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Aristide reappearance in Haiti fuels comeback talk
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) - Having kept silent for nearly two years since returning from exile, recent public appearances by Jean-Bertrand Aristide have fueled speculation the former Haitian leader is eyeing a comeback.
May 17, 2013, 10:56 pm -
Upbeat New Zealand heading back to the black
WELLINGTON (AFP) - New Zealand on Thursday bucked the international trend toward austerity budgets and lifted spending modestly, while still predicting its books will be back in the black within two years.
May 16, 2013, 4:04 pm -
Fukushima disaster could not happen in Taiwan: officials
TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan authorities attempted Tuesday to ease fears of a Japanese-style crisis at the island's nearly completed newest nuclear power plant, ahead of a mass protest this weekend.
May 15, 2013, 5:58 am -
China marks anniversary of killer Sichuan quake
BEIJING (AFP) - China Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake which killed more than 80,000 but some said questions remained over the thousands of children who died as their schools collapsed.
May 12, 2013, 3:08 pm -
IAEA chief backs sending experts to check Iran's Bushehr plant
DUBAI (Reuters) - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it would be a good idea to send experts to check the safety of Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor, a day after Iran said it...
May 12, 2013, 12:49 am -
Bangladesh miracle survivor 'drank rainwater'
SAVAR, Bangladesh (AFP) - Bangladeshi officials gave the first account Saturday of how a "miracle" survivor pulled from a collapsed building managed to emerge alive 17 days after the disaster and hailed her indomitable spirit.
May 12, 2013, 12:06 am -
Strong Iran quake kills child, causes damage
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) - A strong earthquake of 6.
May 11, 2013, 9:20 pm -
Survivor pulled from Bangladesh ruins after 17 days
SAVAR, Bangladesh (AFP) - Bangladeshi rescuers pulled a woman alive from the ruins of a collapsed garment factory complex on Friday after she spent 17 days trapped in a basement under the rubble.
May 11, 2013, 7:03 am -
School questions linger 5 years after Sichuan quake
BEIJING (AFP) - Five years after thousands of Chinese children died as their schools collapsed in an earthquake, new babies have given devastated families hope even as questions over poor building work and corruption remain.
May 11, 2013, 2:22 am -
Nissan Q4 profit jumps 46 percent, sees sales rising this year
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co posted a 46.1 percent rise in its quarterly net profit, as the weakening yen helps Japanese carmakers repatriate overseas earnings at a more ...
May 10, 2013, 4:35 pm
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