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Bridge. Police say some panicked when the bridge began shaking under the weight of so many people. Many were curbed under the feet of other worshippers. Others drowned after falling into the river blow. India has seen a number of such accidents during religious events. If n february, 36 people were killed following a hindu festival. Indian Authorities Say Mass Evacuation efforts ahead of a powerful cyclone saved thousands of lives. The storm made landfall on saturday. The cyclone brought heavy r...

The storage tank has been filled. Chinese travel agencies have been informed that Foreign Tourists wont be allowed into north korea between the 15th and 20th of this month. Analysts say the decision could be linked to events marking the First Anniversary of kim jongils death on december 17th. In japan, government leaders have ordered selfdefense forces to be prepared to shoot down any debris from the rocket. The defense minister passed on that order to sdf commanders. Translator the day of the r...

South korean government Officials Say their neighbors are sending up a missile. They say it has a range of more than 10,000 kilometers capable of reaching the u. S. West coast. Experts used data from previous launches to make their estimate. They say a Missile Launched in 2009 had a range of almost 7,000 kilometers. North korean officials tried again in april. The rocket exploded shortly after takeoff. But the first booster burned 18 seconds longer than those used in previous attempts. The exper...

Hello there, welcome to newsline. Its thursday, december 6th. Im Catherine Kobayashi in tokyo. Authorits inorth korea are pressing ahead with plans to launch what they call a rocket. South korean government Officials Say their neighbors are sending up a missile. They say it has a range of more than 10,000 kilometers capable of reaching the u. S. West coast. Experts used data from previous launches to make their estimate. They say a Missile Launched in 2009 had a range of almost 7,000 kilometers....

Loading fuel ahead of an expected launch of what the country calls a satellitecarrying rocket. North korea has announced that the launch will take place sometime between december 10th and 22nd. The south korean official cited increased activity around the tongchangri launch site in northwestern north korea. Earlier reports said all three stages of the rocket had been assembled. South Koreas Yonhap news agency quotes a Government Official as saying the fueling of the rocket could begin on saturda...

And Health Officials say women in china has died after contracting another strain of bird flu. A new set of safety guidelines for Nuclear Facilities other than power plants has come into effect. They will cover almost 250 facilities nationwide. The rules are much stricter than before, especially for Processing Plants. Operators will need to take similar measures against accident accidents as those who run nuclear plants. Nhk world has more. Reporter in total, 248 facilities across japan will be ...

Increased presence. Commanders across asia strengthen their personnel and equipment to back up their claims to territory. Chinese commanders are doing more to make their presence known in the South China Sea. Theyre beefing up their equipment as others beef up their forces. Theyve deployed a patrol vessel off the Southern Province for the first time. The Maritime Safety administration launched this ship, running more than 90 meters long. It has a heli pad. China is locked in territorial disputes...

This contradicts reports that obama had told merkel he didnt know. Citing a u. S. Intelligence worker involved in the spying operation, he said nsa chief Keith Alexander informed obama in person about the surveillance in 2010. The paper quoted the source as saying that obama did not stop the operation back then, but let it continue. The article said they increased the surveillance to include the contents of merkels Text Messages. The agency then started tapping a new, supposedly bugproof cell ph...

Some cities just before 3 00 a. M. Japan time. A 40 centimeter wave reached a port in iwaki prefecture and one in kuji port. A 30 centimeter wave was seen in ishinomaki. And a 20 sent mytory in the city in iwate prefecture. Officials say they lifted the tsunami advisory because sea level fluctuations became smaller. Tohoku Power Company observed a 55 centimeter tsunami just after 3 00 a. M. Japan time at a port near the plant in miyagi prefecture. Translator the tsunami advisory has been lifted....

Their republics founding, and japanese leaders are reflecting on ties that date back nearly as long. People in china have more questions than answers about a deadly crash in beijing. A vehicle plowed through a crowd in Tiananmen Square. Five people died. Media in hong kong are reporting members of the weaker ethnic minority may have been involved. The allegation has come to light as fresh images of the crash have surfaced. Nhk world has the report. Reporter the video was shaky, but it clearly sh...