Inflation hits consumers worldwide
Gas pumps in the United States tell the same story as rice prices in Thailand: Inflation is a global phenomenon this year. Nations:[India][Indonesia][Egypt][Thailand] Activities:[Global Food Crisis][2007 Oil Price Crisis] 2008-04-11 Quake in Indonesia kills 3, injures 25
A powerful earthquake struck western Indonesia on Wednesday, killing at least three people, injuring 25 others, and damaging several buildings, officials said. No tsunami was detected. Nations:[Indonesia] 2008-02-20 Americans overseas head to polls
Americans living overseas started lining up in hotels and coffee shops Tuesday to vote for Democratic candidates in the 2008 U.S. presidential elections, while others -- for the first time ever -- cast ballots online. Nations:[Indonesia][Thailand][Cambodia][Ireland][Philippines][Japan] People:[Barack Obama][Hillary Clinton] 2008-02-05 Candidates race to Super Tuesday finale
Buoyed by cheering crowds and bolstered by more than $1.3 million a day in TV ads, Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton raced through the final hours of an unpredictable Super Tuesday campaign across 22 states. The Republican race turned negative on the eve of the busiest day in primary history. Nations:[U.S.][Indonesia] People:[Mitt Romney][John McCain][Bob Dole][Mike Huckabee][Rick Santorum][Rush Limbaugh] Activities:[US Election 2008] 2008-02-04 78 feared dead in Indonesian landslides
Rescuers dug for survivors Wednesday after landslides and floods triggered by days of torrential rain killed dozens of people in western Indonesia. Nations:[Indonesia] 2007-12-26 Will Smith, Chipmunks send box office soaring
The last man on Earth was first at the weekend box office in North America as Will Smith's sci-fi thriller "I Am Legend" crushed the competition with a record opening, distributor Warner Bros. said on Sunday. Nations:[South Korea][Indonesia][Malaysia] People:[Nicole Kidman][Keira Knightley][Tom Cruise][Will Smith][Daniel Craig] 2007-12-16 Climate change may wipe some Indonesian islands off map
Many of Indonesia's islands may be swallowed up by the sea if world leaders fail to find a way to halt rising sea levels at this week's climate change conference on the resort island of Bali. Nations:[Indonesia][Singapore][Fiji][Maldives][Netherlands] 2007-12-03 Bangladesh cyclone death toll tops 3,100
The death toll from Thursday's cyclone in Bangladesh is now more than 3,100, and officials say that number could reach 10,000 once rescuers get to outlying islands. Rescuers are struggling to reach thousands of survivors, and relief items have been slow to reach many. Survivors grieved and buried their loved ones Monday as they waited for aid to arrive. Nations:[Bangladesh][Indonesia][Philippines] People:[Condoleezza Rice][Ban Ki-moon] 2007-11-19 At least 2,300 die in Bangladesh cyclone
The death toll from Bangladesh's most devastating storm in a decade climbed to at least 2,300 on Sunday and relief officials warned the figure could jump sharply as rescuers reach more isolated areas. Nations:[Bangladesh][Philippines][Indonesia] 2007-11-18 UN panel gives dire warming forecast
Global warming is "unequivocal" and carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere commits the world to an eventual rise in sea levels of up to 4.6 feet, the world's top climate experts warned Saturday in their most authoritative report to date. Nations:[China][U.S.][India][Indonesia][Chile][Greenland] People:[Ban Ki-moon][Al Gore] 2007-11-18 Sex, Nazi, burrito and Viagra: Who Googles what?
Internet users in Egypt, India and Turkey are the world's most frequent searchers for Web sites using the keyword "sex" on Google search engines, according to statistics provided by Google Inc (GOOG.O). Nations:[Australia][U.S.][Canada][U.K.][Mexico][Pakistan] People:[Britney Spears][Tom Cruise][Kate Moss][David Beckham] 2007-10-17 Myanmar arrests 4 prominent activists
Myanmar's junta arrested four prominent political activists Saturday, Amnesty International said, including one who went into hiding after leading some of the first major marches against the government several weeks ago. Nations:[Indonesia][Malaysia] People:[Ban Ki-moon] 2007-10-13
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