Article: Statement on the earthquake in Iran.

Transcript: Analysis: Powerful earthquake hits ancient city ...
NPR Morning Edition;  December 26, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... 26-2003 Analysis: Powerful earthquake hits ancient city in southeastern Iran early today Host: BOB EDWARDS Time: 11:00 AM ... southeastern Iran early today. Officials said the ancient city of Bam was devastated. State television reports ...

Article: EARTHQUAKE IN IRAN: 40,000 KILLED IN THEIR SLEEP; ...
Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland);  December 28, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... to soar to 40,000 half the ancient city's population. Rescue crews ... in the search for survivors. Iran's interior minister, Abdolvahed ... International Rescue Corps arrived in Iran yesterday to help. But a team ... the region escaped unharmed. Iran has a history of deadly earthquakes ...

Article: Hope fades in Iran as crews expect to find few survivors ...
AP Worldstream;  December 29, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Worldstream 12-29-2003 Dateline: BAM, Iran Hopes of finding more earthquake survivors in Iran's ancient city of Bam faded as the sharp, foul smell ... city and surrounding region in southeast Iran, a local government spokesman said. Another ...

Article: Quake in Iran Kills at Least 5,000; Temblor Devastates ...
The Washington Post;  December 27, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... strong earthquake in southeastern Iran killed at least 5,000 people ... forward humanitarian aid to Iran, and late in the day, President ... and widespread damage to this ancient city. I extend my condolences to ... ready to help the people of Iran." Russia immediately dispatched ...

Article: Hope fades in Iran as crews expect to find few survivors ...
AP Worldstream;  December 29, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Worldstream 12-29-2003 Dateline: BAM, Iran Iran's supreme leader pledged Monday to rebuild the earthquake-shattered ancient city of Bam, shortly after two aftershocks ... and surrounding region in southeast Iran, according to provincial government ...

Article: Two Quakes Shake Iran's Ancient City of ...
Xinhua English Newswire;  July 27, 1997 ;     291 words ... ... earthquakes measuring 4.0 and 4.9 degrees on the open-ended Richter scale hit Iran's ancient city of Shiraz, 920 kilometers south of Tehran, today. Iran's official news agency IRNA reported that the two quakes occurred at 04:19 and ...

BAM, IRAN -- A young man prays to God after losing several family ...
KRT Photos;  December 27, 2003 ;     401 words ... ... ALONE WORLD NEWS STORY SLUGGED: IRAN-EARTHQUAKE KRT PHOTOGRAPH ... KRT (December 27) BAM, IRAN -- A young man prays to God ... 5000 people were killed in the ancient city of Bam following the devasting ... 2003 Document Name|WORLD NEWS IRAN 4 KRT ...