhttp://www.iol.co.za/widgets/rss_redirect.php?artid=qw1163624763677B222&setid=1&sectid=&url=iol&vne=0&csect=WorldSmall tsunami waves have hit Japan's northernmost island after a major earthquake that triggered a full-scale tsunami warning for several island chains.2006-11-16T01:31+0100ioleniol-38ae4a78dda11d2f3ee4ad9487cf5d4eEnergyNaturalDisastersEnergyENVhttp://www.iol.co.za/widgets/rss_redirect.php?artid=qw1163624763677B222&setid=1&sectid=&url=iol&vne=0&csect=WorldSmall tsunami waves have hit Japan's northernmost island after a major earthquake that triggered a full-scale tsunami warning for several island chains.2006-11-16T01:11+0100StarenStar-38ae4a78dda11d2f3ee4ad9487cf5d4eEnergyNaturalDisastersEnergyENVhttp://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=161964&Sn=WORL&IssueID=29241TOKYO: Small tsunami waves hit Japan's northernmost island early yesterday after a major quake in the north Pacific triggered a full-scale tsunami warning for areas of northern Japan and Russia's sparsely populated Kurile islands.An initial tsunami of 40cm came ashore near Nemuro on the Pacific coast of Hokkaido island, just before 10pm, nearly two hours after the estimated 8.1 magnitude quake. Other waves of 10 to 20cm were also recorded.2006-11-16T00:00+0100GulfDailyNewsenGulfDailyNews-51f5e4c4a764f27766149bae3da53579NaturalDisastershttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2455132,00.html%23cid=OTC-RSS&attr=WorldTokyo An earthquake struck the northern Pacific Ocean yesterday, raising fears of a tsunami from Japan to Canada and Indonesia....2006-11-15T23:39+0100thetimesenthetimes-7637cbd681be0764f6def62744c14879NaturalDisastershttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2006/November/theworld_November510.xml&section=theworld(AP) 15 November 2006 TOKYO - Japan issued a tsunami alert on Wednesday and told Pacific coast residents to flee to higher ground after a powerful earthquake hit off sparsely populated islands between northern Japan and the Russian Far East. A tsunami about 2 meters (6 feet) tall or higher had been....2006-11-15T23:27+0100khaleejtimesenkhaleejtimes-30d13028686814d977bdc3cd1e733225EnergyNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastershttp://topix.net/0oi5th9PC8rpE=2Bp85=2BpffrMvlWGNXloXLMcInqkp=2BiUcBAtRFftVJCMhewU6mYoBQL2yEH=2BihQNFTtpqylB8VYvggJdQto77B83az7rtwrn=2BEDZ3lvw4BrQ=2BjgVV1gqTqBVXyEYi9j5L7zd2DIXLehQ=3D=3DA powerful undersea earthquake prompted tsunami warnings Wednesday for Japan and Russia but the danger appeared to pass after a series of tiny waves hit the northern Japanese coast. Comment2006-11-15T22:24+0100topixentopix-05713d3c5220f1e48f99e63b09b78b0eEnergyNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseaseCaseshttp://news.com.au/story/0,23599,20766068-1702,00.htmlA HUGE earthquake shook an isolated island chain north of Japan yesterday, triggering a Pacific-wide tsunami warning but only a wavelet hit the coast after thousands fled to higher ground. 7:20am (AEDT)2006-11-15T21:59+0100NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-121be6ee10b30727eb4fec49a98b7f63NaturalDisastersTREN-Securityhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15726732/The agency told Japanese coastal residents to flee to higher ground after initially predicting that a 6½-foot tsunami would hit the Pacific coast of its northernmost island of Hokkaido and main island of Honshu after 9:10 p.m. (7:10 a.m. EST). A wave that hit the port of Nemuro on Hokkaido at 9:29 p.2006-11-15T21:49+0100newsweekennewsweek-a8c5bb53d667675c790c7241f162d2e6EnergyNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseaseCaseshttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/15/business/AS_GEN_Japan_Tsunami.phpTOKYO: Thousands of people living along northern Japan's Pacific coast fled to higher ground Wednesday after a tsunami alert warning of waves up to two meters high was issued following a powerful undersea earthquake. The 8.1-magnitude quake, which struck an area claimed by both Russia and Japan late....2006-11-15T21:33+0100IHTenIHT-e8341fb2caca14af96999de87972dfc0EnergyNaturalDisastershttp://www.washtimes.com//upi/20061115-125756-1080r.htmUPI NewsTrack TopNews Nov. 15, 2006 at 12:59PM Blair's Queen's speech centers on security LONDON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair's final policy address known as the Queen's speech focused on anti-terror and domestic security issues.2006-11-15T20:06+0100washtimesenwashtimes-817b0863ba77e23166c3a177d64c6726NuclearWaterENVNaturalDisastersJRCSafeguardsTAXUDSecurityCouncilhttp://topix.net/0oi5th9PC8rpE=2Bp85=2BpffrMvlWGNXloXLMcInqkp=2BiUcBAtRFftVJCMhewU6mYoBQjN=2Fr6u80PDeYnOxAPJUrSnws4qNjVNZX8JsLV=2FEfKDT6HAEMaYeFPlxdmMDcLX7W06PZVg5jDiIwHYNYYOF0rA=3D=3DJapan's meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning and told the country's Pacific coast residents to flee to higher ground after a powerful earthquake hit hundreds of miles away. Comment2006-11-15T19:23+0100topixentopix-e3ce93c6f288a9a675762eca4f5f1a95NaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseaseCaseshttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2655310&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312Undersea Quake Prompts Tsunami Warnings for Japan, Russia, Alaska; Small Waves Hit Japan Coast2006-11-15T18:36+0100ABCnewsenABCnews-29e35510d55d9abbffbeb4fe17f0e795NaturalDisastershttp://news.yahoo.com/ap/20061115/ap_on_re_as/japan_tsunamiSeveral thousand people fled to higher ground on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido. The waves, however, did not swell higher than 16 inches and rapidly diminished in size, and Japan's meteorological agency later withdrew its tsunami warning after about three hours, although it urged continued caution.2006-11-15T18:18+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-012fa3b2ade3350313c21b0c7238f72cNaturalDisastersEnergyCommunicableDiseaseCaseshttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/11/16/worldupdates/2006-11-15T215854Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-276378-6&sec=WorldupdatesTOKYO (Reuters) - Small tsunami waves hit Japan's northernmost island late on Wednesday after a major quake in the north Pacific triggered a full-scale tsunami warning for areas of northern Japan and Russia's sparsely populated Kurile islands.2006-11-15T18:16+0100thestarenthestar-b97d000f7e43fcee4fdac789f95d9973NaturalDisastersEnergyEnergyENVWaterENVhttp://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1844725,00050004.htmJapan's Meteorological Agency had issued the warning after an earthquake with magnitude 8.1 hit remote islands.2006-11-15T18:02+0100HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-d8e916c131a3d9cc639d5fdcd4ddc89cTREN-SecurityNaturalDisastershttp://feeds.reuters.com/%7Er/reuters/worldNews/%7E3/49641822/newsarticle.aspxTOKYO (Reuters) - Small tsunami waves hit Japan's northernmost island late on Wednesday after a major quake in the north Pacific triggered a full-scale tsunami warning for areas of northern Japan and Russia's sparsely populated Kurile islands.2006-11-15T18:01+0100reutersenreuters-36abba7e97558e36ca98f05fde167efbNaturalDisastershttp://www.mediafax.ro/english/articole-free/Small-Tsunami-Hits-Japan-576998-9.htmlA small tsunami has hit Japan''s northernmost island after a massive undersea earthquake triggered a full-scale tsunami warning for northern Japan and Russia''s Pacific coast, AFP reported. The Japan Meteorological Agency says a wave measuring about 40 centimeters has struck Nemuro, a city on the north-eastern coast of the island of Hokkaido.2006-11-15T18:01+0100mediafaxenmediafax-732c4592ab3df74adb79b3c5ffa612bcNaturalDisastershttp://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1115/tsunami.htmlMexico storm becomes Hurricane 15 November 2006 16:41 Tropical Storm Sergio in the Pacific Ocean has been upgraded to a Hurricane as it approaches the Mexican coast. The Miami-based US National Hurricane Center said additional intensification was likely during the next day or two before the storm hits land over the weekend.2006-11-15T17:44+0100RTERadioenRTERadio-20e9f62667fd416b19776f6c0b2ab9bcNaturalDisastershttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP230495.htmSource: Reuters (4 minutes ago)2006-11-15T17:27+0100alertnetenalertnet-fb044524b965c3b72ae62b61424b324bNaturalDisastersEnergyEnergyENVWaterENVhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/458338.cmsThere is no threat of tsunami hitting the Indian coast following a massive earthquake in Japan, disaster management officials said.2006-11-15T17:16+0100indiatimesenindiatimes-bd9ce1fd1071067af0d1bdba68c8d833NaturalDisastershttp://www.guardian.co.uk/japan/story/0,,1948372,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=1World: Earthquake rocks remote islands off northern Japan, prompting thousands to evacuate to higher ground amid warnings of a tsunami.2006-11-15T16:51+0100guardianenguardian-fda7ca364923eae01e34801887571ec5NaturalDisastershttp://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7005524727To access full stories from All Headline News (AHN) by RSS, it is necessary to subscribe. Please visit www.allheadlinenews.com/content-services or call 1-800-673-0179. If you are outside of the United States, please contact All Headline News (AHN) sales via email at sales@allheadlinenews.com. AHN offers content subscriptions to commercial, busiuness and corporate clients for websites, intranets and interactive properties, publishing and broadcast, digital signage and narrowcasting, wireless and other applications.2006-11-15T16:33+0100RSS-allheadlinenewsenRSS-allheadlinenews-61baf04f36cc330320e78ae237761bdbNaturalDisastershttp://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/788466.htmlTOKYO - Small tsunami waves hit Japan's northernmost island late Wednesday after a major quake in the north Pacific triggered a full-scale tsunami warning for areas of northern Japan and Russia's sparsely populated Kurile islands. An initial tsunami of 40 cm (16 inches) came ashore near Nemuro on....2006-11-15T16:30+0100haaretzdailyenhaaretzdaily-0037ea31a9321e47c98da7db31801bebEnergyENVNaturalDisastersEnergyWaterENVhttp://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=290045&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/Small tsunami waves hit Japan's northern-most island late on Wednesday after a major quake in the north Pacific triggered a full-scale tsunami warning for areas of northern Japan and Russia's sparsely populated Kurile islands. An initial tsunami of 40cm came ashore near Nemuro on the Pacific Coast....2006-11-15T16:29+0100MailGuardianenMailGuardian-932bf0439ee7dab55ceab3d00b7ccae0EnergyENVNaturalDisastersEnergyWaterENVhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP230495.htm(Updates with warning downgraded) By Elaine Lies TOKYO, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Small tsunami waves hit Japan's northernmost island late on Wednesday after a major quake in the north Pacific triggered a full-scale tsunami warning for areas of northern Japan and Russia's sparsely populated Kurile islands.2006-11-15T16:27+0100alertnetenalertnet-b8815114ea31940ee42ccb660756359fEnergyENVNaturalDisastersEnergyWaterENVhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15726732/A powerful undersea earthquake prompted tsunami warnings Wednesday for Japan and Russia but the danger appeared to pass after a series of tiny waves hit the northern Japanese coast.2006-11-15T16:22+0100RSS-msnbcenRSS-msnbc-e0634fe6b25bd00ee212b0e12aeabc43NaturalDisastersEnergyCommunicableDiseaseCaseshttp://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=72660A small tsunami has hit northern Japan, according to the country's meteorological agency (JMA) as qu...2006-11-15T16:14+0100noviniteennovinite-f2da8e5d5dcbb5019b6b28926be04491NaturalDisastershttp://rss1.mediafed.com/feed/mirror/Latest_News/?link=129b1e07e6e190993a1932c161f29269By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Small tsunami waves hit Japan's northernmost island late on Wednesday after a major quake in the north Pacific triggered a full-scale tsunami warning for areas of northern Japan and Russia's sparsely populated Kurile islands.2006-11-15T16:14+0100themirrorenthemirror-eecb0d72bae59b67e89f552ad186965eEnergyENVNaturalDisastersEnergyWaterENVhttp://www.washtimes.com//upi/20061115-071311-8393r.htmQuake spawns 2 minor tsunamis in Japan Nov. 15, 2006 at 9:59AM A strong Pacific earthquake Wednesday created two minor tsunami that hit Japan's northern and eastern coasts, meteorologists said. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the first rush of water at 9:29 p.m.2006-11-15T16:03+0100washtimesenwashtimes-08efd8a906e7445ae4fc4b460362cf74NaturalDisastersWaterENVhttp://www.timesofoman.com/newsdetails.asp?newsid=37677TOKYO –– A massive earthquake struck the northern Pacific Ocean Wednesday, triggering fears of tsunami waves from Japan to Canada to Indonesia, officials said.2006-11-15T16:02+0100timesofomanentimesofoman-173177dde452272ee54e424d8855160dNaturalDisastershttp://news.ert.gr/en/newsDetails.asp?id=21804Small tsunami waves hit the eastern coast of Hokkaido island, northern Japan, after a major earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale2006-11-15T16:00+0100ert-enenert-en-06ab7272d00c38e95975957e7edec5c5NaturalDisastershttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/11/15/worldupdates/2006-11-15T200502Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-276395-1&sec=WorldupdatesMOSCOW (Reuters) - A major earthquake in the north Pacific on Wednesday had no impact on Russia's Sakhalin Island, site of some of the world's largest energy projects, Russian emergency services said.2006-11-15T16:00+0100thestarenthestar-b0809983608b7991d54353848b01b3dbNaturalDisastersEnergyEnergyENVhttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/11/15/worldupdates/2006-11-15T194434Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-276378-4&sec=WorldupdatesTOKYO (Reuters) - Small tsunami waves hit Japan's northernmost island late on Wednesday after a major quake in the north Pacific triggered a full-scale tsunami warning for areas of northern Japan and Russia's sparsely populated Kurile islands.2006-11-15T16:00+0100thestarenthestar-ac20339bfaa07313d2e863389c782892EnergyENVNaturalDisastersEnergyWaterENVhttp://feeds.reuters.com/%7Er/reuters/topNews/%7E3/49597643/newsarticle.aspxTOKYO (Reuters) - Small tsunami waves hit Japan's northernmost island late on Wednesday after a major quake in the north Pacific triggered a full-scale tsunami warning for areas of northern Japan and Russia's sparsely populated Kurile islands.2006-11-15T15:59+0100reutersenreuters-9bee3f929c433374302fb4c0c88bdefeNaturalDisastershttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L15686086.htmSource: Reuters (30 minutes ago)2006-11-15T15:57+0100alertnetenalertnet-1777129f5fd7b0dce1876315671d1056NaturalDisastersEnergyEnergyENVhttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2006/November/theworld_November511.xml&section=theworld>> News >> THE WORLD Russian islanders take shelter after tsunami warning (AFP) 15 November 2006 VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Some 10,000 inhabitants of the Kuril Islands in far eastern Russia were taken to higher ground on Wednesday after a strong earthquake prompted a tsunami warning, officials said.2006-11-15T15:54+0100khaleejtimesenkhaleejtimes-4e0ffe50450ec17376b9c139f308cd1eNaturalDisastershttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2006/November/theworld_November510.xml&section=theworld(AP) 15 November 2006 TOKYO - Japan issued a tsunami alert Wednesday and told Pacific coast residents to flee to higher ground after a powerful earthquake hit off sparsely populated islands between northern Japan and the Russian Far East. A tsunami about 2 meters (6 feet) tall or higher had been....2006-11-15T15:54+0100khaleejtimesenkhaleejtimes-ea1ae589c5c248556478ec56bc537836NaturalDisastersEnergyManMadeDisastershttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15726732/A wave that hit the port of Nemuro on Hokkaido at 9:29 p.m. was measured at 16 inches, and live footage from the area showed calm seas. A few minutes later, a second, 8-inch wave hit the nearby port city of Kushiro, the agency said, and the waves got progressively smaller. A magnitude 9.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Indonesia on Dec.2006-11-15T15:48+0100newsweekennewsweek-e0634fe6b25bd00ee212b0e12aeabc43NaturalDisastersEnergyCommunicableDiseaseCaseshttp://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1844725,00050004.htmJapan's Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning after an 8.1 quake was recorded in the Kurile islands on Wednesday in eastern Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, NHK public television said. The first waves of the tsunami, which was expected to arrive shortly after 9 pm local, were predicted to range from 1 to 2 metres in Hokkaido.2006-11-15T15:47+0100HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-39800953351ecea758a5c0c38a4da023NaturalDisastershttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6150538.stmResidents of Japan's Pacific coast are urged to flee amid warnings that a tsunami will hit the north and east.2006-11-15T15:46+0100bbcenbbc-c0c452d6a7042e76b47730a6432bdfd6NaturalDisastershttp://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1115/tsunami.htmlSmall tsunami hits Japanese island 15 November 2006 14:27 Small tsunami waves have hit Japan's northernmost island after a major earthquake in the north Pacific triggered a full-scale tsunami warning for areas of northern Japan and Russia's sparsely populated Kurile Ilands.2006-11-15T15:44+0100RTERadioenRTERadio-85eeb6f50ac607d7e7eaba1488b8582cNaturalDisastershttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2654596&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312Tsunami Warning Is Issued for Japan After Offshore Earthquake but Only Small Waves Hit Shore2006-11-15T15:35+0100ABCnewsenABCnews-f5779eb6888821f9dd58598605a488daNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseaseCaseshttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2654585&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds03125 Small Tsunamis Hit Northern Japan, None Larger Than 16 Inches Tall2006-11-15T15:35+0100ABCnewsenABCnews-626203f243eb1f70df1f62f4b7977917NaturalDisastershttp://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/TheGlobeAndMail-International/%7E3/49596648/Earthquake triggers warnings in Japan, Russia but threat seen as minimal; agency issues watch for northern tip of British Columbia2006-11-15T15:31+0100theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-01258e87007525b26b556b228dd790c3NaturalDisastersEnergyCommunicableDiseaseCaseshttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP230495.htmSource: Reuters (16 minutes ago)2006-11-15T15:27+0100alertnetenalertnet-9c23416ba9d03b946c0dd0d5919241c8EnergyENVNaturalDisastersEnergyWaterENVhttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/15/world/main2182418.shtml(CBS/AP) Residents along Japan's Pacific coast were told to flee an impending tsunami after a powerful earthquake with preliminary magnitude 8.1 hit the Kuril Islands north of Japan late Wednesday. A couple hours after the initial scare, Japan's meteorological agency said a tsunami, estimated to be 16 inches high, hit northern Japan.2006-11-15T15:25+0100CBSnewsenCBSnews-f0733572eeedb14dfa743edd0d59ee6cNaturalDisastersEnergyhttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/15/business/AS_GEN_Japan_Tsunami.phpAn official from the town of Shibetsu on Hokkaido, Kiyoshi Takimoto, told public broadcaster NHK that about 4,000 of the town's 6,100 residents lived along the coast and had been told to flee to higher ground. Takimoto said he didn't notice the quake. The government set up an emergency task force at....2006-11-15T15:23+0100IHTenIHT-70684860cc8c34c1ae49743ae2164a38NaturalDisastersEnergyhttp://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Nov/15/br/br8574396210.htmlUpdated at 4:11 a.m., Wednesday, November 15, 2006 Japan quake leads to tsunami watch in Hawai'i Advertiser Staff and News Services TOKYO — A powerful undersea earthquake prompted tsunami warnings this morning for Japan and Russia but the danger appeared to pass after a series of tiny waves hit the northern Japanese coast.2006-11-15T15:23+0100HonululuAdvetrtiserenHonululuAdvetrtiser-1e2727a03ddc1121f3f2dfc48bcc892eNaturalDisastersEnergyhttp://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=4278960&p=4z78975&n=427905215/11/2006 - 1:52:33 PM Small tsunamis hit northern Japan :: latest Japan issued a tsunami alert today and told Pacific coast residents to flee to higher ground after a powerful earthquake hit off sparsely populated islands between northern Japan and the Russian Far East.2006-11-15T15:22+0100examinerenexaminer-4683de880640432f8156cb1efe692722NaturalDisastersEnergyhttp://news.yahoo.com/ap/20061115/ap_on_re_as/japan_tsunamiThe waves did not swell higher than 16 inches and rapidly diminished in size, but Japan's meteorological agency said that it would wait for at least several hours before withdrawing its warning of possible larger waves. The agency told coast residents to flee to higher ground after initially....2006-11-15T15:17+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-9312952057aee44ac3b73ce25d1a089cNaturalDisastersEnergyCommunicableDiseaseCaseshttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/11/15/worldupdates/2006-11-15T185059Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-276378-3&sec=WorldupdatesTOKYO (Reuters) - A small tsunami wave hit Japan's northernmost island late on Wednesday after a major quake in the Kurile islands triggered a full-scale tsunami warning for areas of northern Japan and Russia's Pacific coast.2006-11-15T15:15+0100thestarenthestar-9847a32ca4d5e519b4fdde4d66b245d1NaturalDisastersEnergyhttp://news.ert.gr/en/newsDetails.asp?id=21802A tsunami warning was issued at noon today for Hokkaido island in northern Japan, Russia's northeastern coast and the American state of Alaska after the major earthquake in Japan2006-11-15T15:15+0100ert-enenert-en-531e71e26e1b67ad4b839b2101c05469NaturalDisastershttp://news.com.au/story/0,23599,20766068-1702,00.htmlTWO small tsunamis hit coastal areas of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido following a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.1 near Etorofu Island, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. 12:45am (AEDT)2006-11-15T15:12+0100NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-2f3f3e5e77c239e0a7417f4ffd209c5dNaturalDisastershttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2454424,00.html%23cid=OTC-RSS&attr=WorldA massive undersea earthquake off the coasts of Russia and Japan in the northern Pacific triggered a tsunami warning today but only appeared to cause a series of small waves....2006-11-15T15:09+0100thetimesenthetimes-18379212af10b263d3b6fea264d31143NaturalDisastersSeaENVhttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2654596&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312Series of Small Tsunami Waves Hit Japan After Offshore Earthquake2006-11-15T15:05+0100ABCnewsenABCnews-689f8bb223bbe32a95913d63a9e724b9NaturalDisastershttp://www.washtimes.com//upi/20061115-071311-8393r.htmQuake spawns minor tsunami in Japan Nov. 15, 2006 at 8:17AM A strong Pacific earthquake Wednesday created a minor tsunami that hit Japan's northern and eastern coasts, meteorologists said. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the first rush of water Wednesday night was about 16 inches on the islands....2006-11-15T15:03+0100washtimesenwashtimes-777213d46333fe469c3a840efb49ee65NaturalDisastershttp://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1163588585891&call_pageid=968332188492&StarSource=RSSJapan issued a tsunami warning Wednesday and told Pacific coast residents to flee to higher ground after a powerful earthquake hit off sparsely populated islands to the north.2006-11-15T15:00+0100TorontoStarenTorontoStar-8a5df74cfcb68b7348db89522c8fc92cNaturalDisastersEnergyCommunicableDiseaseCaseshttp://rss1.mediafed.com/feed/mirror/Latest_News/?link=508f795989f0abfe5a5e1bedd6754dceTOKYO (Reuters) - A tsunami warning was issued for northern Japan and Russia's northeastern coast after a major quake shook the Kurile islands on Wednesday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii said.2006-11-15T14:59+0100themirrorenthemirror-26c9dd7425c143bb17cfc67379e0c5bdNaturalDisastershttp://rss1.mediafed.com/feed/mirror/Latest_News/?link=9b1e7dd3d78761cae0c83ca8048f74f2Corrects 2nd paragraph to read ... roughly 1,700 km northeast of Tokyo ... instead of ... northwest. Corrects 4th paragraph to make clear the territorial dispute concerns only the Southern Kuriles2006-11-15T14:59+0100themirrorenthemirror-8c70db222284e240669c1749e57e0772NaturalDisastershttp://feeds.reuters.com/%7Er/reuters/topNews/%7E3/49578414/newsarticle.aspxTOKYO (Reuters) - A small tsunami wave hit Japan's northernmost island late on Wednesday after a major quake in the Kurile islands triggered a full-scale tsunami warning for areas of northern Japan and Russia's Pacific coast.2006-11-15T14:58+0100reutersenreuters-e336596c4cc2cad2502c4d8a5dfd9ae0NaturalDisastershttp://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/usatoday-NewsTopStories/%7E3/49551526/2006-11-15-japan-quake_x.htmJapan issued a tsunami warning Wednesday and told Pacific coast residents to flee to higher ground after a powerful earthquake ...2006-11-15T14:55+0100usaTodayenusaToday-79a2dc8619b19a835a45553b7e9fb211NaturalDisastersEnergyhttp://news.ft.com/cms/f03a48ae-74a0-11db-bc76-0000779e2340.htmlTOKYO, Nov 15 (Reuters) - A small tsunami wave hit Japan’s northernmost island late on Wednesday after a major quake in the Kurile islands triggered a full-scale tsunami warning for areas of northern Japan and Russia’s Pacific coast. Japanese media reported that a wave measuring about 40 cm (16....2006-11-15T14:53+0100ftenft-166bc76e55caa9bcdd7fd6671d53dd92NaturalDisastersEnergyhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/japan/story/0,,1948372,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=1Coastal residents told to flee.2006-11-15T14:50+0100guardianenguardian-1e8934198e1dfb2be845c13a4f96c73cNaturalDisastershttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15726732/The agency warned that larger waves could follow. Before the tsunami struck, an official from the town of Shibetsu on Hokkaido, Kiyoshi Takimoto, told public broadcaster NHK that about 4,000 of the town’s 6,100 residents lived along the coast and had been told to flee to higher ground. Takimoto said he didn’t notice the quake.2006-11-15T14:47+0100newsweekennewsweek-29348c18e18fddd54acc4b513ffcd233NaturalDisastersEnergyCommunicableDiseaseCaseshttp://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/TheGlobeAndMail-International/%7E3/49559870/Japanese meteorological agency tells Pacific coast residents to move to higher ground2006-11-15T14:45+0100theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-253a7470de46800b90c2e626135bfe86NaturalDisastersEnergyhttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/11/15/earthquake-japan.html?ref=rssA small tsunami, less than half a metre high, struck parts of northern Japan Wednesday after a powerful earthquake shook the region.2006-11-15T14:44+0100RSS-CBCenRSS-CBC-70ad459896564e1e65af93001dbec749NaturalDisastershttp://rss1.mediafed.com/feed/mirror/Latest_News/?link=3a5dc8dc2085d6971e70db2566947973TOKYO (Reuters) - An 8.1 quake was recorded in the Kurile islands on Wednesday, and a tsunami warning issued for eastern Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, NHK public television said.2006-11-15T14:44+0100themirrorenthemirror-39f415effa821277712eaf3c8851833dNaturalDisasters