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Morning News


Aug.18   Kabul   German woman kidnapped
  A woman has been kidnapped at gunpoint in the heart of the capital. She works for an international aid organisation


  Turkey   Jet hijack ends peacefully Map of Antalya Turkey
  2 men who hijacked a Turkish passenger jet have surrendered after releasing the passengers and crew they had been holding hostage


  Peru   Looting disrupts quake rescue bid Map of Pisco Peru
  Rescuers have recovered 127 bodies from a church in Pisco which was almost totally destroyed in massive earthquake


  North Korea Korean summit postponed by floods  North and South Korea agreed to postpone the summit between leaders to early October due to recent floods that devastated the North

  Taiwan Thousands flee from typhoon Sepat  Typhoon lashed Taiwan with strong winds and torrential rain, cutting power supplies to nearly 57,000 homes, injuring 12 people

Day News


  Haiti   Hurricane churns up the Caribbean
  Dean is sweeping past Haiti and the Dominican Republic, as people in those countries face a battering by heavy rains and flooding


  Peru   More troops for quake zone
  Hundreds of extra soldiers have been ordered into areas devastated by massive earthquake to stem the rise in looting and unrest


  Baghdad Rivals look for reconciliation formula  The leaders of a new Shiite and Kurdish political alliance met with a top Sunni leader, raising hope for a breakthrough to curb factional violence

Evening News


  Jamaica   Jamaica alert as Dean threatens   Jamaicans are frantically stocking up on supplies and tourists are scrambling to leave, as the hurricane bears down on the island

  China Sepat spawns lethal tornado  Typhoon swept southern coast, forcing a million people from their homes and spawning a tornado that smashed buildings and killed 9 people
San Francisco Bay Area , August 18, 2007 Timeline