Psychological scars run deep one year after Bam earthquake in Iran
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Domestic violence and drug addiction mar the Iranian city of Bam as residents suffer psychological problems one year after a massive earthquake killed more than 26,000 of their relatives, friends and neighbours, the Red Cross federation said.
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PADANG, Indonesia - Days of colossal earthquakes and tsunami warnings have forced traumatized Indonesian villagers to seek safety in the last place imaginable: graveyards.
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By Omar Sinan and Kathy Gannon THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  HALABJA, Iraq -- These are bitter times in the town that Saddam Hussein gassed.  It's painful enough that many people still suffer the aftereffects of nerve and mustard gas nearly 20 years ago.
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Witness accounts after huge waves triggered by an earthquake devastated Asia.
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A YEAR after one of the worst earthquakes in modern history, residents of the Iranian city of Bam are to pay their final respects to the 30,000 dead and bring an end to the traditional 12 months of mourning.
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A year later, violence is down and al-Qaeda is in retreat. But the gains are still too fragile
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Indonesia's idyllic island is slowly recovering from 2002's deadly blast, but for its victims, healing may take longer
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Six weeks after a monstrous earthquake and tsunami wiped out thousands of communities along the shores of the Indian Ocean, leaving 300,000 dead or missing in 11 countries, daily tremors still rattle buildings and workers wearing masks still pull hundreds of bodies a day from the rubble.
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Pilar Albarado spent five months after September 11, 2001, cleaning pulverized building material from apartment buildings and offices near the site of the World Trade Center. A chronic cough came two years later, and she is also battling asthma, memory loss and acid reflux.
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One of Iraqâs most sacred Shiite shrines, the Imam al-Askari mosque in Samarra, was attacked and severely damaged again today, just over a year after the previous attack on the site unleashed a tide of national sectarian bloodletting.
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To combat the depression and despair during her 105-day stint in Iran's notorious Evin prison, Haleh Esfandiari welcomed all distractions and blocked thoughts of her beloved home and family.
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The trauma of the 7 July London bombings has left emotional scars for 80% of survivors, a report says.
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Mourning Iranians have flocked to the southeastern city of Bam in recent days to mark the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake which killed tens of thousands and left the ancient Silk Road city in ruins.
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Readers report their experiences of the Indian Ocean tsunami that has devastated parts of Asia.
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It might not be visible, but chronic emotional burdens can make your cells age prematurely
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In the month following the September 11th, 2001 attacks, there was a spate of heart rhythm disturbances in cardiac patients -- even those living far from the disaster sites.
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NEW YORK  - People who felt extremely stressed directly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 were at increased risk of being diagnosed with cardiovascular problems in the following 3 years-even if they only saw the attacks on TV, a new study shows.