Person: Ted Chaiban

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Poverty to kill 69m children by 2030, says UN agency

UN urges action to prevent the unnecessary deaths of under-fives.

Wed, 29 Jun, 2016

Heartbreak and hope as parents wait in vain

AS dawn breaks over Sri Lanka’s shores, dozens of parents come to the beach where huge waves seized their children a week ago.

Wed, 03 Jan, 2007

Western pressure for Darfur peace deal stepped up

The US and Britain pressed Sudan’s government and Darfur rebels to meet today’s deadline for a peace deal, even as ground units stepped up fighting that has killed at least 180,000 people and left millions more homeless.

Tue, 02 May, 2006

1,000 passengers feared dead as wave engulfs train

The massive tidal waves that slammed into Sri Lanka flung a train off its tracks leaving its 1,000 passengers dead or missing, police said today.

Tue, 28 Dec, 2004

Death toll tops 40,000 and climbing

The death toll from epic tidal waves that rocked 11 countries rose to 40,000 people today after Sri Lanka and Indonesia significantly increased their confirmed deaths.

Tue, 28 Dec, 2004