Indonesia quake aid plea as time runs out for victims Oct 2, 2009
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* Rescuers search for victims in Padang Oct 2, 2009
SHIFTING LANDSCAPE: Indonesian officials warned the death toll from Wednesday's earthquake could reach into the thousands, as the confirmed toll hit 770 REUTERS AND AFP, PADANG AND JAKARTA, INDONESIA Friday, Oct 02, 2009, Page 1 ... 6-magnitude earthquake ... We have done hundreds of operations since the earthquake, Dr Nofli Ichlas said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Thousands feared dead as rescuers scramble to reach Sumatra quake victims Oct 1, 2009
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75 dead in Indonesian earthquake Oct 1, 2009
A video grab shows a foot among the wreckage of a building following an earthquake in Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra island September 30, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
* REMEMBERING 921: Teen saved by karate, physically and psychologically Sep 22, 2009
When Lulu Tseng took up karate more than a decade ago, she could not have imagined her hobby would one day save her and her family from the second-deadliest earthquake in the nations history ... I was feeling very sad for a long time whenever I thought of the people killed and I often had nightmares about earthquakes, Chang said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Italy quake survivors get new homes Sep 16, 2009
ROME - Premier Silvio Berlusconi handed out keys Monday to some of the first new homes for survivors of the April 6 earthquake that devastated parts of central Italy. "May this be a nest of love for a new life, to look ahead, thinking of a future with serenity and hope," Berlusconi told a young mother, her eyes glistening with tears of emotion as he gave her keys to a new home in Onna, a hamlet that was leveled by the magnitude 6. (MSNBC -- International)
Italy quake victims get new homes; new quake hits Sep 15, 2009
The government is handing over dozens of new homes to victims of the April 6 earthquake that devastated parts of central Italy. Premier Silvio Berlusconi will preside over the inauguration ceremony Tuesday for the first new homes in Onna, a tiny hamlet that was leveled by the magnitude 6. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Malaysian students to help quake victims in Indonesia Sep 5, 2009
KUALA LUMPUR: A group of 30 volunteers comprising Malaysian medical students from several universities have been deployed to Indonesia to provide assistance to victims of the powerful earthquake that hit West Java on Thursday. Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said the voluntary group was initiated by overseas Umno club in collaboration with the Malaysian Students Department in Indonesia and the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Indonesian rescuers dig for trapped quake victims Sep 4, 2009
CIPANAS, Indonesia (AFP) - Rescuers in Indonesia continued digging Friday to reach dozens buried by a major earthquake that killed at least 59 people as anger mounted at the slow response from authorities. Police and troops cleared boulders and mounds of earth in the village of Cikangkareng south of the capital Jakarta in a frantic bid to reach those trapped following Wednesday's 7. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Indonesia quake toll reaches 42 Sep 3, 2009
3-magnitude earthquake hit West Java on Wednesday, leaving some 42 people killed, more than 400 wounded and some 40 still missing ... 3-magnitude earthquake hit West Java on Wednesday, leaving some 42 people killed, more than 400 wounded and some 40 still missing ... 3 magnitude earthquake struck western parts of Indonesia on Wednesday, causing panic in some cities and potential for tsunami, but the tsunami did not occur. (Xinhuanet, China)
Indonesia quake victims search for commodities in debris Sep 3, 2009
3-magnitude earthquake hit West Java on Wednesday, leaving some 44 people killed and more than 400 wounded. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei). (Xinhuanet, China)
Berlusconi nixes religious observance Aug 29, 2009
Berlusconi was supposed to have attended the annual "Perdonanza," or forgiveness observance, in the earthquake-stricken city of L'Aquila alongside the Vatican No. 2, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, and then attend a dinner with him ... The religious observance in L'Aquila has taken on particular resonance following the April 6 earthquake, which killed nearly 300 people in L'Aquila and surrounding areas, drove some 50,000 from their homes and leveled entire blocks of buildings. (MSNBC -- International)
Clashes in Peru's quake-hit town Aug 17, 2009
Protesters clash with security forces outside Pisco, where the earthquake struck in 2007. Police in Peru have fired tear gas to disperse protesters blocking a highway near Pisco - the southern town that was ravaged by an earthquake in 2007 ... 0-magnitude earthquake. (BBC News -- Americas)
Anti-Garcia protesters block Peru's main highway Aug 16, 2009
PISCO, Peru, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters blocked Peru's main highway on Saturday, calling President Alan Garcia's government corrupt for failing to rebuild the city of Pisco in the two years since it was devastated by a powerful earthquake. Protesters burned tires and snarled traffic on the Pan-American highway in Pisco, which is 155 miles (250 km) south of the Peruvian capital Lima. (AlertNet)
* MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH: KMT ejects member for ignoring campaign ban Aug 12, 2009
KMT spokesman Lee Chien-jung (a) said both sides should cherish the mutual demonstrations of goodwill and friendly interaction during times of crisis, adding that the KMT and Taiwanese have offered assistance on occasions when China was reeling from serious flooding and earthquakes ... Cheng said that following the Sichuan Earthquake in May last year, many prominent Taiwanese businesses donated money and goods to help Chinese quake victims. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
Chinese police detain supporters of quake critic Aug 12, 2009
A high-profile Chinese government critic said he and 11 others were detained by police in a hotel Wednesday to prevent them from attending the trial of an activist who investigated the deaths of schoolchildren in last year's earthquake ... 9-magnitude earthquake in Sichuan last year, Tan tried to investigate the collapse of school buildings in the quake and the number of schoolchildren killed, estimating at least 5,600 students were victims ... Amnesty International urged the Chinese authorities... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Clooney to shoot film in Italian earthquake city Jul 10, 2009
Daniele La Monaca / ReutersActors George Clooney, left,and Bill Murray tour an area hit by an earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy,on Thursday, July 9 ... LAQUILA, Italy - Actor George Clooney visited the earthquake-devastated Italian city of LAquila on Thursday and said he would make a film there in September to help boost the regions economy ... Well shoot a film here at the end of September, in which I will act, Clooney told journalists, saying he hoped the project would help... (MSNBC -- News)
Aftershocks shake G-8 location in Italy Jul 8, 2009
Workers put the last toucheson a wooden houseon Tuesday in the village of Onna, destroyed during the April 6 earthquake ... L'AQUILA, Italy - After an earthquake shattered this mountain city in April, killing 296 people and leaving tens of thousands homeless, the Italian government decided to move the Group of Eight summit here to draw global attention to the rebuilding effort ... "To cause problems, there would need to be an earthquake that has never before been recorded in L'Aquila's... (MSNBC -- International)
G8 leaders to meet in quake zone Jul 8, 2009
The world's most powerful leaders are preparing to tackle some of its most urgent issues, as they gather for a G8 summit in an Italian earthquake zone ... The summit is being held at the same police barracks from where the rescue operation was run after April's earthquake, when more than 50,000 people were forced to flee their homes. (BBC News)
`Sex Angle' Follows Berlusconi as G-8's Leaders Convene in Earthquake City Jul 6, 2009
Sex Angle Follows Berlusconi as G-8 Comes to Earthquake City - Bloomberg ... Sex Angle Follows Berlusconi as G-8 Comes to Earthquake City ... July 6 (Bloomberg) -- With leaders converging on LAquila, Italy, this week, is aiming to focus attention on his effort to rebuild the earthquake-hit city and away from his private life. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
4.7 Los Angeles quake could have been worse May 20, 2009
The latest earthquake to hit the nation's second-largest city was a garden-variety temblor by California standards, rumbling through on a Sunday evening when most residents were home eating dinner or watching TV. ... 7 Northridge earthquake in 1994 ... Nathan Bruce, a 30-year-old barista at a Starbucks in Tustin, was on his weekly Webcam chat with his mother in California's Central Valley when the earthquake hit. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Safer schools to rise from ashes May 19, 2009
Earthquake orphans from Sichuan province play at a gala park in Seoul. They are among twenty children orphaned during the earthquake to visit the South Korean capital as guests of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries ... BEIJING, May 19 -- The Sichuan earthquake has shaken the country's government into taking a zero-tolerance attitude toward physically weak and shoddy school structures nationwide. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hu mourns victims with flower, inspiring speech May 13, 2009
Chinese President Hu Jintao speaks during the ceremony marking the first anniversary of May 12 Earthquake in Yingxiu Township of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 12, 2009. China held a commemorative service Tuesday afternoon at the epicenter of last year's massive earthquake that left more than 87,000 people dead or missing ... YINGXIU, Sichuan, May 12 (Xinhua) -- One year after a massive earthquake hit China's southwestern inland, Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday... (Xinhuanet, China)
Quake victims remembered as rebuilding goes on May 13, 2009
28pm to pay respect to the 90,000 people who died in the devastating earthquake a year earlier ... The President, Hu Jintao, led a nationally televised memorial at Yingxiu, near the earthquake epicentre ... One trillion of the Government's 4 trillion yuan ($770 billion) economic stimulus package has been earmarked for earthquake reconstruction, with the Government disbursing 120 billion yuan to date. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
One year on, China's quake victims losing faith May 12, 2009
BEIJING A year after a massive earthquake ravaged China's Sichuan province and took away Liu Mengying's home and only son, she can take little solace in the government's assertions this week that they are better prepared for next time ... iu Xia, head of a kindergarten where at least 300 children were killed during last year's Sichuan earthquake, mourns for the dead Monday amid the ruins of Beichuan county, Sichuan province ... 9-magnitude earthquake, whose epicentre was in the Sichuan county of... (Globe and Mail)
In China's quake zone, pain and anger May 12, 2009
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY ANREN, China From the famous pig that survived under rubble for 36 days, to a water bottle used by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao as he toured devastated buildings and schools, the Wenchuan Earthquake Museum seems to have it all ... 9 earthquake that, a year ago today, killed as many as 90,000 people in southwestern China ... Yet it is clear that despite initial hopes that the earthquake would lead to greater transparency in government and maybe even justice for the dead... (USA Today -- News)
Disabled youth May 12, 2009
The May 2008 earthquake that struck southwest China had leveled many buildings across the region ... Gao faces a long road of recovery and rehabilitation, but the teenager has hope, and in large part because of a Hong Kong-based organization formed to help people disabled from the May 12, 2008 earthquake ... "The earthquake occurred suddenly, and there was a lot of shaking," Chen said. (CNN -- International)
President Hu Jintao conveys condolences to quake victims May 12, 2009
YINGXIU, Sichuan Province, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao conveyed condolences to victims of the May 12 Sichuan earthquake and to those who sacrificed their lives during quake relief on the first anniversary of the earthquake Tuesday afternoon ... 0-magnitude earthquake that left more than 87,000 people dead or missing. (Xinhuanet, China)
Officials blunt activism set off by China quake May 11, 2009
Ng Han Guan / APResidents rebuild their homes months after an earthquake demolished a wide swathe of Luoshui, near Chengdu, southwestern China's Sichuan province, in February. The catastrophic earthquake last May 12 set off an unprecedented surge of volunteerism in China ... 9 magnitude earthquake shook China,killing nearly 90,000 people and devastating a vast area in the southwestern province of Sichuan. (MSNBC -- International)
China's quake region struggling, one year on May 10, 2009
A year after the Sichuan earthquake devastated huge swathes of southwest China, life is slowly returning to normal, but concerns over corruption continue to overshadow the reconstruction effort. As survivors mark Tuesday's first anniversary of the disaster, in which 87,000 people were killed or left missing, officials are struggling to provide for the uprooted and the unemployed, and social unrest is simmering. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
A Chinese Russian's wishes to quake-hit compatriots May 9, 2009
MOSCOW, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Gan Junda cherishes the photos taken last year in China's Sichuan province, where he participated in the disaster relief effort after the devastating earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people. The people in the photos, though injured, smiled at the camera, revealing strong wills after enduring the difficulties they experienced because of the magnitude-8 earthquake that also left many people wounded, missing or homeless ... "I was watching TV reports about the... (Xinhuanet, China)
* Quake claimed 5,335 students: China May 8, 2009
A group of children who survived last years May 12 earthquake play trumpets outside their makeshift school in Qingchuan, Sichuan Province, China, on Wednesday ... China said yesterday that last years massive Sichuan earthquake left 5,335 students dead or missing, releasing its first official tally days before the sensitive anniversary of the disaster ... 0-magnitude earthquake left nearly 87,000 people dead or missing, injured 375,000 and left more than 5 million homeless, the government has... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Counselors offer patience and encouragement May 8, 2009
Student musicians practiced outside their temporary school on Wednesday before a performance to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the earthquake that struck Sichuan Province ... Dr. Zhang is one of some four dozen psychological counselors working in Sichuan Province's temporary housing camps, seeking to give solace to survivors of last year's earthquake ... "They are always thinking about the earthquake, but they avoid talking about it," Dr. Fu says. (Christian Science Monitor)
China issues official student toll in 08 quake May 7, 2009
China issues official student toll in 08 quake - China earthquake- msnbc ... 5,335 died or remain missing from last year's Sichuan earthquake ... Survivors of Chinas deadly earthquake look to the future as clean-up begins. (MSNBC -- International)
China Admits Student Death Toll In Quake May 7, 2009
Relatives grieve over the photo of a child killed in an earthquake at the Fuxin No.2 Primary School in Wufu, in China's southwest Sichuan province Friday May 23, 2008. Parents of the 200 children who died when the school collapsed in an earthquake on May 12, 2008 have demanded investigations into the shoddy construction ... Victims of the recent earthquake in China's Sichuan province are now recovering from extensive injuries. (CBS News)
Italy's quake victims struggling one month on May 7, 2009
May 06 - One month on from an earthquake hitting the Abruzzo region of Italy, residents say their problems are only just beginning ... Victims who lost their limbs during the Sichuan earthquake last year wait to receive free treatment at temporary site in Beichuan county, Sichuan province May 5, 2009. (AlertNet)
Religion briefs May 1, 2009
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican Museums say they'll stay open an extra Sunday in May and give all the proceeds to rebuild the earthquake-ravaged Abruzzo region ... The Vatican Museums, which include the Sistine Chapel, announced the May 10 opening on Wednesday -- a day after Pope Benedict visited L'Aquila, the regional capital of the earthquake zone. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Pope calls for 'rebirth' of Italy quake zone Apr 28, 2009
Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday visited Onna, the village worst hit by the earthquake three weeks ago in central Italy, calling for the devastated region to be "reborn" ... The village of just 350 inhabitants lost some 40 people of the 295 who died in the April 6 earthquake, Italy's worst in a generation ... The pontiff, who led Easter celebrations at the Vatican just six days after the earthquake, arrived by car nearly an hour late after the bad weather nixed a plan to travel to the region by... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Tent school opens for youngest quake victims Apr 16, 2009
Children toting knapsacks and notebooks entered three "classrooms" erected in a blue tent city Thursday, a symbolic return to normalcy for some of the youngest victims of Italy's earthquake. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
China urged to name quake victims Apr 16, 2009
Nearly one year on, mourners remember victims of the earthquake. A Chinese state newspaper has urged the government to release a full list of people killed in last year's massive earthquake in the country's southwest. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Holocaust survivors aid quake victims Apr 14, 2009
Emma Di Segni is overcome with emotion Mondayafter talking on the phone with earthquake survivors Luisaand Giovanni Sarra, whose family sheltered her family during World War II. The Sarras are stayingin atent camp near L'Aquila,Italy, following last week's earthquake ... FOSSA, Italy - Italian Jews and Holocaust survivors are rushing to aid communities that sheltered them during World War II and were hit by last week's devastating earthquake. (MSNBC -- International)
Quake survivors in Italy celebrate Easter Mass Apr 13, 2009
L'AQUILA, Italy, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Earthquake survivors on Sunday celebrated an open-air Easter Mass in the tent city of L'Aquila in the central Italian region of Abruzzo amid ruins and anguish ... Berlusconi has been visiting the earthquake area every day since Monday when the 5 ... 8-magnitude earthquake jolted L'Aquila. (Xinhuanet, China)
North End faithful donate to aid Italy quake victims Apr 13, 2009
During an Easter Mass at St. Leonard of Port Maurice Roman Catholic Church in the North End yesterday, worshipers opened their wallets to send some relief back to Italy to aid victims of the devastating earthquake that shook the central part of the country on April 6, killing nearly 300 people. "As we rejoice in the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, so many of our brothers and sisters can't," the Rev. Antonio Nardoianni told parishioners in English and Italian at the Mass, emphasizing the... (Boston Globe)
Italian quake victims mourned at emotional Mass Apr 12, 2009
Thousands of weeping mourners took part Friday in an emotional funeral Mass for the victims of an earthquake that devastated the mountainous Abruzzo region of central Italy, killing 289 people. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Thousands mourn Italian quake victims Apr 11, 2009
Italians have gathered to farewell nearly 300 earthquake victims ... Toll from Monday morning's earthquake continues to rise: 287 now dead ... A rescue worker Friday kisses the coffin of a child killed by this week's earthquake in central Italy. (CNN -- World)
• Tears, tributes as Italy mourns its quake dead Apr 11, 2009
Four days after the major earthquake that made L'Aquila and many nearby towns and villages uninhabitable, the official death toll has reached 287, and most of the victims are here, in L'Aquila ... Italians joined in an outpouring of grief on Good Friday as victims of Italy's most devastating earthquake in a generation were remembered at an open-air funeral Mass in the hard-hit city L'Aquila. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Hopes fade as quake zone readies for funerals Apr 10, 2009
Toll from Monday morning's earthquake continues to rise: 278 now dead ... 5-magnitude aftershock Thursday shakes region hit by Monday earthquake ... L'AQUILA, Italy (CNN) -- Thursday brought no respite from grief in central Italy, where the toll from Monday morning's earthquake continued to rise and search teams said they did not expect to find any more victims alive. (CNN -- International)
Italy mourns earthquake victims Apr 10, 2009
A mass funeral for victims of the Abruzzo earthquake is to take place shortly as Italy holds a day of national mourning for its 287 dead ... 9, the fourth-largest since the earthquake, brought down a badly damaged four-storey building in the centre of L'Aquila ... The earthquake victims will be honoured in a two-hour, open-air service at a police training base outside L'Aquila, beginning at 1100 local time (0900 GMT). (BBC News -- Europe)
Italy's Quake Victims Blame Devastation on Unenforced Building Standards Apr 10, 2009
Less than a week after Italys deadliest earthquake in 30 years killed 279 people and reduced the town to rubble, 28,000 displaced locals such as Evangelista are asking why their homes and a hospital refurbished nine years ago buckled so easily ... Two-thirds of Italys territory is earthquake-prone, though only 14 percent of property meets seismic safety standards, according to the National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology in Bologna ... 3-magnitude quake and deaths could have been... (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Italy extends quake rescue effort Apr 10, 2009
The Italian government has extended the duration of its search for survivors of Monday's earthquake in the Abruzzo region as far as Sunday ... 3-magnitude earthquake ... ITALY EARTHQUAKE LATEST NEWS BACKGROUND. (BBC News -- Europe)
Funerals begin for Italy quake victims Apr 9, 2009
L'AQUILA, Italy - Bells tolled in hilltowns across central Italy on Wednesday as the first funerals got under way for victims of the country's devastating earthquake. The Vatican granted a dispensation so a funeral Mass for most of the 272 dead could be celebrated on Good Friday. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Madonna pledges $500,000 for quake victims Apr 9, 2009
PACENTRO, Italy - Madonna is coming to the aid of earthquake victims in central Italy, with one Italian mayor saying the pop singer has promised $500,000. Spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg says Madonna has pledged a substantial amount, but didnt disclose the exact figure. (MSNBC -- News)
Madonna donates money to Italy quake victims Apr 9, 2009
- U.S. pop star Madonna has donated a "substantial sum" to the victims of Monday's earthquake in central Italy, her London publicist said on Wednesday. The 50-year-old singer's paternal grandparents lived in the village of Pacentro, close to where the earthquake struck killing 260 people, until 1919 ... People stand in a tent camp where earthquake victims reside in Aquila April 8, 2009. (AlertNet)
Italy buries first quake victims Apr 9, 2009
The first funerals have been taking place for victims of the powerful earthquake which struck Italy's central Abruzzo region on Monday. More than 270 people are now known to have died in the quake and about 28,000 were made homeless, officials say. (BBC News -- Europe)
Italy quake exposes poor building standards Apr 8, 2009
ROME, April 7 (Reuters) - L'Aquila's new public hospital was hailed as a state-of-the-art, earthquake-proof building when it opened in 2000. But it collapsed along with many centuries-old monuments in the earthquake that struck the city on Monday ... As the death toll from Italy's worst earthquake since 1980 topped 200, shocked Italians asked how modern buildings -- not just historic churches and stone houses -- could crumble into pieces in a region known for its high seismic risk. (AlertNet)
Jersey responds to the needs of quake victims Apr 8, 2009
When Linda Prospero heard on Monday that a devastating earthquake had hit the central Italian city of L'Aquila, she immediately began checking news reports and calling friends and family in the region ... Following news of the natural disaster, the Italian-American community in New Jersey quickly began efforts to raise funds for victims of the worst earthquake to hit Italy in three decades ... Local fund-raisers say that judging from past experiences, earthquake victims need help far beyond what... (NJ.com -- Times)
Survivor found in Italy quake rubble Apr 8, 2009
April 7: Another earthquake demolished more buildings in central Italy Tuesday, as rescue workers continued their search for survivors of Monday's devastation in L'Aquila, Italy ... April 7: Another earthquake demolished more buildings in central Italy Tuesday, as rescue workers continued their search for survivors of Monday's devastation in L'Aquila, Italy ... L'AQUILA, Italy - Strong aftershocks Tuesday sent a fresh wave of fear across earthquake-shattered central Italy, and rescue crews... (MSNBC -- Race)
* Death toll hits 200 as aftershocks rattle Italy Apr 8, 2009
Tens of thousands of people have been left homeless by Mondays earthquake ... Italian rescuers raced against time yesterday to find survivors from an earthquake that killed at least 200 people, toiling around the clock to remove rubble with their bare hands. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Strong aftershocks hit Italy Apr 8, 2009
Firefighters removed a body found in the rubble of a collapsed house yesterday after the earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy ... L'AQUILA, Italy - Strong aftershocks yesterday sent a fresh wave of fear across earthquake-shattered central Italy, and rescue crews pulled a young woman alive from a collapsed building about 42 hours after the main quake struck the mountainous region ... The death toll from Italy's worst earthquake in three decades climbed to 235, with 15 still missing, civil protection... (Boston Globe)
Tears, messages to heaven for quake victims Apr 5, 2009
A resident presents flowers to a monument for victims in the devastating earthquake striking southwest China's Sichuan Province May 12, 2008, in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 4, 2009. A public memorial service was held here on Saturday for victims in last year's dissolving earthquake during the traditional Qingming Festival or Tomb-sweeping Day ... Two kids stick cards written with their best wishes to the kids in the earthquake-hit areas to a memorial wall in Suining,... (Xinhuanet, China)
Earthquake in Indonesia Feb 8, 2009
JAKARTA, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the Saturday's earthquake that hit Indonesia's Yagyakarta and central Java has risen to 6,234, the Social Affairs Ministry said Thursday ... Backgrounder: Chronology of major earthquakes since 2004 ... On March 30-31, several earthquakes measuring 5-6 on the Richter scale ravaged the western Iranian province of Lorestan, killing 66 and injuring almost 1,000. (Xinhuanet, China -- World)
