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Uzbekistan

A 7.6 earthquake hit the Pakistan-India border region on the 8th of October, 2005. Recent news articles mentioning Uzbekistan .

Kuwait's embassy in Tashkent contribute to helping Pakistani ... Nov 28, 2005
Kuwait News Agency, ...of the earthquake that hit Pakistan last month. Kuwait's ambassador in Tashkent Waleed Al-Kanderi told KUNA Monday many embassies in Uzbekistan took part in ...

Uzbekistan: No More Help on Afghanistan Nov 23, 2005
ABC News ...announced Wednesday because it uses a base at Termez, in southern Uzbekistan, to provide ... also have been used to fly aid to victims of the Pakistan earthquake. ...

COMMENT: NATO on South Asia’s doorstep —Tanvir Ahmad Khan Dec 1, 2005
Daily Times, ...of CIS including Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are also ... The NATO contingent in our earthquake-stricken areas is a ...

Uzbekistan bans NATO from using its territory for Afghan missions Nov 23, 2005
Winston-Salem Journal, ...also have been used to fly aid to victims of the Pakistan earthquake. The Defense Ministry in Berlin said that Germany had alternatives. Uzbekistan became an ...

UPI Intelligence Watch Nov 30, 2005
United Press International ...into the country to assist with aid following the devastating earthquake on Oct ... from Macedonia and Bulgaria, several MiG-23 fighters from Uzbekistan and several ...

Uzbeks tell NATO it can't use airspace, territory Nov 23, 2005
MSNBC Colt reports on the earthquake in South Asia, where the death toll nears 80,000 and more than half of the dead may be children. BRUSSELS - Uzbekistan has told ...

Summary of today's meeting of the General Assembly Nov 29, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), ...by Afghanistan to Pakistan following the tragic 8 October earthquake. ... Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan -- welcomed the ...

Pakistani leaders vow to adhere to ECO objectives Nov 28, 2005
Islamic Republic News Agency, Tajikistan, Republic of Turkey, Turkmenistan and Republic of Uzbekistan. ... undertakes massive reconstruction and rehabilitation after a devastating earthquake. ...

1124 World Briefs Nov 24, 2005
New Utah, ...and the din of relief trucks rumbling through this earthquake-battered town ... BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Uzbekistan has told NATO allies they can no longer use its ...

Interview - Terrorism is not just violence against civilians Nov 23, 2005
The Muslim News, Palestine, Kashmir or Lebanon in the past, or an oppressive regime like Uzbekistan? ... Kashmir who have been helping people affected by the earthquake in Pakistan ...

Pakistan says quake killed 72,000, injured 69,000, rendered 4 ... Nov 8, 2005
Islamic Republic News Agency, Canada, South Korea, Libya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Estonia, Uzbekistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan ... for distribution among the people affected by October 8 earthquake.

World in brief Small tsunamis strike Japan after magnitude 7.1 ... Nov 15, 2005
Indianapolis Star, Tokyo -- A powerful earthquake shook northern Japan early today, and small ... Tashkent, Uzbekistan -- Uzbekistan's top court on Monday convicted 15 men for ...

Arts, Briefly Nov 25, 2005
New York Times, 8 earthquake and to urge speedy delivery of promised international aid ... Match," in Bilbao, Spain, featured Rustam Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan, Ruslan Ponomariov ...

The World in brief Nov 15, 2005
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription), Pacific Ocean-wide tsunami threat following today’s earthquake, based on ... TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Uzbekistan’s top court on Monday convicted 15 men for ...

"I am no romantic" Nov 4, 2005
HardNews Magazine, Although the deadly earthquake in the Kashmir region has shown that politics takes ... is similar to the arrangement we have with Russia, Uzbekistan and Israel. ...

World Digest Nov 15, 2005
Kansas City Star, TOKYO — A strong earthquake shook northern Japan early today, triggering a ... TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Uzbekistan’s top court on Monday convicted 15 men of ...

Letters may be edited for length and clarity Nov 11, 2005
Daily Times, Sir: Four weeks after the earthquake, the true devastation in Kashmir is now ... Former British Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Craig Murray, cites a few examples from ...

Pakistan suspends oil exports to Afghanistan: Ismail Khan Nov 10, 2005
PakTribune.com, ...to his country due to setting of winter and recent earthquake that hit ... that Afghanistan was compelled to import oil from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to meet ...

Muslims Around the World Pray for Peace Nov 4, 2005
PeaceJournalism.com, ...to capacity with Muslims performing Eid al-Fitr prayer in Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent ... Meanwhile, Eid al-Fitr starts today in earthquake-hit Pakistan, as well ...

746 international flights bring relief good for quake-affectees Nov 9, 2005
Pakistan Link, ...far reached here in the wake of the devastating earthquake on October ... Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkemnistan, UAE, UK, Ukraine, UN, USA, Uzbekistan and Yemen. ...

You might have been a terrorist, too Nov 17, 2005
Daily Cardinal, ...as well as areas lesser known to Americans such as Uzbekistan, the Philippines ... They provide aid to Pakistan’s earthquake victims, people displaced from the ...


How to Help


The Pakistani Red Crescent
The mission of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society as the leading non-governmental humanitarian organization, is to ameliorate the suffering of the most vulnerable people in distress without discrimination of nationality, race, religious belief, class, or political opinion.

Islamic Relief
Islamic Relief (IR) is an international relief and development charity, which aims to alleviate the suffering of the world’s poorest people. It is an independent Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) founded in the UK in 1984 by Dr Hany El Banna.

Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care.

Oxfam International
Oxfam International is a confederation of 12 organizations working together with over 3,000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies -- (800) HELP-NOW
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is the world's largest humanitarian organization, with 181 member National Societies. All our work is guided by seven fundamental principles; humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.


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