http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/29/content_9737560.htmXI'AN, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese college student was sentenced on Friday to 18 months in prison for spreading a rumour about an impending earthquake that caused a panic in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Jia Zhipan, 22, a student at Eurasia University in the provincial capital of Xi'an,....2008-08-29T18:05+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-165ec18562da0d7a2de9f184dffc96f7NaturalDisastershttp://www.independent.ie/world-news/majority-of-chinese-quake-orphans-have-been-reunited-with-relatives-1462309.html?r=RSSTHE majority of young children orphaned in China's Sichuan province by May's devastating earthquake, have found homes with relatives, leaving only 88 to be put up for adoption, state media said on Saturday.2008-08-28T21:25+0200irish-independentenirish-independent-653081050931537de65229e21c192309TREN-SecurityTerroristAttackhttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6488974.htmlNokia Siemens Networks (NSN) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have entered into a partnership to support the recovery and reconstruction in the areas affected by the Wenchuan earthquake, a UNDP official said on Thursday. A memorandum of understanding was signed Wednesday at the UN's Beijing office.2008-08-28T14:30+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-ebc808ced33df625a1b7c8915dd95ef2NaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/28/content_9729547.htmBEIJING, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have entered into a partnership to support the recovery and reconstruction in the areas affected by the Wenchuan earthquake, a UNDP official said on Thursday. A memorandum of understanding was signed Wednesday at the UN's Beijing office.2008-08-28T11:32+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-975d3f5a42bff660e702fef17318bc75NaturalDisastershttp://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=176500BEIJING (AFP) -- Mountains of clothes donated to victims of China's devastating earthquake are being auctioned off, recycled into mops or left in warehouses because no-one wants them, state press reported Wednesday. Relief workers had gone into the worst-hit areas of southwest China's Sichuan....2008-08-28T09:27+0200tehrantimesentehrantimes-f5dcb384858eda0fbe51477ec6b228a3NaturalDisastershttp://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=74424A concert in memory of the victims of the earthquake that hit China leaving 70,000 victims was held at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Valletta, on Monday. During the event, Foreign Affairs Minister Tonio Borg presented a donation on behalf of the Government of Malta to Chai Xi, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China.2008-08-27T23:51+0200MaltaIndipendentenMaltaIndipendent-be8886d8551f38d74e591093c744bbb3NaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/27/content_9723666.htmChinese national flag is hoisted at Yingxiu Primary School in Yingxiu Town, Wenchuan County of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Aug. 26, 2008. New semester began on Tuesday in quake-hit Yingxiu Primary School with 132 pupils began their study. The devastated earthquake on May 12 caused 222....2008-08-27T14:09+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-b8a203bab10e3506acb1567149d514fdhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/2631163/Sichuan-earthquake-orphans-fail-to-find-home.htmlMore than three months after an earthquake killed 70000 people in central China not a single orphan has been adopted.2008-08-27T13:18+0200telegraphentelegraph-6455ac1fd5cec34c8f2d8480396527daNaturalDisastershttp://www.maltatoday.com.mt/2008/08/27/t17.htmlNEWS | Wednesday, 27 August 2008 €23,000 donation for China earthquake victims A concert in memory of the victims of the earthquake that hit China, leaving 70,000 victims, was held on Monday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where foreign minister Tonio Borg presented a €23,000 donation on behalf....2008-08-27T13:07+0200MaltaTodayenMaltaToday-2cfa5e24ec210b2e9c0bd7058f404cdcNaturalDisastershttp://www.maltamedia.com/artman2/publish/govt_politics/article_7509.shtmlA Concert in memory of the victims of the earthquake that hit China leaving 70,000 victims was held on Monday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Palazzo Parisio, Valletta. During the event, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Tonio Borg presented a donation of €23,000 on....2008-08-27T09:40+0200maltamediaenmaltamedia-e9ef5ab15bad58d42a110e7a2f4b3fe3NaturalDisastershttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080827/wl_asia_afp/chinaquakeschoolscorruptionAFP - Parents of children killed when poorly built schools collapsed in China's earthquake remain angry but police intimidation and cash payments have largely quelled their protests, locals said.2008-08-27T08:55+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-bb64f676a2c8d56eaa596935ccd1a5a7NaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/27/content_9720537.htmPupils attend class at Yinxiu Primary School in Yinxiu Town of southwest China's Sichuan Province on Aug. 26, 2008. Some 132 pupils of the school surviving the May 12 devastating earthquake started their new semester Tuesday afternoon. Among 473 students of the school, 222 of them lost their lives in the quake and three others were missing.2008-08-27T04:46+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-a1eeb27a511d4f9dd67b3a995695f3e8NaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6487345.htmlAbout 2,000 people were safely evacuated from their homes after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region late on Monday. Authorities on Tuesday were assessing the impact of the quake, which struck at 9:22 p.m. with the epicenter about 10 km underground at 31 degrees north and 83.2008-08-27T04:24+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-ae9572e49bc59b4517cfc759d4690c5dTREN-SecurityNaturalDisastershttp://www.maltastar.com/pages/msrv/msfullart.asp?an=23566The Maltese government donated €23,000 to the People’s Republic of China to help in the reconstruction of part of the country where an earthquake killed 70,000 persons. Tonio Borg, the Foreign Minister, presented the donation to Chai Xi, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, during a concert....2008-08-26T19:50+0200MaltaStarenMaltaStar-124882cf90f13b2ee769874fd428ad44NaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/26/content_9718215.htmLHASA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- About 2,000 people were safely evacuated from their homes after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region late on Monday. Authorities on Tuesday were assessing the impact of the quake, which struck at 9:22 p.m. with the epicenter about 10 km underground at 31 degrees north and 83.2008-08-26T17:47+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-0fa4402f69f930ceda2ba63d54de53c1TREN-SecurityNaturalDisastershttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/aug/26/china.earthquake?picture=336961973Thousands of schoolchildren died in the Sichuan earthquake. Their parents blame corrupt or incompetent builders and local officials, yet Beijing seems keener to gag the bereaved than punish the culprits. Report by Tania Branigan. Pictures by Dan Chung2008-08-26T14:15+0200guardianenguardian-934588da1449bf499a3e2a22bc1d49eaNaturalDisastershttp://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20080826-84255.htmlBEIJING, CHINA - A STRONG earthquake measuring 6.8 magnitude struck Tibet on Monday, but no loss of life was immediately reported, the Tibet Earthquake Bureau said on Monday. The quake struck at 9.22pm (9.22pm Singapore time) and was centred in Zhongba county, a remote region near the China-Nepal border, the bureau said on its website (www.2008-08-26T06:39+0200AsiaOneenAsiaOne-d53b078d2e6742d36608c34b173bc578NaturalDisastershttp://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&id=be82e1fc-208c-47b0-b316-06c325afaa79&&Headline=Strong+quake+jolts+western+China&strParent=strParentIDA strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale on Monday jolted the Zhongba county in western China's Tibet region, the country's Earthquake Networks Centre said.2008-08-26T05:28+0200HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-c15bd23ca512130da79b607973ba6086NaturalDisastershttp://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/08/26/usgs-63magnitude-earthquake-hits-tibet.htmlA 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook China's western region of Tibet Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. read more2008-08-26T05:21+0200JakartaPostenJakartaPost-caa53e8eb8e20a979f408cfb96abbc4eNaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6486518.htmlA strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale rocked Zhongba County, Xigaze prefecture in Tibet at 9:22 p.m. on Monday, but no casualties have been reported. The epicenter was about 10 km underground at 31 degrees north and 83.6 degrees east, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.2008-08-26T04:31+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-cc0f81adc5d55a0cf8d71d888fc1d865NaturalDisastershttp://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200808260051.htmlAfter overcoming the Sichuan earthquake, China closed the Beijing Olympics safely without any major disruptions to the Games. China also displayed overwhelming strength in the race for gold medals. The event must have greatly boosted the confidence among the Chinese. China used the Beijing Olympics to show the world its huge prowess and presence.2008-08-26T03:22+0200asahienasahi-1f368be0a3c82928f88232b5466f0f74ClimateChangehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/26/chinaearthquake.china?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnewsThousands of schoolchildren died in the Sichuan earthquake. Their parents blame corrupt or incompetent builders and local officials, yet Beijing seems keener to gag the bereaved than punish the culprits. Report by Tania Branigan2008-08-26T01:09+0200guardianenguardian-8605ecf4574c05cf2591a07f1fbde0e4CommunicableDiseaseCasesCommunicableDiseasesSocietyhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/25/usgs-63-magnitude-earthquake-hits-tibet/A 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook China's western region of Tibet Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.2008-08-25T22:14+0200washtimesenwashtimes-163da647b9209755bff44330aa10ee18NaturalDisastershttp://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-08-25-tibet-quake_N.htm?csp=34A 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook China's western region of Tibet Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.2008-08-25T22:09+0200usaTodayenusaToday-597daf52fec4f635087f7a3965868d94NaturalDisastershttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080825/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquakeAP - A 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook China's western region of Tibet Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.2008-08-25T21:40+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-626063fe0fbba26b1e72e81236855e9aNaturalDisastershttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26392410/The U.S. Geological Survey said a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit China's western region of Tibet on Monday night.2008-08-25T20:32+0200msnbcenmsnbc-16d31a390adbe27017479553141fdd72NaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/25/content_9709622.htmLHASA, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale rocked Zhongba County, Xigaze prefecture in Tibet at 9:22 p.m. on Monday, but no casualties have been reported. The epicenter was about 10 km underground at 31 degrees north and 83.6 degrees east, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.2008-08-25T19:45+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-720db7a26e88fd23b68e196aa09680deNaturalDisastershttp://www.anspress.com/nid85572.htmlThere were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Tibet in southwestern China late Monday. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake epicentre was 225 kilometres (140 miles) northeast of Jumla, Nepal, and struck at a depth of 35 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said.2008-08-25T19:12+0200ans_azenans_az-09f96199fe8037ffb47876f4041f174chttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/25/usgs-63-magnitude-earthquake-hits-tibet-1/The U.S. Geological Survey says a 6.3-magnitude earthquake has hit China's western region of Tibet.2008-08-25T19:10+0200washtimesenwashtimes-dac79a5fa8a8f961a8dab4e22c07116fNaturalDisastershttp://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/371608/1/.htmlBEIJING: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Tibet in southwestern China on Monday, the USGS said.2008-08-25T19:08+0200channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-22bb6b430bae1667e1ddf3c853cd1b43http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&id=5eb5525d-b238-4f2a-a3b0-7444befb5be7&&Headline=6.3+quake+strikes+Tibet%2c+near+Nepal+border%3a+USGS&strParent=strParentIDA 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Tibet in southwestern China, the USGS said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.2008-08-25T18:07+0200HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-35b98b189a783c98965d90845e022f15http://www.dawn.com/2008/08/25/rss.htm#50BEIJING, Aug 25 (AFP): A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Tibet in southwestern China late Monday, the USGS said There were no immediate reports of...2008-08-25T17:46+0200dawnendawn-c1cb84bd4c564b0ca30c1efee8809d67http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/25/china-opens-registrations-to-adopt-quake-orphans/Eighty-eight children who were orphaned after a massive earthquake struck central China earlier this year have been made eligible for adoption, state media reported.2008-08-25T15:36+0200washtimesenwashtimes-f615307529ddd922622edaae873b4db3NaturalDisastershttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080825/ap_on_re_as/china_quake_orphansAP - Eighty-eight children who were orphaned after a massive earthquake struck central China earlier this year have been made eligible for adoption, state media reported.2008-08-25T15:07+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-1bcd0a3c99b4a1b86727c883d7d51563http://en.rian.ru/world/20080825/116261755.htmlBEIJING, August 25 (RIA Novosti) - A total of 19 giant panda cubs have been born in captivity in southwest China's Sichuan Province since the May 12 earthquake, state news agency Xinhua cited researchers as saying. Zhang Zhihe, a leading national panda expert, said nine pandas were born in the....2008-08-25T13:22+0200rianenrian-bcd0b00433520a7831d79159d92194afNaturalDisasters