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Radiation Surges in Japan as Police Search for Bodies

TOKYO - A new glitch in the cooling of used fuel at Japan's crippled nuclear plant prompted a surge in radiation, but an overall decline in leaks allowed police Thursday to search for missing tsunami victims closer to the complex than ever before. Police in protective gear scoured a 6-mile radius around the Fukushima...

6.5-Magnitude Quake Shakes Wide Area of Southern Mexico

MEXICO CITY -- A magnitude-6.5 earthquake shook a wide area of southern and central Mexico on Thursday, sending people fleeing into the streets, but there were no initial reports of damage. The epicenter was located near the town of Las Choapas, about 370 miles (600 kilometers) southeast of Mexico City, where it swayed...

6.8-Magnitude Quake Strikes Northeastern Myanmar, Kills 1

YANGON, Myanmar -- A powerful earthquake struck northeastern Myanmar on Thursday night, killing one woman and shaking buildings as far away as Bangkok. No tsunami was generated. The quake hit in an area where Myanmar, Thailand and Laos meet, about 70 miles (110 kilometers) from Chiang Rai. The northern Thai city sustained...

Tsunami Victim Saved From Rooftop That Floated to Sea

TOKYO (AP) - Hiromitsu Shinkawa was pushed out to sea while he clung to the roof of his home after a tsunami swept away his wife. For two days, he drifted off Japan's northeastern coast, trying to get the attention of helicopters and ships that passed by - to no avail. Finally, on Sunday, a Japanese military vessel...

After Quake, Woman Left Voice Mail: 'I Don't Think I'm Going to Make It'

Anne Vos dove under her desk when her office in downtown Christchurch, New Zealand, started shaking. Trapped there after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake brought down much of the office building all around her, Vos called her son. "Hi Rob, it's Mom. There's been an earthquake ... I'm trapped under a desk," she said on his voice...

Background on quake

Quakers, or Friends, are members of the Religious Society of Friends, or Friends' Church—an international family of diverse Christian religious organizations that focus on the priesthood of all believers.

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