Foreign Ministers from around the world are gathering in the Swiss city of Geneva today to discuss their response to the mounting humanitarian crisis in Libya. Speaking ahead of the UN Human Rights Council meeting, the American secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she will discuss responses on both the humanitarian and political fronts with many of her counterparts from Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Opposition forces controlling eastern cities including Benghazi, where the uprising started 10 days ago, say they have formed a national council to act as the political face of the anti-Gaddafi movement. At least 1,000 people are believed to have been killed in nearly two weeks of violence in which eastern cities have fallen to anti-government forces.
Libya, hundreds of armed anti-government forces backed rebel troops are closing in on the Libyan capital Tripoli still under the control of Col Muammar Gaddafi's loyalists.But their grip beyond the capital has been shrinking and all of eastern Libya and some areas closer to Tripoli are in rebels hand. Advancing towards Gaddafi's stronghold of Tripoli, protestors yesterday gained control of Zawiyeh town, which is just 50 KM from the capital. Al Jazeera reported that the rebels have also taken control of the north western city of Misurata.Forces opposed to Gadhafi took control of several western Libyan towns, an official said on Sunday as the strongman played down rebel gains after world leaders called on him to quit.Protest leaders established a transitional "national council" in several eastern and western cities seized from the Gadhafi regime and called on the army to help them take the capital Tripoli.United States said it was prepared to offer "any kind of assistance" to Libyans seeking to overthrow Gadhafi as his opponents piece together a transitional body comprising representatives from the liberated cities.
The unrest in the oil-rich north African state has set off a "humanitarian emergency", the UN refugee agency UNHCR said, as almost 100,000 migrant workers fled Libya in a mass exodus of foreigners.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton echoed the calls of world leaders, including President Barack Obama, for him to quit. "We are just at the beginning of what will follow Gadhafi," she said. "First we have to see the end of his regime and with no further bloodshed," she said, noting Washington is eager for his ouster "as soon as possible." "We want him to leave."
Speaking ahead of a UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva on Monday, Clinton said she would meet many of her counterparts from Europe and beyond to craft responses on both the humanitarian and political fronts as Libyans try to "organise themselves post-Kadhafi."
The UN Security Council imposed a travel and assets ban on Kadhafi's regime and ordered an investigation into possible crimes against humanity after at least 1,000 people were killed in a crackdown by Kadhafi's security apparatus.
London said it had frozen Kadhafi family assets in Britain, amid newspaper reports that these amount to around 20 billion pounds (32.2 billion dollars, 23.4 billion euros) in liquid assets, mostly in London.
Australia is investigating claims that Kadhafi's family has stashed millions of dollars in assets down under, Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said Monday. Canberra has launched a forensic probe to track down any assets the crumbling regime may have secretly built up in Australia.
People of Libya will liberate their cities," "We are counting on the army to liberate Tripoli." residents said reports through media On Saturday, former justice minister Mustafa Abdel Jalil, who quit Kadhafi's regime on Monday, announced a transitional government would be formed to lead the country for a three-month period before an election.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Wen promises steps to reduce income disparities
Premier Wen Jiabao held a live chat with Chinese internet savvy "netizens", promising steps to reduce growing income disparities, bring down spiralling prices and provide affordable housing.Ensuring that fair income distribution will be an important task of the government as it has direct bearing on social justice and fairness as well as social stability, Wen said replying to questions Sunday just few hours before protest gatherings called by dissidents abroad.During the past two years Wen began holding annual live chat with netizens ahead of the session of the country's legislature, National People's Congress, (NPC), which is scheduled to hold its session early next month.This year's chat took place hours ahead of scheduled "protests" called by overseas dissident group on an internet website.
Similar calls last week evoked gatherings of people in Beijing and Shanghai and official media spoke of some arrests.The website Buxon.com called for "strolling" protests in 18 cities Sunday and Chinese police have made elaborate security measures to deal with them, including cautioning foreign media about rules governing coverage in China.
Wen said the government is striving to ensure that people lead a comfortable life with security and confidence in the new five year plan starting this year.
China's development blueprint for the coming five years will place high emphasis on the efforts to improve people's livelihood, he said speaking on the live chat conducted by official Xinhua news agency.
To enhance people's living standards is "our work's starting point as well as the final aim," he said.Greater efforts will be made to boost social development and progress, especially in those key sectors and aspects concerning national development and mass interests, the premier said.In order to focus on livelihood issues, the government is going to focus less on GDP and more on improving peoples incomes, he said.
The government is to set its annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth target for the 2011-2015 period at seven per cent, much below the last years GDP growth rate of over 10 per cent.This is to highlight the need to raise the quality of growth and improve the living standards of the people.The target was lower than the 7.5 percent for the previous five years.“We'll never seek high economic growth rate and big size at the price of environment, as that would result in unsustainable growth featuring industrial overcapacity and intensive resource consumption," Wen said.
The central government would adopt new performance evaluation criteria for local governments and give more weightage to efficiency, environment protection and the people's living standards, he said.China's rise lies in talents and education, not gross domestic product (GDP), he said."The whole world is talking about China's rise, and what the people talk about most is (China's) GDP. But I think China's rise lies in talents and education," he said.He said he attaches greater importance to two other figures: the proportion of education expenditure in GDP and the proportion of scientific RandD expenditure in production."That concerns our nation's future," he said.He also said an important aspect for China's higher-learning education reform is to encourage students' creative spirit and independent thinking, in a bid to foster more high-caliber talents.More than six million students graduate from universities in China every year.He said the country will build more high-quality rural schools and take measures to make the nine-year compulsory education in cities more accessible to migrant workers' children.
The Cabinet, would discuss a plan to raise the threshold of personal income tax.
The plan, if implemented, would benefit China's whole medium and low-income groups, Wen said while answering a netizen' online question about tax payment.
The plan would be delivered later to the National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, for review, he said.He reiterated his determination to tame the country's runaway housing prices and promised to control the inflation which during the previous months reached 5.1 per cent.According to latest figures, the inflation was stated to be around 4.9 per cent.To curb the rising inflation, China has announced to shift to prudent monetary policy in 2011 from previous moderately loose monetary policy.He also promised steps to reduce energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) by 16 to 17 per cent by 2015 from 2011 levels.
Similar calls last week evoked gatherings of people in Beijing and Shanghai and official media spoke of some arrests.The website Buxon.com called for "strolling" protests in 18 cities Sunday and Chinese police have made elaborate security measures to deal with them, including cautioning foreign media about rules governing coverage in China.
Wen said the government is striving to ensure that people lead a comfortable life with security and confidence in the new five year plan starting this year.
China's development blueprint for the coming five years will place high emphasis on the efforts to improve people's livelihood, he said speaking on the live chat conducted by official Xinhua news agency.
To enhance people's living standards is "our work's starting point as well as the final aim," he said.Greater efforts will be made to boost social development and progress, especially in those key sectors and aspects concerning national development and mass interests, the premier said.In order to focus on livelihood issues, the government is going to focus less on GDP and more on improving peoples incomes, he said.
The government is to set its annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth target for the 2011-2015 period at seven per cent, much below the last years GDP growth rate of over 10 per cent.This is to highlight the need to raise the quality of growth and improve the living standards of the people.The target was lower than the 7.5 percent for the previous five years.“We'll never seek high economic growth rate and big size at the price of environment, as that would result in unsustainable growth featuring industrial overcapacity and intensive resource consumption," Wen said.
The central government would adopt new performance evaluation criteria for local governments and give more weightage to efficiency, environment protection and the people's living standards, he said.China's rise lies in talents and education, not gross domestic product (GDP), he said."The whole world is talking about China's rise, and what the people talk about most is (China's) GDP. But I think China's rise lies in talents and education," he said.He said he attaches greater importance to two other figures: the proportion of education expenditure in GDP and the proportion of scientific RandD expenditure in production."That concerns our nation's future," he said.He also said an important aspect for China's higher-learning education reform is to encourage students' creative spirit and independent thinking, in a bid to foster more high-caliber talents.More than six million students graduate from universities in China every year.He said the country will build more high-quality rural schools and take measures to make the nine-year compulsory education in cities more accessible to migrant workers' children.
The Cabinet, would discuss a plan to raise the threshold of personal income tax.
The plan, if implemented, would benefit China's whole medium and low-income groups, Wen said while answering a netizen' online question about tax payment.
The plan would be delivered later to the National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, for review, he said.He reiterated his determination to tame the country's runaway housing prices and promised to control the inflation which during the previous months reached 5.1 per cent.According to latest figures, the inflation was stated to be around 4.9 per cent.To curb the rising inflation, China has announced to shift to prudent monetary policy in 2011 from previous moderately loose monetary policy.He also promised steps to reduce energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) by 16 to 17 per cent by 2015 from 2011 levels.
Friday, February 25, 2011
UNSC session Friday on Libya
UN Security Council will meet in formal session on Friday to discuss the Libya crisis and Moamer Kadhafi's refusal to halt his crackdown on democracy protests, diplomats said.UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will address the 15-nation council, which has been searching for ways to step up pressure on Kadhafi over the unrest in which hundreds have been killed.US President Barack Obama and his French countepart Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday demanded an end to the use of force in Libya, the French presidency said."In the face of the continuing brutal and bloody repression, and to the threatening statements of the Libyan leadership, the two presidents reiterated their demand for an immediate halt to the use of force against the civilian population," it said.
In the telephone conversation initiated by Obama, Sarkozy said France would "demand a new urgent meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in Libya," the French leader's office added in a statement.Thursday, France's human rights ambassador said "precise and corroborating evidence" could prove that crimes against humanity were committed during the crackdown on the popular uprising in Libya.Francois Zimeray said he had an unconfirmed figure of at least 1,000 people killed since the protests began last week.
In the telephone conversation initiated by Obama, Sarkozy said France would "demand a new urgent meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in Libya," the French leader's office added in a statement.Thursday, France's human rights ambassador said "precise and corroborating evidence" could prove that crimes against humanity were committed during the crackdown on the popular uprising in Libya.Francois Zimeray said he had an unconfirmed figure of at least 1,000 people killed since the protests began last week.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Jubilant franchisee of ’Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants
2011-02-24 18:56:35 - Nksagar-Sagar Media Inc:
JFL, which already has rights for Domino’s Pizza, has now Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd., (JFL) India’s largest Food Service Company, announces the signing of a master franchisee agreement with the international subsidiary of Dunkin’ Donut’s to bring Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants to India.
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd., (JFL) India’s largest Food Service Company, announces the signing of a master franchisee agreement with the international subsidiary of Dunkin’ Donut’s to bring Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants to India. With the beginning of this new agreement with Dunkin’ Donuts, JFL, which already has rights for Domino’s Pizza, has now significantly strengthened its portfolio. JFL is well poised to
address two distinct non-competing segments of the Food Service Industry in India, namely the home delivery of Pizza’s market and the all day part dine-in restaurant, food and beverage market.
Mr. Shyam S. Bhartia, Chairman and Mr. Hari S. Bhartia, Co-Chairman, Jubilant FoodWorks Limited said “We are delighted with this partnership and are excited about bringing the Dunkin’ Donuts brand to India. We strongly believe that the Dunkin’ Donuts brand is extremely relevant for India not only due its strength in donuts and coffee, but also due to a differentiated food and beverage menu. Dunkin' provides flexibility in localizing recipes, and we have strengths in food and culinary which we intend to leverage. We will provide an excellent all-day food, coffee, beverage and donut menu, suited to the Indian taste buds”.
Dunkin’ Donuts is an iconic brand, yet the brand is perhaps more relevant to consumers today than at any time in its history. The original Dunkin’ Donuts experience started in 1950 with cup of coffee and a donut. Today, Dunkin’ Donuts offers a wide range of high-quality foods and beverages, including a wide variety of coffee, coffee-related beverages, tea, flavoured beverages, baked goods and an expanding all-day snacking menu. Dunkin’ Donuts still use the original proprietary coffee blend recipe established by its founder more than 60 years ago. Besides coffee, Dunkin’ Donuts has a wide range of food products such as donuts, bagels, muffins, breakfast sandwiches, flatbread sandwiches, hash browns and more.
Dunkin’ Donuts is the world’s leading baked goods and coffee chain with total global system-wide sales of US $6 billion. Dunkin’ Donuts has more than 9,700 restaurants globally in 31 countries. Dunkin’ Donuts has rapidly expanded in 2010, opening 574 net new global locations, making it the fastest growing QSR in the world last year.
Mr. Nigel Travis, Dunkin’ Brands Chief Executive Officer and Dunkin' Donuts President, said, “Expansion to India is an integral part of Dunkin’ Donuts’ international growth plan. “As one of the world’s fastest growing economies and second most populous country, India presents a tremendous growth opportunity for Dunkin’ Donuts. We are especially delighted that we are entering the country with Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd., a world-class food service company. With a deep understanding of the Indian consumer, solid operational expertise and best-in-class marketing, Jubilant FoodWorks will play a key role in delivering on our goal to bring Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, baked goods and snacks to more people around the globe. We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial alliance.”
JFL, which already has rights for Domino’s Pizza, has now Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd., (JFL) India’s largest Food Service Company, announces the signing of a master franchisee agreement with the international subsidiary of Dunkin’ Donut’s to bring Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants to India.
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd., (JFL) India’s largest Food Service Company, announces the signing of a master franchisee agreement with the international subsidiary of Dunkin’ Donut’s to bring Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants to India. With the beginning of this new agreement with Dunkin’ Donuts, JFL, which already has rights for Domino’s Pizza, has now significantly strengthened its portfolio. JFL is well poised to
address two distinct non-competing segments of the Food Service Industry in India, namely the home delivery of Pizza’s market and the all day part dine-in restaurant, food and beverage market.
Mr. Shyam S. Bhartia, Chairman and Mr. Hari S. Bhartia, Co-Chairman, Jubilant FoodWorks Limited said “We are delighted with this partnership and are excited about bringing the Dunkin’ Donuts brand to India. We strongly believe that the Dunkin’ Donuts brand is extremely relevant for India not only due its strength in donuts and coffee, but also due to a differentiated food and beverage menu. Dunkin' provides flexibility in localizing recipes, and we have strengths in food and culinary which we intend to leverage. We will provide an excellent all-day food, coffee, beverage and donut menu, suited to the Indian taste buds”.
Dunkin’ Donuts is an iconic brand, yet the brand is perhaps more relevant to consumers today than at any time in its history. The original Dunkin’ Donuts experience started in 1950 with cup of coffee and a donut. Today, Dunkin’ Donuts offers a wide range of high-quality foods and beverages, including a wide variety of coffee, coffee-related beverages, tea, flavoured beverages, baked goods and an expanding all-day snacking menu. Dunkin’ Donuts still use the original proprietary coffee blend recipe established by its founder more than 60 years ago. Besides coffee, Dunkin’ Donuts has a wide range of food products such as donuts, bagels, muffins, breakfast sandwiches, flatbread sandwiches, hash browns and more.
Dunkin’ Donuts is the world’s leading baked goods and coffee chain with total global system-wide sales of US $6 billion. Dunkin’ Donuts has more than 9,700 restaurants globally in 31 countries. Dunkin’ Donuts has rapidly expanded in 2010, opening 574 net new global locations, making it the fastest growing QSR in the world last year.
Mr. Nigel Travis, Dunkin’ Brands Chief Executive Officer and Dunkin' Donuts President, said, “Expansion to India is an integral part of Dunkin’ Donuts’ international growth plan. “As one of the world’s fastest growing economies and second most populous country, India presents a tremendous growth opportunity for Dunkin’ Donuts. We are especially delighted that we are entering the country with Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd., a world-class food service company. With a deep understanding of the Indian consumer, solid operational expertise and best-in-class marketing, Jubilant FoodWorks will play a key role in delivering on our goal to bring Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, baked goods and snacks to more people around the globe. We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial alliance.”
Gaddafi adamant - Libyan Minister quits
Libyan Interior Minister Abdel Fatah Yunes and a top aide of Moammar Gaddafi's powerful son Saif resigned Wednesday, the latest to disown the regime of the defiant leader who vowed to crush unprecedented protests against his 41-year rule despite global demands for an end to violence."I announce my resignation from all my duties in response to the revolution of February 17 (against Gaddafi)," Yunes, attired in a military uniform, said on the pan-Arabic satellite channel Al-Jazeera.
Gen Yunes, who followed in the steps of Justice Minister Mustapha Abdeljalil, called on the armed forces to join the revolt and respond to the legitimate demands of the people.Reports said that Youssef Sawani, a senior aide to Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, one of Gaddafi's influential sons, also resigned from his post in protest against the violence.The resignations came a day after Abdeljalil quit in protest over the "excessive use of violence" against protesters, and diplomats at Libya's mission to the United Nations called on the army to help remove "the tyrant Muammar Gaddafi".Libyan diplomats in several countries have either resigned in protest over the use of force, including the alleged firing by warplanes on civilian targets, or renounced Gaddafi's leadership, saying they stood with the protesters.The Libyan Interior Ministry gave the first official death toll since the uprising began a week ago, saying 300 people had died so far -- 189 civilians and 111 soldiers.
As countries across the world started evacuating their nationals trapped in Libya, India and 14 other members of the powerful UN Security Council strongly condemned the use of force against the peaceful protesters and demanded an immediate end to violence in the country.The Security Council "condemned the violence and use of force against civilians, deplored the repression against peaceful demonstrators and expressed deep regret at the deaths of hundreds of civilians", following a closed-door meeting of the powerful body last night.
A defiant Gaddafi refused to bow down to the massive uprising and vowed to "die a martyr" while exhorting his supporters to crush the anti-regime protests and take back the streets of Libya.As outrage grew over the bloody suppression of anti-government protests in his country, he cursed the elements he claimed were trying to stir unrest in the Arab world, and raised the spectre of civil war by calling on his supporters to take to the streets."Damn those who try to stir unrest in Arab countries," said Gaddafi, who appeared on state television for the second time in 24 hours last night."Capture the rats," a fiery Gaddafi said of anti-regime demonstrators.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed outrage over the use of lethal force against peaceful protesters in Libya and asked the Gaddafi government to take steps to end the violence."There is no ambivalence; there is no doubt in anyone's mind that the violence must stop and that the government of Libya has a responsibility to respect the universal rights of all of its citizens and to support the exercise of those rights," Clinton told reporters.
William Hague, British Foreign Secretary, said that there are "many indications of the structure of the state collapsing in Libya"."The resignation of so many ambassadors and diplomats, reports of ministers changing sides within Libya itself, shows the system is in a very serious crisis," he said.
Several European Union countries, mainly Germany and Finland, sought sanctions against Gaddafi at their talks in Brussels."We are calling on the Libyan authorities to stop the violence against their own people," German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters. "If the violence does not stop. we will consider sanctions. Moammar Gaddafi's speech was very scary as he has declared war on his own people."
Peru became the first nation to suspend diplomatic ties with Libya."Peru is suspending all diplomatic relations with Libya until the violence against the people ceases," its President Alan Garcia said.Two planes carrying French nationals from Libya arrived in Paris Wednesday with some 500 passengers aboard. A Russian plane also brought back 118 people to Moscow from Libya.The US State Department said it had chartered a ferry to evacuate American citizens from Libya, asking them to reach the designated port in Tripoli as soon as possible.The 22-member Arab League, meanwhile, barred Libya from attending its meetings until it responds to the demands of anti-regime protesters and guarantees the "security and stability of its people".
Gen Yunes, who followed in the steps of Justice Minister Mustapha Abdeljalil, called on the armed forces to join the revolt and respond to the legitimate demands of the people.Reports said that Youssef Sawani, a senior aide to Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, one of Gaddafi's influential sons, also resigned from his post in protest against the violence.The resignations came a day after Abdeljalil quit in protest over the "excessive use of violence" against protesters, and diplomats at Libya's mission to the United Nations called on the army to help remove "the tyrant Muammar Gaddafi".Libyan diplomats in several countries have either resigned in protest over the use of force, including the alleged firing by warplanes on civilian targets, or renounced Gaddafi's leadership, saying they stood with the protesters.The Libyan Interior Ministry gave the first official death toll since the uprising began a week ago, saying 300 people had died so far -- 189 civilians and 111 soldiers.
As countries across the world started evacuating their nationals trapped in Libya, India and 14 other members of the powerful UN Security Council strongly condemned the use of force against the peaceful protesters and demanded an immediate end to violence in the country.The Security Council "condemned the violence and use of force against civilians, deplored the repression against peaceful demonstrators and expressed deep regret at the deaths of hundreds of civilians", following a closed-door meeting of the powerful body last night.
A defiant Gaddafi refused to bow down to the massive uprising and vowed to "die a martyr" while exhorting his supporters to crush the anti-regime protests and take back the streets of Libya.As outrage grew over the bloody suppression of anti-government protests in his country, he cursed the elements he claimed were trying to stir unrest in the Arab world, and raised the spectre of civil war by calling on his supporters to take to the streets."Damn those who try to stir unrest in Arab countries," said Gaddafi, who appeared on state television for the second time in 24 hours last night."Capture the rats," a fiery Gaddafi said of anti-regime demonstrators.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed outrage over the use of lethal force against peaceful protesters in Libya and asked the Gaddafi government to take steps to end the violence."There is no ambivalence; there is no doubt in anyone's mind that the violence must stop and that the government of Libya has a responsibility to respect the universal rights of all of its citizens and to support the exercise of those rights," Clinton told reporters.
William Hague, British Foreign Secretary, said that there are "many indications of the structure of the state collapsing in Libya"."The resignation of so many ambassadors and diplomats, reports of ministers changing sides within Libya itself, shows the system is in a very serious crisis," he said.
Several European Union countries, mainly Germany and Finland, sought sanctions against Gaddafi at their talks in Brussels."We are calling on the Libyan authorities to stop the violence against their own people," German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters. "If the violence does not stop. we will consider sanctions. Moammar Gaddafi's speech was very scary as he has declared war on his own people."
Peru became the first nation to suspend diplomatic ties with Libya."Peru is suspending all diplomatic relations with Libya until the violence against the people ceases," its President Alan Garcia said.Two planes carrying French nationals from Libya arrived in Paris Wednesday with some 500 passengers aboard. A Russian plane also brought back 118 people to Moscow from Libya.The US State Department said it had chartered a ferry to evacuate American citizens from Libya, asking them to reach the designated port in Tripoli as soon as possible.The 22-member Arab League, meanwhile, barred Libya from attending its meetings until it responds to the demands of anti-regime protesters and guarantees the "security and stability of its people".
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
New Zealand earthquake
Quake, which struck at 12:51 pm 2351 GMT Monday,will have caused more damage than a 7.1-magnitude earthquake on 4th September because of its shallow depth, the institute said.The New Zealand Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences said the epicentre was near Christchurch, at a depth of 5 kilometres.Witnesses said the ground lifted up to 1 metre in places:
Prime Minister John Key said at least 65 people were dead with many more people yet to be rescued. Hundreds more have suffered a wide range of injuries.“We could be facing New Zealand’s darkest hour,” Key said after arriving in the devastated area following an emergency meeting of cabinet ministers.Rescue teams were dealing with widespread destruction, including two buses crushed by falling debris.There were other reports of bodies being pulled out of buildings and crushed cars.Police said emergency services were battling a number of fires and power was out in many areas.
Tuesday’s quake brought down power lines, ruptured pipes and forced the closure and evacuation of many buildings including the airport and university, and disrupted phone communications.
Prime Minister John Key said at least 65 people were dead with many more people yet to be rescued. Hundreds more have suffered a wide range of injuries.“We could be facing New Zealand’s darkest hour,” Key said after arriving in the devastated area following an emergency meeting of cabinet ministers.Rescue teams were dealing with widespread destruction, including two buses crushed by falling debris.There were other reports of bodies being pulled out of buildings and crushed cars.Police said emergency services were battling a number of fires and power was out in many areas.
Tuesday’s quake brought down power lines, ruptured pipes and forced the closure and evacuation of many buildings including the airport and university, and disrupted phone communications.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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