Pope sends condolences to Philippine storm victims
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Pope John Paul II has sent his condolences to the victims of the Philippine storms, which have resulted in more than 1,400 people reported dead or missing.
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The death toll due to the landslides and floods caused by a tropical storm in the northern Philippines has risen to 74, the Philippine government said Tuesday.
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MANILA -- A typhoon killed at least 146 people in the Philippines after heavy rains and howling winds triggered landslides from a volcanic mountain, Richard Gordon, the head of the local Red Cross, said today.
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Pope John Paul II on Wednesday renewed his call for global aid for victims of the mammoth tidal waves that killed tens of thousands in South Asia and left many more threatened by disease.
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Fresh rains and flooding have killed up to 16 people in the Philippines as a tropical storm worsened the death toll and damage from a weekend typhoon.
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As a father mourned the unimaginable &#151; the loss of five of his children in a fire that also devastated another family that shared his home &#151; a religious leader let him know that his pain was shared by many.
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Bouquets of flowers lined the stairs and walkway leading to the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday as groups of people signed a condolence book and mourned the tens of thousands of lives lost to an earthquake and flooding.
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At least 16 people in the Philippines are now known to have died as a result of Typhoon Xangsane.
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Disease could claim more lives as survivors struggle with the aftermath of a string of vicious storms that left at least 700 dead in the Philippines, health officials said.
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REAL, Philippines : Philippine rescuers are digging through the rubble of a collapsed building for more survivors, as the number of dead and missing from two storms which lashed the country rose to nearly 1,600.
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DARAGA, Philippines -- The Red Cross estimated yesterday that up to 1,000 people may have died in the typhoon that unleashed walls of black mud on entire villages in the Philippines. The country's president declared a state of national calamity.
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Pope John Paul condemned the  "vile" trafficking of children and prayed for the youngest  victims of the Asia tsunami disaster on Thursday, the Catholic  feast day of the Epiphany.
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President Bush expressed his condolences Sunday to the victims of the massive earthquake and tidal waves that hit southern and southeast Asia. The State Department said three Americans have been identified as being among those killed.
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In Quezon province, hit earlier this week by a typhoon, relatives were looking for loved ones when second storm hit. BY PAT ROQUE.
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Haitians surrounded by the destruction of Hurricane Jeanne prayed for the 1,500 dead during church services yesterday and gave thanks
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LORETO, Italy  - Pope John Paul prayed for the  victims of the "inhumane violence" of Russia's Beslan school  tragedy as he said Mass on Sunday before 200,000 people in  central Italy.
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The Philippines asks for foreign aid as it assesses the impact of storms that have left 1,000 dead or missing.