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Fatalities, Destruction Litter Japan's Tsunami-hit Northeast Coast
Japanese military troops survey damage, search for survivors in Myiagi Prefecture amid threats of aftershocks, tsunami warnings
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Meltdown alert at Japan reactor
Engineers race to cool down a third reactor at a quake-stricken Japanese nuclear plant, after a second blast rocks the facility.- Short-term pain for economy
- Scramble to cool nuclear plant
- In pictures: Mounting shock
- Media on disaster's consequences
- Aerial view of destruction
- Grammaticas: Nothing left
- Quake: Special report
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Moment when quake struck school
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Coastal town search for survivors
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'Wall of water flattened town'
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Tsunami sweeps away all in its path

EU Wants Burmese Refugees to Stand on Own Feet |
By THE IRRAWADDY |
Empowerment training will help displaced people support themselves as traditional aid is cut back. |
Burmese in Japan Prepare for Further Disasters |
By BA KAUNG |
The threat of aftershocks and nuclear radiation in the coming days remains strong in the wake of Friday's 8.9 magnitude earthquake. |
The Irrawaddy Hacked |
By KO HTWE |
Hackers break into the English-language website and post two fake articles. |
Maung Aye: Not Just Standing in the Shadows |
By THE IRRAWADDY |
Known to most only as Snr-Gen Than Shwe's sidekick, Burma's No 2 general actually commands considerable influence within the military, and has even been known to use it to defy his boss. |
Jealousies Divide 'United' Junta |
By WAI MOE |
Internal rifts within Burma's military hierarchy over business interests have left some high-ranking officers out in the cold. |
SLIDE SHOWSurvivors of 2004 Tsunami Shaken by Japan Disaster |
By FAKHRURRADZIE GADE |
Survivors of the 2004 tsunami that started off Indonesia sat glued to their TV sets, stroking each other's hands, as images of last Friday's disaster in northern Japan flashed repeatedly across the screen. |
Thai 'Red Shirts' Rally in Show of Strength |
By GRANT PECK |
Tens of thousands of anti-government "Red Shirt" protesters rallied Saturday in Thailand's capital in a show of strength as the country prepares for an electoral battle. |
Burmese MPs Question, Get Stonewalled by Ministers |
By HTET AUNG |
Members of Burma's new parliament are finally able to question government ministers and discuss legislative proposals, but in almost all instances are met with a mound of data and firm 'No.' |

Denmark, Latvia support UN commission of inquiry


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