Nepalis flee capital as aftershocks spread fear
Full Article Mail Guardian South Africa
27 Apr 2015

Hundreds of Nepalis were fleeing the capital Kathmandu for the plains on Monday, terror-stricken by two days of powerful aftershocks following a massive earthquake that killed more than 3 200 people and faced with shortages of food and water. Roads leading out of the mountain valley city of one million were jammed...

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Residents rescue items from debris of a house that was damaged in Saturday’s earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 27, 2015.
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M7.9 Nepal,Kathmandu Earthquake Violently Shakes water out of Pool
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25 April 2015 Latest Nepal Earthquake CCTV footages | Nepal tower collapsed | Trending News
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Original footage 7.9 Magnitude earthquake in Nepal 2015 : Donate and help nepal
updated 26 Apr 2015; published 26 Apr 2015
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7.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hit Kathmandu Nepal followed by a 6.9 magnitude the next day
updated 27 Apr 2015; published 27 Apr 2015
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Dramatic Moment The Nepal Earthquake Hit
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Sisi's Egypt Pushes Migrants into the Sea
Full Article Huffington Post
26 Apr 2015

Europe wept crocodile tears over the mass grave that the Mediterranean has become. Reactions ranged from a begrudging acknowledgment from British officials that they got the consequences of Nato's military intervention in Libya wrong, to calls for another one. Few have shown any sign that they will treat the mass drownings as what they are, a...

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Migrants wait to disembark from the Italian Coast Guard ship Fiorillo, at the Catania harbor, Sicily, southern Italy, Friday, April 24, 2015.
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updated 20 Mar 2015; published 20 Mar 2015
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Migrant Prisons of Libya: Europe or Die (Full Length)
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Libya detains 600 migrants as Europe struggles with tragedies
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(FULL STORY) Hundreds of Migrants Believed Dead in Shipwreck Off Libya
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ISIS Threatens to Unleash 500,000 Immigrants into Europe if Attacked in Libya!
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More than 2,200 confirmed dead in Nepal earthquake
Full Article Stars and Stripes
26 Apr 2015

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A powerful aftershock shook Nepal on Sunday, making buildings sway and sending panicked Kathmandu residents running into the streets a day after a massive earthquake left more than 2,200 people dead. The cawing of crows mixed with terrified screams as the magnitude 6.7 aftershock pummeled the capital city early Sunday afternoon....

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Nepal's security personnel remove debris from a budget hotel that collapsed in Saturday’s earthquake, in Kalanki neighbourhood of Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015.
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updated 25 Apr 2015; published 25 Apr 2015
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7.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Nepal Bhaktapur Kathmandu - 7.8 Damages 1457 Killed Dead (RAW FOOTAGE)
updated 25 Apr 2015; published 25 Apr 2015
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7.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Nepal Pokhara Kathmandu Delhi Bhaktapur - 7.8 Damages 1457 Killed Dead
updated 25 Apr 2015; published 25 Apr 2015
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7.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Nepal Bhaktapur Pokhara Kathmandu Delhi 7.8 Damages 1457 Killed Dead!
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Exclusive Videos: Nepal Earthquake - NEPAL - April 25, 2015 - Powerful 7.5 Magnitude
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7.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Nepal Bhaktapur Pokhara Kathmandu Delhi - 7.8 Damage 1457 Killed Dead!
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Nepal earthquake: 1800 people dead | 7.9 magnitude earthquake
Nepal earthquake: death toll climbs towards 2,000 as world responds
Full Article The Guardian
26 Apr 2015

Officials say more than 700 died in Kathmandu alone, and at least 17 killed by an avalanche on Mount Everest’s base camp ...

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An elderly injured woman is taken to her home after treatment in Bhaktapur near Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015, following a deadly earthquake.
photo: AP / Niranjan Shrestha

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7.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Nepal Bhaktapur Kathmandu - 7.8 Damages 1457 Killed Dead (RAW FOOTAGE)
updated 25 Apr 2015; published 25 Apr 2015
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7.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Nepal Pokhara Kathmandu Delhi Bhaktapur - 7.8 Damages 1457 Killed Dead
updated 25 Apr 2015; published 25 Apr 2015
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Nepal Earthquake 7.9-Magnitude Tremor Hits Kathmandu - More Than 3,726, People Have Died
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7.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Nepal Bhaktapur Pokhara Kathmandu Delhi 7.8 Damages 1457 Killed Dead!
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Strong Earthquake Rocks Nepal, Damages Kathmandu
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Indonesia gives 72-hour executions notice
Full Article Boston Herald
26 Apr 2015

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia notified nine foreigners and a local man convicted of drug trafficking that their executions will be carried out within days, ignoring appeals by the U.N. chief and foreign leaders to spare them. Authorities also asked the four Nigerian men, two Australian men, a Filipino woman, and one man each from Brazil, France...

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Indonesian police armored vehicles carrying two Australians facing death penalty for drug offences Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan upon arrives on Wijaya Pura port in Cilacap,Central Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 4, 2015. File - Indonesian police armored vehicles carrying two Australians facing death penalty for drug offences Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan upon arrives on Wijaya Pura port in Cilacap,Central Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 4, 2015.
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Indonesia Gives 72 Hour Notice for Executions
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BBC News - Bali Nine Australians moved to execution island in Indonesia
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Bali Nine duo to be notified of execution date within hours
updated 27 Apr 2015; published 27 Apr 2015
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Indonesia Gives 72 Hour Notice For Executions
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Israel war on critics of Gaza crimes
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Press TV
Partisans of Israel are not content merely to murder and maim Palestinian civilians. They also launch “weaponized words” against anyone who speaks out against their...
What Earnings Slump? Tech Giants Power Stocks to Highs in Week
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What was billed as the worst earnings season in five years is jumpstarting a U.S. equities market that had been stuck in neutral for two months. Better-than-forecast results from...
Nasdaq Record: Then and Now
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Fifteen years after peaking during the dot-com boom, the Nasdaq composite has reached a new all-time high. But this isn't the Nasdaq of Pets.com and Webvan, when companies were...

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Nepal earthquake death toll passes 3,700
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The Irish Times
The death toll from Nepal’s earthquake has risen above 3,700 and is expected to increase as rescue workers struggle to reach remote villages two days after the disaster. Reports received so far by the government and aid groups suggest that many...
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Israel plans 77 more settler units in East al-Quds
Zion Square, the annexation of East Jerusalem was met with international criticism. Following the passing of the Jerusalem Law, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution that declared the law "a violation of international law" and requested all member states to withdraw all remaining embassies from the city
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Israeli authorities are reportedly planning to construct more settler units in the occupied Palestinian territories, offering tenders for the construction of 77 homes. Peace Now, an Israeli activist group, said on Monday that 36 of the units are...
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Australia Claims Corruption in Trial of 2 Drug Traffickers in Indonesia
File - Australian Andrew Chan, right, and, and Myuran Sukumaran, left, stand inside a holding cell after their trial at a court in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006.
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VOA News In a last-ditch effort to save two drug traffickers from the firing squad in Indonesia, Australia's Foreign Ministry urged Jakarta Monday to delay the executions until allegations of corruption in their trial could be investigated....
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Merkel-Tsipras phone call confirmed amid cash squeeze report
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a media conference after an EU summit of eurogroup members at the EU Council building in Brussels on Thursday, July 21, 2011.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - A German government spokesman confirmed on Monday that Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a telephone conversation on Sunday but declined to comment on the contents of their conversation. "I can...
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This Wednesday March 30, 2011 shows the Corus steel plant in IJmuiden, Netherlands. In these days of concern over global warming and carbon emissions, industries are trying to move away from fossil fuels to low-carbon alternatives.
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By Helen Briggs BBC Environment Correspondent 27 April 2015 From the section Science & Environment The fossil fuel divestment campaign is based on encouraging people to move their money away from fossil fuels Leaving the "dirty stuff" in the...
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A policeman with his cloth-covered weapon stands guard with other security personnel in a street in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014.
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ADEN: Air raids, naval shelling and ground fighting shook Yemen on Sunday in some of the most widespread combat since a Saudi-led alliance intervened last month against Houthi militia who have seized large tracts of the country. There were at least...
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Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., emerges after a unanimous vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approving him to become America's next top diplomat, replacing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013.
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Sun Sentinel
Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart will meet this week for the first time since they laid out the framework for a nuclear deal earlier this month.lRelated US & World NewsObama could ease many Iranian sanctions without...
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