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Top Terrorism Risk list by Maplecroft (198 countries)
August 04, 2011Elena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- Maplecroft, a consultancy firm that studies and monitors political, economic, social, and environmental risks, developed the Terrorism Index to allow business to identify and monitor the risks posed...
US health care: Obama postpones Indonesia, Australia trip
March 19, 2010By Kent Klein U.S. President Barack Obama has postponed his trip to Indonesia and Australia until June. The president had been scheduled to leave on Sunday, 21 March, but will remain in Washington to help push his health care reform plan through Congress...
US health care: House to hold crucial vote Sunday
March 19, 2010By Cindy Saine The U.S. House of Representatives is set to hold a crucial vote on Sunday on sweeping health care reform legislation. President Barack Obama has postponed his planned Asia-Pacific trip to Indonesia and Australia for a second time to be...
Asia-Pacific countries work to control swine flu
April 29, 2009Health officials in Asia-Pacific countries say they're stepping up efforts to confirm the number of cases of swine flu in the region. Officials in New Zealand say they have confirmed three more cases of swine flu to add to the 11 cases previously identified...
Australia launches hunt for arsonists
February 09, 2009Australian officials said Monday arsonists set some of the brush fires that have raged in northeastern Victoria, killing at least 134 people. The death toll could climb to well over 200, officials said. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said the arsonists were...
Death toll in Australian fires reaches 108
February 08, 2009The death toll reached 108 Sunday and more than 750 homes have been destroyed by raging wildfires in southern Australia, officials said. An estimated 4,000 firefighters battled 31 blazes across the state of Victoria. A fire at Kinglake, about 40 miles...
Australian brush fires wipe out towns
February 07, 2009The confirmed death toll from bush fires in southern Australia was 35 Sunday and officials said some towns in the state of Victoria have been wiped out. Officials said the number of deaths is expected to top 40, The Age reported. There have been reports...
Aussie PM slumps in pre-election poll
October 23, 2007The latest pre-election poll in Australia puts the opposition Labor Party well ahead of the government of Prime Minister John Howard. A Newspoll survey, published Tuesday in The Australian newspaper, showed Labor's primary vote support up 3 points...