Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Haitian President Rene Preval said the weakness of the state and the flouting of building regulations were responsible for a school collapse that cost the lives of at least 93 children.
"The anarchy in the construction sector is the root of the tragedy," Preval told Radio Metropole Monday night.
The lawlessness was a result of the weakness of the state, which also caused lives to be endangered in natural catastrophes, he said.
This year, about 800 Haitians died in tropical storms, often being buried underneath their collapsed homes.
Manila - Sixteen Muslim separatist rebels were killed in clashes with government troops in the southern Philippines, the military said Tuesday.
Lieutenant Colonel Benedict Arevalo, an army commander, said the military did not suffer any casualties during the two clashes with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels on Monday.
But MILF spokesman Eid Kabalu said the rebel group recorded 23 soldiers dead in the fighting in Wao town in Lanao del Sur province, 810 kilometres south of Manila.
Kochi, Nov. 11 : Jet Airways and United Airlines have forged a frequent flyer partnership.
According to a company release, the scheme will take effect from November 15 this year.
With this partnership, Jet Airways'' JetPrivilege members may now earn and redeem JPMiles on the entire global network of United Airlines.
United Airlines operates more than 3,200 flights a day to more than 200 U. S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington D. C.
Similarly, United Airlines'' Mileage Plus members may now earn and redeem their miles while enjoying Jet Airways'' renowned service and in-flight product on its services to 64 destinations in India and beyond.
Tokyo - Naoko Yamazaki was selected to become the first mother and the second Japanese woman to travel into space, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Tuesday.
Yamazaki, 37, was chosen to board the US space shuttle Atlantis on a planned two-week mission in February 2010 to transport components to add on to the International Space Station, where Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi is to stay for six months starting around November next year.
"I would like to have a successful mission by fully demonstrating the result of training," Yamazaki said at a news conference in Tokyo.
Yamazaki's 6-year-old daughter, Yuki, had congratulated her mother for being chosen for the mission, she added.
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Manila - Sixteen Muslim separatist rebels were killed in clashes with government troops in the southern Philippines, the military said Tuesday.
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