Iraqi girl who died in Kurdistan had bird flu: report
January 30, 2006A girl who died earlier this month in northern Iraq was a victim of bird flu, the first known case of the disease in the country, the Associated Press reported. The report said Kurdistan Health Minister Mohammed Khoshnow confirmed that preliminary tests show the 15-year-old girl died of the deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus.
Iraqi girl who died in Kurdistan had bird flu: report
January 30, 2006An Iraqi girl who died earlier this month in Kurdistan was a victim of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, the Associated Press reported Monday, quoting Iraqi Health Minister Abdel Mutalib Mohammed. The report said the minister confirmed preliminary tests show a 15-year-old girl has died of the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus in northern Iraq.
Philippines' economy grows 5.1% in 2005
January 30, 2006The Philippines' economy grew by 5.1 percent last year from 6 percent the previous year, official statistics showed Monday. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo called the expansion an ''achievement'' considering the oil price spike, weaker demand for Philippine exports and political bickering that nearly toppled her administration.
16 killed in bus-truck collision in Bangladesh
January 30, 2006A bus and a truck collided head-on in northwestern Bangladesh on Sunday, killing at least 16 people and injuring 35 others, police said. The accident occurred around 9 p.m. Sunday in Natore district, about 160 kilometers from the capital Dhaka.