Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:orgs/world_visiontag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/09/Rescuers_struggle_Solomons_quake_victims_79d7

Relief workers scrambled to reach quake-ravaged villages in the Solomon Islands Saturday, with "unusual seismic activity" sighted as strong aftershocks continued to jolt the remote Pacific region.

2013-02-09T07:47:38ZAFP Asian Editionby Dorothy Wickhamtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/08/Villagers_flee_huge_aftershock_tsunami-hit_099b

A huge aftershock rocked the Solomon Islands on Friday, sending villagers fleeing to higher ground two days after an 8.0-magnitude quake and tsunami which left 13 people dead and many more missing.

2013-02-08T17:02:18ZAFP Asian Editionby Dorothy Wickhamtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/08/Aftershocks_hamper_efforts_tsunami-hit_Solomons_2243

Strong aftershocks hampered efforts to reach tsunami-hit villages in the Solomon Islands Friday, as the death toll after an 8.0-magnitude earthquake climbed to 13, with many more reported missing.

2013-02-08T12:35:58ZAFP Global Editionby Dorothy Wickhamtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/08/Aftershocks_stall_efforts_tsunami-hit_Solomons_eee4

Strong aftershocks hampered efforts to reach tsunami-hit villages in the Solomon Islands on Friday, as the death toll after an 8.0-magnitude earthquake climbed to 13, with many more reported missing.

2013-02-08T07:15:12ZAFP Asian Editionby Dorothy Wickhamtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/07/Rescuers_reach_tsunami-hit_villages_Solomons_f753

Disaster relief agencies were struggling on Thursday to reach remote tsunami-hit villages in the Solomon Islands, and warned the death toll following a powerful 8.0-magnitude quake is likely to rise.

2013-02-07T06:51:57ZAFP Global Editionby Dorothy Wickhamtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/06/Scramble_reach_tsunami-hit_villages_Solomons_5c02

Disaster relief agencies were scrambling on Thursday to reach tsunami-hit villages in the Solomon Islands, warning the death toll following a powerful 8.0-magnitude quake is likely to rise.

2013-02-07T03:16:31ZAFP Global Editionby Dorothy Wickhamtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/17/Australia_under_fire_diverting_foreign_9238

Aid groups Tuesday attacked Australia's plans to divert hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid to help pay for asylum-seekers already in the country, saying it was a blow for the world's poor.

2012-12-18T00:10:12ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/06/Archbishop_Tutu_hits_child_marriage_79bb

Coercing girls under 18 into marriage is as repugnant as apartheid and should be battled with the same vigour, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu said Tuesday.

2012-11-06T17:00:14ZAFP Global Editionby Susan Njanjitag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/24/Tropical_Storm_Isaac_course_strike_e9e6

Tropical Storm Isaac gained strength Friday as it roared towards Haiti, where it was to make landfall later in the day, threatening survivors of a devastating 2010 earthquake.

2012-08-24T22:00:23ZAFP Global Editionby Clarens Renoistag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/24/Haiti_hunkers_down_Tropical_Storm_91f2

Tropical Storm gained power Friday as it roared toward Haiti with rains and high winds that could wreak havoc for people still living in makeshift shelters after a devastating 2010 earthquake.

2012-08-24T20:18:48ZAFP Global Editionby Clarens Renoistag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/24/Haitis_400000_homeless_quake_refugees_6479

Haiti braced Friday as Tropical Storm Isaac roars toward it with rains and high winds that could wreak havoc for people still living in makeshift shelters after a devastating 2010 earthquake.

2012-08-24T15:41:04ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/24/Haiti_faces_tragedy_Storm_Isaac_3344

Haiti hunkered down Friday as forecasters warned that Tropical Storm Isaac could dump large amounts of rain on the impoverished country still recovering from a killer earthquake.

2012-08-24T10:34:38ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/23/Haiti_faces_tragedy_Storm_Isaac_3344

Haiti braced for a cruel new battering as Tropical Storm Isaac swept across the Caribbean toward the shattered island, gathering strength and threatening to reach hurricane force.

2012-08-24T02:22:17ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/19/World_must_brace_higher_food_1ea4

With drought parching farms in the United States and near the Black Sea, weak monsoon rains in India and insidious hunger in Africa's Sahel region, the world could be headed towards another food crisis, experts say.

2012-08-19T03:51:43ZAFP Global Editionby Severine Roubytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/06/01/urges_healthy_scepticism_over_Myanmar_5706

Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday urged "healthy scepticism" over Myanmar's dramatic reforms, saying only the rule of law can cement recent political progress and foster clean investment.

2012-06-01T17:31:13ZAFP Asian Editionby Kelly Macnamaratag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/09/Australian_cuts_will_cost_lives_7a04

Australia's plan to scale back foreign aid growth to help produce a budget surplus was criticised by charity groups Wednesday, with World Vision saying it could cost up to 200,000 lives.

2012-05-09T06:04:04ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/08/Australian_cuts_will_cost_lives_7a04

Australia's plan to scale back foreign aid growth to help produce a budget surplus was criticised by charity groups Wednesday, with World Vision saying it could cost up to 200,000 lives.

2012-05-09T02:31:16ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/04/23/Millions_face_hunger_Sahel_amid_63a2

Aid agencies said Monday they are facing a multi-million dollar funding shortage to deal with a food crisis in the Sahel where people are resorting to increasingly desperate measures to survive.

2012-04-23T14:19:31ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/04/06/Tuareg_rebels_independence_claim_north_6b8b

Mali's Tuareg rebels declared independence Friday in the north, a move rejected by the international community and the Islamist insurgents they fought beside, as fears grew of a humanitarian crisis.

2012-04-06T18:04:58ZAFP Global Editionby Serge Daniel and Coumba Syllatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/04/06/Confusion_Mali_after_Tuareg_independence_c826

Mali's Tuareg rebels declared independence Friday in the north, a move shot down by Islamist insurgents and the international community, as fears loomed of a humanitarian disaster.

2012-04-06T13:19:50ZAFP Global Editionby Serge Daniel and Coumba Sylla