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By IRWAN FIRDAUS ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER Relatives of victims of the 700-ton Teratai Prima, a ferry which sunk in heavy weather, wait to hear news of their relatives who were on the ferry Monday, Jan. 12, 2009 in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, where the ferry was due to arrive. Huge waves and driving rain hindered rescuers Monday as they searched for about 250 people missing and feared dead after the ferry packed with passengers and cargo capsized in a cyclone off Indonesia's Sulawesi island. (AP Photo) View related video PAREPARE, Indonesia -- More than 230 passengers and crew were missing and presumed dead at nightfall Monday, after the boat suddenly capsized before dawn Sunday in a cyclone off the coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing hundreds aboard. At least 33 people have been rescued so far and one body... [read full story]
Making ends meet In the shadow of the Narmada dam, those displaced by the canal once hoped that its water would irrigate their fields. Devilal's father Jatanbhai had already lost seven and a half acres to the dam's main canal...
TEL AVIV, 8 November 2009 (IRIN) - Israel's Civil Administration announced on 5 November that it had transferred 5,000 pandemic H1N1 vaccinations to Gaza for Hajj pilgrims leaving to Saudi Arabia via the Rafah border crossing...
ISLAMABAD, 8 November 2009 (IRIN) - As concern over the lack of access to internally displaced persons (IDPs) from South Waziristan grows among humanitarian workers, UN agencies have called for measures to ensure the security...
Residents raise slogans during a rally, protesting against relocating Futenama Marine airfield on the southern island of Okinawa, in Ginowan, Japan, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Days after coming to power in September, Japan's new...
