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21 Dec 2006 17:57:00 GMT
Bangladesh poll chief rules out delaying election
(Recasts with poll chief ruling out delay, adds quotes) By Anis Ahmed DHAKA, Dec 21 (Reuters) - The head of Bangladesh's Election Commission on Thursday rejected opposition demands for a delay to ...


08 Dec 2006 12:07:00 GMT
Floods in northwest require urgent response
FEWS NET Monthly Report for Afghanistan covering the period Oct 2006 to Nov 2006.


PAKISTAN: Poor facilities at Afghan registration centres affect turnout
05 Dec 2006 21:01:01 GMT
Source: IRIN
Heavy rains over the past three days have caused difficulties for Afghan refugees coming for registration, with no proper shelter or heating arrangements at the centres in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) hitting turnout.   Full article

Another tsunami could hit Indonesia, experts say
05 Dec 2006 18:28:21 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Another big tsunami could hit Sumatra within the next few decades, flooding densely populated regions south of where a giant ...  Full article

India monsoons worsen as climate changes -study
30 Nov 2006 19:58:54 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - India's monsoon rains have intensified over the last half-century as average temperatures have risen, and more severe weather could be in store if global warming ...  Full article


INTERVIEW-Cyclone-proof wind turbines-the island solution?
10 Nov 2006 15:12:56 GMT
Source: Reuters

NEWSBLOG
01 Sep 2006
Source: AlertNet

DISASTER-WISE KIDS
30 Aug 2006
Source: AlertNet

COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY FOOD INSECURITY DUE TO NATURAL HAZARDS
13 Mar 2006 16:51:00 GMT
Source: AlertNet