Reuters Wednesday, August 27, 2008; 12:55 AM

MOSCOW (Reuters) - An intense earthquake measuring nine on the Richter scale hit the Lake Baikal area of eastern Siberia on Wednesday, triggering reports of panic, but there were no immediate reports of death or damage, officials said.

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By JONATHAN M. KATZ,
Associated Press Writer AP - Thursday, August 28

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Gustav swirled toward Cuba on Wednesday after
triggering flooding and landslides that killed at least 22 people in the
Caribbean. Its track pointed toward the U.S. Gulf coast, including
Louisiana where Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc three years ago.

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· Kremlin sends missile cruiser to Abkhazia port
· US coastguard boat forced to redirect aid delivery

    * Ian Traynor
    * The Guardian,
    * Thursday August 28 2008

US and Russian warships on opposing sides of the Georgia conflict took up positions in the Black Sea yesterday in a war of nerves.

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Monsoon toll climbs past 800 after roads to remote northern region flooded

Manoj Shrestha / AP

PATNA, India - Indian officials rushed soldiers and air force
helicopters Wednesday to flood-ravaged parts of northern India to
provide aid to the more than 1 million people stranded by a surging river.

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