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Hundreds of children were buried instantly in Dujiangyan. Families wail over their dead sons and daughters, or wait to learn their fates. >>
Monterey Park, Alhambra and San Gabriel are home to many immigrants from the affected area in Sichuan province. Talk there focuses on the fate of loved ones in China. >>
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These are some of the charities accepting donations to help victims of Monday's earthquake in China: >>
Officials on board urge the military government to permit an international relief operation, but are told only that it will be considered. >>
Police say at least 30 people have been killed and 100 others wounded in five bomb blasts that ripped through crowded areas of a city in western India. >>
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says his Pakistan Muslim League-N party will relinquish its Cabinet posts but continue to negotiate with the Pakistan People's Party. >>
Residents, used to no help from the government, try to rebuild their homes and lives, salvaging what they can, as a tropical depression heads their way. >>
Military regime eases the flow of aid slightly, letting a U.S. plane land and allowing some relief teams to enter. U.N. estimates 60,000 to 100,000 are dead or missing. >>
Emine Yaman was paralyzed after she was shot by her husband. Her case shows how the law has yet to overcome ingrained traditions. >>
Expatriates work with volunteers inside to leak out news, often beating the mainstream media. >>
Emine Yaman was paralyzed after she was shot by her husband. Her case shows how the law has yet to overcome ingrained traditions. >>
Ruling generals send their people to the polls to vote on a constitution that critics view as a stacked deck aimed at maintaining their power. >>
Some urge the outside world to take food, water and shelter to cyclone survivors -- with or without the military government's approval. >>
Villagers say they are getting rotting rations from the government. Local charities are overwhelmed as they await foreign aid. >>
Ignoring a barrage of criticism, the regime asks voters in most of the country to OK a new constitution even as it blocks foreign aid. >>
She went to the U.S. to chase her dreams. Now she and her sisters are part of a thriving Vietnamese music scene. >>
White House criticism of the military government may have slowed the flow of aid to the devastated nation, critics say. >>
Military sources said that at least 20 Kurdish separatists and two Turkish soldiers were killed after militants of the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, attacked a military base in southeastern Turkey on Friday. >>
Once part of the British Empire, Burma attained independence in 1948 and was ruled constitutionally until left-wing Gen. Ne Win staged a coup in 1962, introducing the "Burmese Way to Socialism." Massive unrest forced him to step down in 1988, and the military soon took over. >>
For many in Little Saigon, memories of what they went through still shape their reality. Others -- many born here -- look to Vietnam for opportunities and for ways to improve lives.
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